white spots

[KLR650@webtv.net]

This is from the San Francisco Chronicle 9-21-2000. Son of Firestone Those lovely BMW motorcycles (some of the new ones, anyway) have a problem: Soft rims,a potential for disaster. The CHP bought 650 of the bikes and BMW is replacing the rims for free. You civilian owners, it will cost you $820.11 for the same fix. Or: An arm and a leg. That's the word from my motorized-bicycle expert, John Joss. The moral: If you want your Beemer bike fixed, Join the CHP. Story by Scott Ostler. Conall A4 KLR650 Skyhawk

[Ted Palmer]

KLR650@... wrote:

> > This is from the San Francisco Chronicle 9-21-2000. > > Son of Firestone > > Those lovely BMW motorcycles (some of the new ones, anyway) have a > problem: Soft rims,a potential for disaster.

Didn't the mags on monoshock R's or early K's get a reputation for breaking, way back in the eighties? I'm getting some deja-poo here (I think I've seen this shite somewhere before). Mister_T

[BCSavWill@cs.com]

Hi Luke, Yes, I do, on the side panels. I believe they are caused by local stress near a fastner, possibly stretching out the pigment in the plastic. Had some real big ones after knocking aa shroud against a tree! Probably no cure except paint. Regards, Brian A14 D17