RE: Wheel repair - 3

Zitat von Tony101 im Beitrag #28

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If manufacturers had to build bikes for potholed roads, we'd be riding crossers with balloon tyres!

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Zitat von Mark R 1200 S im Beitrag #5

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[quote=h2nra|p24816]
Soft rims have been a BMW curse for over a decade.

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I think some manufacturers dictate different specifications for each continent,
ie UK built Nissan 4x4 have some models where the roof structure is heavier grade, to support snow covering wieght on their russian market.
I saw where even Ferrari can supply a 'lifted suspension' variant for those areas known for very poor quality roads.
Saw many cases in India where what seemed like a european spec 125 size bike had 150/200cc engines and the tyres seemed so much more 'heavy duty' with stronger sidewalls.
Their own India made models certainly had deeper tyre tread and heavier looking items.
Despite the law maybe they expect "five on a bike" family travel, including the renowned Saree guides, fifth footpeg for sidesaddle pillion etc.
Be interesting to see if the world bmw parts fiche has different part numbers for the 'same wheel' much like the Aus/NZ extra wide rear mudguard.
Maybe soon, the way our roads are falling apart, we may get 3rd world rough terrain road spec wheels/tyres as an another option (bmw = Bring My Wallet) added to the next new models changes.

One of these .............. with an electric motor. It's the future!

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Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #30

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #27

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It's good to see a severely bent rim like yours still held air.
That rim deserves a spot on the wall of the Bent Rim Grill in Leaky Texas :)

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1. Oh, dear child, it didn’t. I landed on two broken and FLAT tires. No small miracle that I kept it upright. When the wheels broke, there was nothing keeping air in.

2. Ironically, I was just at that establishment a day earlier with the XX group I was with.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #35

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I thought it looked like I could see the center of the rim but it threw me off when you mentioned not knowing the rim was bent until you loaded the bike on the trailer.

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Well the end of the saga is..

BMW technical refute any claim saying simply it's impact damage. I don't dispute this but the negligible impact is my concern however I'm clearly on a hiding to nothing so £732 later I am back with a new wheel. I must say it gives you a bit of a nervous disposition riding on the UK pot hole strewn roads thinking just how soft the rims must be.. It's a good job lock down precludes my usual European jaunt as holiday funds are a little depleted now !

Looking back to Post#15 from Wessie, I think its worth trying to claim from the local authority for the replacement due to their poor maintenance of highways. Of course decent evidence will be necessary which may or not be available.

I certainly had some success claiming from Wiltshire CC. I knew exactly where it had happened and whilst it was dark and I couldn’t take picture for fear of been run over, I used Google Maps street view and found excellent photographic evidence that even a few months previously the road surface had deteriorated to the extent that there were council spray paint lines indicating where the CC intended to repair it. They just hadn’t got round to it.

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #38

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Looking back to Post#15 from Wessie, I think its worth trying to claim from the local authority for the replacement due to their poor maintenance of highways. Of course decent evidence will be necessary which may or not be available.

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