What kind of noise are you talking about? Did you start to hear a clicking noise when you first took off? Then afterDid it have the hydraulic chain tensioner or the 2nd Generation mechanical tensioner? It should have been making a noise ahead of time as a warning. Bmw won’t do anything if you had the 2nd gen tensioner. At least they didn’t for me. I hope you have better luck.
Was it a clicking sound coming from the right side? Cuz i have a 2016 new design making that CLICKINGMine is a 2016 (new design) but the tensioner started making noise at around 2,500 miles irregardless and BMW replaced it under warranty in 2018.
I’ve got a2016 with low mileage as wellOk so I purchased a 2016 c650 sport. Immaculate in appearance with 10400 miles about a month and a half ago. What do you know.Timing chain jumps and valves and pistons and cylinder casing they telling me needs to be replace at a cost of 4500 dollars. I just spent about 7400 with tax for the bike and added a 400 slip on. I asked the dealer to talk to BMW to see if they can help in any way. This is ridiculous. I'm pissed to say the least.
Good i have more info now on when to change the chain rail and part no's. To make it easier instead of changing"Others here on the forum said it was the tensioner or the chain needs to be adjusted."
Worth noting if someone doesn't know: we are supposed to change chain rails every 15,000 miles or if the chain has more than 1/2 to 3/4" of slack (slack can be checked by removing the little black cover on the chain case with BMW stamped on it; no, oil won't come out). Here are the part numbers for the four rails. It's an easy DIY job (yes, you will have to drain the oil and replace with 500 ml of 75W90).
CHAIN RAIL #1: 33 35 8 533 983 $26.29
CHAIN RAIL #2: 33 35 8 533 984 $26.29
CHAIN RAIL #3: 33 35 8 533 985 $26.29
CHAIN RAIL #4: 33 35 8 543 854 $26.29
I test-rode the Kymco AK550 a few weeks ago. Smart bike but left me flat. It felt like going out with a girl who is perfect on paper except ... you're not attracted to her. For those who know grocery stores, it's shopping at Publix (cold, corporate, every store is the same) after you've been to Wegmans.
I love the GT, every minute and every mile.
(Although it did elicit a few choice curse words yesterday in removing and reassembling the stupid f#8king plastic for a simple oil + filter change.)
My chain just jumped 2 weeks ago. When I opened up to get to the motor, I found that the motor has the old mechanical cam chain tensioner. This should not be. The BMW catalog shows a hydraulic cam chain tensioner.Ok so I purchased a 2016 c650 sport. Immaculate in appearance with 10400 miles about a month and a half ago. What do you know.Timing chain jumps and valves and pistons and cylinder casing they telling me needs to be replace at a cost of 4500 dollars. I just spent about 7400 with tax for the bike and added a 400 slip on. I asked the dealer to talk to BMW to see if they can help in any way. This is ridiculous. I'm pissed to say the least.
GOOD to hear the good news people have to fight for what is right.Ok . So I received great news from bmw. They will pay 100 percent of parts and 90 percent of labor to get my bike fixed. That was the best news I could have gotten. Hopefully I will have my sport back in a couple weeks!
Thanks max at adventure motor sports pensacola and bmw!
Just a small query re the chain tensioning rails, Delray. My C650 only has about 12,000 Km on the clock, so chain tension should not be a problem until the 20,000 service. But what's the deal - I presume you would expect to change chain rail #1 first - probably at 20,000; then chain rail #2 at 40,000 and so on. Or do you change them all at the same time?"Others here on the forum said it was the tensioner or the chain needs to be adjusted."
Worth noting if someone doesn't know: we are supposed to change chain rails every 15,000 miles or if the chain has more than 1/2 to 3/4" of slack (slack can be checked by removing the little black cover with BMW stamped on it on the chain case; no, oil won't come out). Here are the part numbers for the four rails. It's an easy DIY job (yes, you will have to drain the oil and replace with 500 ml of 75W90).
CHAIN RAIL #1: 33 35 8 533 983 $26.29
CHAIN RAIL #2: 33 35 8 533 984 $26.29
CHAIN RAIL #3: 33 35 8 533 985 $26.29
CHAIN RAIL #4: 33 35 8 543 854 $26.29
I test-rode the Kymco AK550 a few weeks ago. Smart bike but left me flat. It felt like going out with a girl who is perfect on paper except you're not attracted to her. For those who know grocery stores, it's shopping at Publix (cold, corporate, every store is the same) after you've been to Wegmans (google Wegmans, click "Images" and you get a HINT of how spectacular this grocery chain is).
I love the GT, every minute and every mile. Never had a problem and I've owned three. But to be fair, if I had heard the clickety-clack on one of those bikes and it killed my engine and cost me a bundle, I might be riding a passionless (reliable) AK550.
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