redlig
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Moisture in the air! I wish I had thought of that when I was busy rejecting warranties . There is no end to manufacturers inventiveness when trying to wriggle out of spending their bonuses. Brakes not covered under warranty ? A manufacturing fault is a warranty issue no argument . To produce pads that absorb water is beyond belief. I suppose the owners book doesn't say remove pads and store in the linen cupboard overnight .I thought you might like this, posted on another bike forum.
A mate of mine bought a new BMW F 900 XR, which he collected just before Christmas. Immediately he had trouble with the front wheel not turning when left over night. It wouldn’t even allow pushing off the centre stand. His only way to free it is to grad the front wheel and heave it round by hand, using real hard force. He took it back to BMW 4 times but they couldn’t see a fault and assured him they’d sort it at his first 600 mile service. At the first service they told him there was corrosion on the brakes and they required stripping and cleaning, at……..£180 per wheel!!!! Apparently, they say, brakes aren’t covered by warranty!!! The following morning the front wheel still won’t turn. BMW said it was moisture in the air swelling the brake pads, which is normal!!! Nothing to be done! So £360 worse off after 600 miles, the bike is going up for sale and will never step foot back in a BMW garage again!!!