Yesterday we the few remained with K bikes (see crisis in Greece), had a meeting in my place with main topic being the issues with our bikes. We found that we are pretty much covered by what we've been offered from the 4 dealers in and around Attica. Main issue lately is still the rear wheel supporter that had raised worries to all.
Another bugger is the BOSCH (made in Taiwan prod code M6 018) AGM batteries that most of us had to turn last year when we had to choose between the BMW offered for 130 euros and the BOSCH for 75 euros the one we end up choosing. YUASA was left our since we all had pretty much agreed that its crap. Well now BOSH in 4 of 5 bikes is decommissioned, exactly after the 13 months point and after guaranty expiration, (BMW offers two years, but those were not BMW). We called one of the distributors and found that they are now in offer for 45 euros, in our question how so? his replay was: Crap guys, stay away something is wrong with them. Now that to us explains very well the offer.
My recommendation is that if someone has in his immediate plans to change his battery with a BOSCH, better have second thought about doing so.
Now, some might remember that we had tested YUASA, EXCIDE and all other battery brands among with all chargers available in the market, that was done comparing results among 12 riders here from our small site members. In that test, which was concluded last summer and with its results presented in the previews forum we had given very good marks to BOSCH, we are changing those marks and our positive comments completely as we now concluded that maybe something has changed in its production line, and effects us all costly.
