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I took deliver Friday and on Sunday had to have it towed back to my house with only 50 miles on her
Shifted from second to third at 7K and the bike just died…lost all power. Like somebody threw an anchor
I pulled to the side of the road and tried to restart. She turned over and grumbled to an abrupt stop.
All the electronics seem to be working fine. Turn the key and the system check is done and all looks fine.
Hit the starter and there’s just one click. Like the starter motor won’t turn anything. She won’t roll and inch in gear or bump start. Yes I did put a boost box on and check all the battery connections.

I’m worried its bad and the dealer does not open until tomorrow
 
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this is spooky. BMW is very well-known for buggy first year bikes, but they really tested this one, and anyways there's no way I could have waited for another year, or two years for the updated version.

the spooky part? Not notchy transmissions and weird fuel mapping (K-bike), or jerky driveline (F800 belt-drive series), but sudden outright engine failures. The 9000rpm break-in limit that mysteriously showed up on the second production run.

If mine seizes, I'm cool with it...so long as they replace it for free. Which they damned well ought to. If we get into conspiracy theories...anyone think Berlin knows something about the engine - maybe crankcase breather problem, and they've got the fix, or are close to it, but don't want to bust the S1000RR hype (of which there is a LOT) by issuing a recall campaign?
 
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This is only a guess, but BMW probably knows what it is. They stepped up kind of fast to replace the engine. I don't think it is a problem as things like this happen when you have a new build. Some people don't like to buy first year production because of this, but often the first year production is when things are over engineered. Manufacturers tend to cheapen their parts after the first year because they can get away with a slightly higher failure rate.
 
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BACK ON THE ROAD!!!

BMW did all the right things and got me back on the road Friday. I got calls daily from BMW NA and my dealer to update me on progress. Never did anyone question the issue or give me the run around.

The bike runs great and I should be at 600 miles and ready for my first service next week. I want to get the rev limiter off ASAP.

Question. What RPM is your rev limiter set. Mine is 9k
 
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What's the number of produced bikes so far? 2000? Five have had engine failures? My math isn't good but that's 0.25% I think. Sucks to be the five that have had problems but we're approaching the chances of getting struck by lightning here folks.

And to Gnance - why would I give up a year of my life riding the bike of my dreams because there may be a small chance of a breakdown? That's crazy. Not buying one of these bikes in the first production year, if you can, is not the way to go, in my opinion.
 
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