keith565 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 went out for a run yesterday, got about 30 miles into the country and at 50mph the bike died, i don't mean cut out i mean died. everything, no electrics, nothing.managed to pull up ok (had swmbo on back). turned ignition off then back on again, nothing, no lights, no LED display nada. did this a couple of times then got all lights etc back on. however, it would turn over fine, but not fire up.so had to call BMW breakdown and get them to arrange recovery to my local BMW dealers. all in all over 3 hours stuck in the middle of nowhere, wind howling and no shelter. lovely ride out. got to wait for a call to see what problem is. so glad it is still under warranty. and got my new comfort seat coming today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwdave Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I do not like this post!!!I thought BMWs didn't break down. Let me know what the cause is, just in case. Aside from that, I asked at my local BMW if we were getting a recall about this fueling problem that they are recalling for in the US, but told not yet, but my bike has apparently missed a brake recall, hanging on to see if I can get both done together to save taking it in twice. Has yours been recalled for this and do you know what it is? Can't be too serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith565 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 i read about the recall.i'm sure it said they would be doing the replacement at the service rather than a full recall.but no recall or suggestion of any notice at my local BMW dealer that they are going to do anything yet. the fault turned out to be a worn fuel pump control unit.replaced under warranty and had new Tyre fitted at same time.seems to be running ok now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissb6 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Hi 4 of my mates on GS1200's set off on a trip through Europe the other year 3 carried a spare black box which l sure was related to the fuel system and all 3 failed. BMW in resent years have lost there long establish reputation for reliability. Then again l had a front wheel bearing failure on my Bimota, on stripping the wheel down l found that the Altera wheels were fitted with Chinese bearings Great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith565 Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 turns out it was the fuel pump control unit, was fixed the following day and seems to be running fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Collecting my S1000rr on Sunday, so hope that's doesn't suffer from the same problems.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith565 Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 all i know is they said it was a worn fuel pump control unit, bike only has 26900 miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RantMachine Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 ITT: Things that recent/soon-to-be BMW owners don't want to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissb6 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Here you go fella's, it seem that your particular model is not the only one prone to fuelling faultshttp://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/index.c ... eId=233223http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/news/ ... EPI-142725Just be sure to get yours checked over and look out for recalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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