I guess the problem may be related to the change in torque specs from the previous generation. I think they went from 105Nm to 64Nm. That's assuming places like Cycletreads could be bothered to use a torque wrench in the first place. My 1150 may be heavy as hell, but it's pretty solid, too.

what model and how many kms for your rebuild? My R1150RT went 100K for rear rebuild. 150K for gearbox mainshaft bearings and now awful noise like worn cluster at 170K.

Whe don't have recalls in NZ to many back yard Mecanics, NZ has not even hade a recall for the fuel pump gasket yet were a lot of country's  have . Could cause a fire just as well the NZ Fire service don't charge to put out fires. Never used a torque wrench when putting a rear wheel on, just tighten by hand with small wrench and tighten by the every second bolt method and don't over tighten.No cracks yet but will inspect next time wheels are off

On the last MMMMM ride (Kiwibiker thing) a gentleman turned up on a new to him 1200 GS. He was suitably impressed that even though his bike was imported from England and he was not the first NZ owner BMW had contacted him about a recall on his bike.Well done too BMW for putting its hand up, owning a problem and fixing it  🙂

We have extensive safety legislation in this country to ensure we are not put at risk. If a manufacturer is knowingly placing lives at risk there are legislative means in place to resolve this.We have very thorough consumer rights legislation. One shining piece being all goods must be fit for purpose.I am quite pleased with my BMW Motorcycle and the service I have received from over the years from our Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton service agents. I do however price and on occasion purchase parts from overseas. I also do as much of my own repairs as I feel capable of doing. Parts price wise I believe we are being wrought in this country by "ALL" vehicle importers and distributors. The poor retailer is unfortunately the low hanging fruit of the food chain, so they are easiest to criticize. Something we New Zealanders seem to be very good at doing. Generally the times allowed for warranty work do not allow for cleaning, inspection, paper work, putting tools away etc. It relates solely to the replacement of the faulty item. In a well equipped workshops with well trained staff the times are achievable.Having worked in a number of dealerships (admittedly cars and truck franchise's) I can assure you there is money in warranty work. Not as much as some people would like but the flow on effect of good customer relations is worth gold.

FYI, didn't receive any contact/letter etc. Just had the GSA in for a service today (110k) and asked Neil in Parts about the flange. He said the computer would alert if it was affected.On collection, sure enough, the computer had alerted them because I did have the aluminium flange and apparently it pretty much came off in their hands and they were surprised I hadn't felt anything... a lot of play.New flange fitted...

So if you do your own servicing, or don't use a BMW dealership for service, would you be advised of the recall? (No, I'm not being a Suzuki rider shit-stirring: I always wonder how hard brands try to contact all users possibly affected by a safety recall.) As editor-thingee I subscribe to a few bike news sites, and quite often become aware of overseas recalls which I've seen no mention of in NZ. I generally flick the links at anybody I know who has a likely candidate machine so they can check for themselves. Web-thingee Arne seems to cover the BMW side for you guys pretty well.

I got 2 letters about this recall on 2 bikes. One purchased brand new the other ex BMW press bike. Still waiting for dealer to do the job. The importers get owner lists from the NZTA  and send the letters out from there .The  nice Chap (JohnG) that used to sign the letters  has left so they might be getting behind now. Don't worry the wheel will not fall off providing You do not over tighten it with the rattle gun.