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Which is the relevant page in the owners handbook? It's booked in for it's first annual service in around a month, so I'll mention it then.

My late 22 bike shifts down fine with a little throttle, but with a closed throttle the lever is a bit stiff. Is this something that's simple to sort out?

In September 2022 I took some finance purely to get the contribution from BMW. I paid it off before the first payment was due I think. Not sure if I'd be entitled to any compo?

You'd likely pay twice the price for Arrow headers, and almost 3 times the price for Akrapovic. I'd take a chance on the Chinese headers, if my bike wasn't only a year old.

Good question, if it lifts on the larger dia of the boss too, fair enough.

All the bottom pin does, is to keep the bike level as it's lifted.

Just the first 10mm of that boss fits tightly into the frame, and that does all the lifting, is that right? I used to leave my Gen 2 on one of those stands every winter, I'd only use one for short periods on a Gen 4. And I'd use a support on the other side of the frame to take some weight too.

Is it just the first 10mm of that locates into a recess in the frame, and does the actual lifting.

As I said, on the Gen4 the securing bolt goes into the engine. Have a problem with that bolt, and you'd be in a whole world of 5hit.

You might hit your knee on that.

They may be based in Germany, but there's a chance they're being knocked out for them in China. The Bursig copy I bought nearly 10 years ago even came with a Bursig sticker on it. It also came with a hydraulic damper that was an expensive extra on the branded version. The only real difference I...

Bursig do a stand/adapter, I wouldn't pay their price though. Perhaps the Chinese copy I bought years ago for my Gen 2 will have a Gen 4 adapter at some point. Though the GEN 4 frame has a bolt each side into the engine block, rather than a single bolt that passes all the way through, with a nut...

There was definitely a picture of Akrapovic headers, on the Italian vendors Arrow listing recently. Now there's a picture of headers that hide whether there are balance tubes present. I'm reading that BMW are tightening up on engine warranty claims, if mapping or race exhausts are involved. What...

There's still only a sideways view of the downpipes. It's not possible to see if someone has cheaped out, and are selling a budget version without balance tubes.

Well I received the letter, and MOTOR VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE is printed in red across the top of envelope. I wonder what the difference is between a recall and a campaign?

My Gen4 seems to get hot in traffic. I don't remember that happening on my Gen 2.

You would also be entiled to hand relief from a tech of your choosing. However apparently the Gen 3 is the best S1000RR that will ever be sold, and it never goes wrong. So unfortunately your claim for warranty and goodwill is declined.

Seems it's a campaign rather than a recall.

What category recall is potentially crashing because your footrest falls off? I put all my weight on the footrests while cornering.

I've never managed to get that to work. It just tells me to see a retailer. I ran my Gen 2 from new until it was 4 years out of warranty. No chance I will keep my Gen 4 without a warranty on it.