Timing Chain Tensioner Recall

[Xian Forbes]

Good to hear a positive report from the recall front. My bike had been gone so long now I forgot I actually own one....except when the statement from BMW Financial arrives. Then I'm dead aware..lol

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[Pierrel]

I would tell BMW that you have decided to put the payments on hold until you get your bike back... that would speed things up

Good to hear a positive report from the recall front. My bike had been gone so long now I forgot I actually own one....except when the statement from BMW Financial arrives. Then I'm dead aware..lol

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[Scorpion56]

SteveADV posted: "I occasionally am accompanied by an invisible seal. It's a sneaky little thing that will bark a little just before it falls off at 10 mph."


Me too. I thought it was a loud mouse that shut up after 10 mph. The tech heard it and didn't think anything of it.

 

[JaimeC]

It's official, BMW NA has filed a recall notice in the United States with the NHTSA regarding the cam chain tensioner. Details at WebBikeWorld:

http://www.webbikeworld.com/bmw-c-650-gt/bmw-scooter-recall.htm

 

[Xian Forbes]

Thanks Jaime I'm thrilled that our recall is finally official. Since my bike has been at dealer I've been waiting for this. Maybe I'll get back in the saddle before fall hits. As far as I'm concerned, this totally made my day.

I like how it says that a failure will cause the engine to stall. That's true, but it'll never come back to life without a full top end replacement ... Guess it's nicer to leave that part out. Lol

 

[elamofo]

Glad they're doing it but I haven't had a problem. No barking seals along for the ride so far with just over 1,000 miles on the clock.

 

[yellasei]

i do hope we get this over here in the uk. i think i am going to purchase a new tensioner anyway to keep my mind at rest.

 

[Doraemon]

Just in case I bought a spare engine...

 

[JaimeC]

Over 9,000 miles and no barking seals for me either.

 

[Xian Forbes]

I'd love a spare engine. I'd like to put it in a cafe style frame.

 

[Doraemon]

I'd love a spare engine. I'd like to put it in a cafe style frame.

check ebay, a salvage company has a gt still. 450 with shipping.

Fire Damage 2013 BMW C 600 Sport 600cc Engine Assembly LKQ | eBay

 

[Snowdog]

I'd love a spare engine. I'd like to put it in a cafe style frame.

It's already in a café style frame, it's just covered with bodywork. Taking the body work would be easy, the hard part would be hiding all the electronics packaging from the front fairing. Could be an interesting build. But, my idea of a café racer was to put a fairing on a naked bike!! I had a Bridgestone 350 in the sixties. I put a full Vetter fairing on it, and that was my version of a Café racer.

 

[Xian Forbes]

Seating position is too upright. Here is a pic of my full frame Lambretta and a cafe cutdown that I also have. The difference is quite noticeable. A c class motor in a low slung frame would be bad ass.

 

[Xian Forbes]

I have to admit the price on the bmw c motor was intriguing. Pretty cheap to be honest. Cheap enough to almost want to start another project. But I was asked to finish what I've started before digging into something new. But I'm sure to get one at some point. After looking at the ad I noticed it was missing the cooling system and I did not see the central nervous system listed either. Prob best to buy an entire bike that's been wrecked.

 

[Doraemon]

Just the head and variator parts are worth the price. My plan is a full tear down with pics for education. Try and see if the head and pistons have room to port and polish; as well as non - stick and ceramic coatings.
How much line boring and balancing might be needed for the crank. Put it all back togeather and see how long before someone more parts are put on ebay to build up something radical and cool.

 

[Snowdog]

Seating position is too upright. Here is a pic of my full frame Lambretta and a cafe cutdown that I also have. The difference is quite noticeable. A c class motor in a low slung frame would be bad ass.

It would be easy to make a seat to move your butt back.

 

[Xian Forbes]

The fork and frame have been lowered about 6" and body from another model (vega) was added to the yellow bike. It's not just a chop job with a fibreglass seat. To do a cafe C, clip ons are a must. As well as a solo saddle of course. But getting the stance correct might be a ton of work. Certainly possible, but not easy I think.

 

[yellasei]

Just the head and variator parts are worth the price. My plan is a full tear down with pics for education. Try and see if the head and pistons have room to port and polish; as well as non - stick and ceramic coatings.
How much line boring and balancing might be needed for the crank. Put it all back togeather and see how long before someone more parts are put on ebay to build up something radical and cool.

i like the idea and from what i have seen inside a good head skimming to raise compression would do wonders. the ports already look good.
just before i traded my tmax for my 600 sport i was looking into a turbo for the yam, that would be the best way to pull more horse power and kits available for tmax's.

 

[Xian Forbes]

Water injection is another way to get big horsepower using the equipment you already have. I've seen big big compressions running low octane become stabilized with water in the combustion. No need for turbo just a machining of the head and ideally a remapping of the ignition timing and fuel map.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_injection_(engine)

 

[SteveADV]

Water injection is another way to get big horsepower using the equipment you already have. I've seen big big compressions running low octane become stabilized with water in the combustion. No need for turbo just a machining of the head and ideally a remapping of the ignition timing and fuel map.

Yeah, but don't you have to.......(ahh, I got nothin' - tell me again where the gas goes in??).