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anyone who has got "iffy " switchgear or failed switches get on to your dealer as they are doing a replacement drive if you've got problems. They just replaced both sets on my bike free of charge even though I'm 3 yrs out of warranty. This is now my 3rd set.

Mines been in the bike & in slick mode since I bought the bike in 2010 for 38,000 miles & 2 mots not a problem

Having done nearly 36 thousand miles on my 2010 model reliable isn't a word I would associate with the s1000RR, but thank goodness my local dealer is a good one!

It sounds like air trapped in the rear circuit, it happens & is a bitch to bleed out to as you need a pressure bleeder. It's happend A few times to me, starts as a spongy rear brake & goes after a few pumps..... Do not adjust the free play as when the fluid expands so does the air!!

When my chain gave up it did similar but it was a particularly hard days riding up & down the grossglockner glacier lots of 1st gear corners but by the end of the day it was almost dragging on the floor but it had done about 4k by then.

After the very expensive episode of getting a rad holed in the first 3 months I would definitely recommend the cox racing ones!!

mines never drunk a drop between services, done 30,000 miles now NEVER had to top up once.... & i ride it like i stole it!

You can't exactly see where they corrode cos it's under the sump plug & only visable when it's removed!

mine was a year out of warranty & i had it replaced under goodwill if your dealer is any good they will push for it!

This is a very common fault, breakdown on the shoddy switchgear they should fix it gratis as they know its crappy and also found out the starter is as cheap as chips & fails quickly along with the wheel bearings and the hydraulic cam chain tensioner will all fail before 30,000 miles! not proper...

I'm with you fat bob , wanna get mine to 35,000 by the end of the year, back to Germany & Switzerland next month not long back from the TT. I bought it to ride it not to use it as an ornament!

ok where to begin...2010 bike 27,000 fun filled miles .....problems... headlight exploded, header valve failed, header servo failed, left hand switch gear failed, right hand switch gear failed, rear wheel bearings/spacers/sprocket bearing, sump , oh and it is in at the moment having the starter...

yep here you go.

Jesus Christ I'm only on my 2nd set of pads & I've done 27000 miles now! Including mountain/glacier trips & the IOM TT don't you use the engine braking??

hello tramalan, (its wayne :smile-new:) welcome the s thou site don't get too worried about the teething probs, im happy to take your bike out for a spin to see the differences. enjoy the site .

Took the bike in for 25k service, i knew the wheel bearings in the rear were on their way out ( it felt a little loose/ wobbly tipping in /out of corners), but it turns out that the spacers were Fooked too & then i got "the technician would like to speak to you". the sump needed replacing due to...

Mine sometimes sticks 4th to 5th I thought it was the shifter not returning fully cos it only happens when I short-shift ??

Nice pic at Newlands Corner, Must have been a cold day, no other bikes ;)

Cheers for the heads up, so long as there's food, beer & a bed should be fine :)

Sounds very much like the faulty kill switch I'm afraid mine did the same before permanently giving up! What year model are you? They fixed both my switch gears even though I was out of warranty under goodwill. Nothing more annoying than breaking down outside a bike shop that doesn't do bmw's :(