Alex's 2023 Gen 5

[alex]

Thanks Alex. Did you have to pay any taxes? I’ve heard lots of good things on RPM (including value for money) but was cautious about where to buy from.

Yes, £46 for the 3 items which were $925USD

 

[RMD80]

Yes, £46 for the 3 items which were $925USD

Cheers! Just pricing up some bits now.

 

[JamieMac]

The guy at RPM is always happy to send it through with a low value ie around $100. Most companies are if you ask. I’ve only once been refused by an American company. RPM Stuff is lovely.

 

[stuartb]

Nice bike Alex, mate of mine bought exact same model last week, we fitted his front and rear axle bobbins.. Bit of a waste of money if you ask me, doubt they will save much in an off, same with the frame crash bobbins, the body work (wings) stick out miles beyond. Both beautifully made by Evotech, but still... the coupe de grace were the BMW Plastic Rad and Oil Guards, what a load of *****, cheap plastic crap that we gave up trying to fit, Glasgow handed them to him, there were 5-6 plastic blanking "screws" you know the push fit ones that didn't seem to go anywhere, both guards never seemed to locate anywhere proper and certainly nothing to attach them too, it would appear the just sat in situ near location tabs, which didn't really locate.. so he'll be handing thos back when it goes in for it's derestriction.. anyone else fitted those, I thought they were total *****.

 

[alex]

Ha, I am glad I chose the Evotech rad guards!

 

[oldwobbler]

I had the BMW rad guards. I thought they were great. I think I was the only one on the forum that liked them. Plastic so didn't chip or rust, held in place by the rest of the fairing. The best bit, they were thick, not flat sheet metal. The holes were big but because of the depth BMW had shaped them like a venetian blind. When you look down on them, the holes were big. Look from the bottom of the fork wheel (where all the crud comes from) you couldn't see the holes at all, just flat plastic. Great idea.
I'm now braced for the flak I'll get.

 

[stuartb]

Ha, I am glad I chose the Evotech rad guards!

Dunno why he never opted for Evotechs, cost maybe, how much were they Alex

 

[Rallolainen]

Very nice bike! Are you keeping the stock ecu tune?

 

[alex]

No its on an RS2E.DE map.
The stock map is pretty good on the '23+ models. Much better imo than the 19-22. But I still wanted to change as I had a decat etc.

The bike is different again now so I need to update the thread when time allows

 

[Rallolainen]

Ok, I just finished removing all the hardware ready to ship out to RS2E. I read your review on it and cannot wait to try it out.

 

[alex]

You won't regret it.
Word of warning, the rev limit is higher. So set your lights right and obey them...

 

[Ajj]

Be aware that any firmware update will erase the map.

 

[Rallolainen]

Thanks, I`ll keep that in mind. Do dealers usually perform updates without asking?

 

[alex]

The map isn't erased in my experience. The firmware you speak of is separate to the tables of the map.

However do check with RS2E and get their confirmation.

A map does kill your warranty, they can see it has been done.

 

[mattals]

I wanted to get mine done but the warranty does concern me especially with these oil/water pump failures.

Do you think they would not cover anything under warranty I know relationships with dealer helps out.

 

[Ajj]

Thanks, I`ll keep that in mind. Do dealers usually perform updates without asking?

Last I heard it was done automatically. Not sure if it's for 2023 onwards.
Do check with dealer.

 

[pauly]

I wanted to get mine done but the warranty does concern me especially with these oil/water pump failures.

Do you think they would not cover anything under warranty I know relationships with dealer helps out.

Unlikely a dealer would knowingly mislead BMW on your behalf. I've bought 3 brand new RR's and had the same conversation about modifications with 5 dealers. Initially they say it should be ok, and they wont tell BMW about it. But if an engine craps itself it's not unheard of for BMW to investigate the cause. And with each Gen it seems tampering can be stored and retrieved from the ecu more easily.

 

[lightning_bob]

The ecu holds a flash counter that’s incremented each time the ecu is written

 

[pauly]

The ecu holds a flash counter that’s incremented each time the ecu is written

That's common knowledge. How much deeper BMW could investigate if they really wanted to, who knows.

 

[lightning_bob]

Apparently they plug in each time you visit the dealer