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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2019, 06:45:26 pm »
it's hard to tell with the kill switch what with it lying in bits on his kitchen table.....now we'll never know!!!!
ohh and quite the wee bugger to take off...
just when i think...anyone know if this is a warranty job?
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2019, 11:03:08 pm »
Quote from: Phmode on August 25, 2019, 06:32:50 pm
Tossers, if it was meddling.

Now then, starter button/kill switch is a known failure requiring new switchgear on the right.

OR

Someone else has flicked his kill switch to off...you have checked I hope  8)
On my bike and I assumed all K1300s's, the kill switch cannot be switched to off.
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2019, 09:13:24 am »
correct toml , just a bit of light humour in the brexit darkness.....
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #18 on: August 27, 2019, 08:43:17 am »
Be extremely carefull as to correctly use it to adjust the brake lever aith the lever push outwards ALWAYS .
The little black adjuster is no longer available as a single part and easily worn out cause its made fm aluminium alloy if used with the lever pressed .
If you brake it or worn it out better search in a used parts provider as the other option is to get the hole lever for about 400 €.
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2019, 01:26:56 pm »
well thats quite the mixture of bad design and exorbitant pricing...like the switchgear....awaiting arrival of new kill switch for mates bike, which after a bit of haggling comes to £130, acouple of months ago i replaced the other side on my own bike for the sum of £250....jesus wept.
this could very easily turn into a rant...
 
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2019, 02:27:28 pm »
I stand to be corrected here but I thought the switch gear was either a good will replacement or a warranty item.
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2019, 05:20:17 pm »
i did mention warranty which simply wasn't happening, i did not however mention recall....would this make a difference?
one bike is 2011 and my own which also had switchgear failure was 2010 so well out of warranty but does a recall run out of time?
switchgear is paid for now anyway but has anyone got this done recently under recall?
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2019, 06:31:10 pm »
The switch gear was never a recall to the best of my knowledge, BMW rarely issue recalls. Many problems are ironed out on a good will basis.
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2019, 08:27:07 pm »
The switchgear on my 2010 K1300 GT has been replaced under the BMW two - year used bike warranty, if I had not had the benefit of that I think that I would have been paying for it myself!
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #24 on: August 27, 2019, 09:29:30 pm »
Keep up the extended warranty when your two years are up  ;)
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #25 on: August 28, 2019, 08:37:25 am »
Rae, I think that would be a good idea - for as long as BMW offer it, I intend to keep it going.
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #26 on: August 28, 2019, 09:21:07 am »
 They offer it up to 80000 miles except suspension which is 30000 miles.
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2019, 10:35:32 am »
just wondering...is this something i can join or does it need to be continued straight after warranty runs out ?
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2019, 10:38:39 am »
You can put your details into the warranty website and it will tell you if you are eligible.

https://www.motorrad-warranty.co.uk/Start
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Re: unusual brake fault
« Reply #29 on: August 28, 2019, 11:41:40 am »
Quote from: TomL on August 25, 2019, 11:03:08 pm
Quote from: Phmode on August 25, 2019, 06:32:50 pm
Tossers, if it was meddling.

Now then, starter button/kill switch is a known failure requiring new switchgear on the right.

OR

Someone else has flicked his kill switch to off...you have checked I hope  8)
On my bike and I assumed all K1300s's, the kill switch cannot be switched to off.

Yer'right Tom. Still not used to the sensible new switches, the 12 had a twisty kill switch  :-[
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