Well Done BMW!

Hope you are OK Bill. Looking forward to seeing you again. Be strong dude, lots of love out here for what you do. We are only human.

Happy for you brother. The rest of us would still be trying to get an appointment... Keep the content coming.

Rootin for you man, can't wait for your return to the tube!

I bought a new 2018 S1000RR from my local dealer and my engine blew up outside the warranty (they do all my servicing) and BMW said this should have never happened and replaced the full engine at no cost... No drama, no fuss and two weeks later my bike was back on the road.. I cant fault BMW as they stand behind the customer and the product ... Two years later I trading in my 2018 in and bought a 2023 M Sport....

Nice to see that she is back bro, ride safe always

Got to say, bmw service, I found was second to none. Get back to enjoying the bike, looking forward to your future content 👊✊️✊️

Great channel man. Been following you a while from Ireland. My m1000r is on the way should have it in the next 2 weeks.

Really happy that bmw came through, and you have the bike back and running.😊

Glad Mottorad helped you out. But please try to remember what life is like for ‘everyday’ riders, not blog celebrities. 👍 we don’t all get the same treatment.

Great news man, from a fellow BMW s1000r 2022 owner/rider 😊

Cool you Back on it

2-week turnaround for a blown motor replacement is amazing... I was expecting at least a couple of months. Also, I have no doubt, Ducati (SafeGuard) would have denied the claim. You do have to wonder if the Nate Kern call helped your case as well.

Failures happen no matter how stringent the build process or quality control. It’s how a company handles it that matters. Happy to see BmW stand behind their products. They make some of the best bikes out right now, hands down. I am a huge fan of the s1000rr and s1000r.

Changing ignition timing advance could have something to do with a catastrophic failure of a connecting rod. I imagine. High performance engines are definitely more "delicate" by their nature for sure! and BMW is aware of this and it's great that they replaced it for you! I like to think that if you use the engine in the manner the manufacturer recommends during the "break-in" period - the more likely the engine will last and last... and last. There are "use" behaviors that can accelerate damages to the engine - poor "warm up" - being too "wrist-y" with it... etc... etc...

That was fast

Hi Bill, not bike related really, but wondered what settings you use with your gopro. Lens ,iso etc. Always looking for ways to get good footage. Thanks and keep up the great work.

Hi Bill, so happy you got her back quickly. I'm a Napa-raised gal, living in Pismo Beach and just purchased this bike. I LOVE IT! I'm in AWE. Still breaking it in and my only negative is the buzziness of the bars and blurry mirrors. Any suggestions are hugely appreciated. Enjoy your channel. Thanks.

fast fix! omg they took longer to do my valve adjustment at my local dealer then that fix.

Kudos BMW!

BMW well done🎉

Props to BMW. Smart move 🍻

You haven’t made the video on the magnuson-moss warranty act ? Im curious

Glad your bike is back, however you really need to know why the rod shattered as many other owners including myself will wonder the reliability factor?

Hope you are okay Bill, best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧

HEY Bill, What kind of damper do you recommend to help with the wobbling at a higher speed for the M 1000 R?

Glad you got the bike repaired hassle free - well the least amount of hassle. Hope you are doing well.

The video showing the engine damage shows that you had a through exhaust system installed. Did you have any problems with replacing the engine under warranty? Did you put the stock exhaust system back on before returning the bike to the dealer? The video shows the stock exhaust system after the repair.

To all those worried about the M1000Rs engine, it's built in a manufacturing process you will occasionally, emphasis on occasionally have a faulty part. It is machine made by machines with upper and lower tolerances, as many quality controls there are there can always be a couple that will fall through the cracks. That's what the warranty is for

Since your talking exhaust. Have Manny send you the Arrow gp full exhaust. You already know I’m curious about the alpha shifter hope that’s part of your build plan oh Bren tune samco hose kit

What mounts would you use for a GPS and phone?

Great job speaking about the Magnuson Moss Warranty Improvment Act. Most consumers have never heard of it. @MrLemonlaw

How does this compare to the new SFV4S?

What time and days are you out there ? I could meet up and go for a ride. .

Which one you like better R1000 2022 or this m1000R ? What's differents, I purchased 2022 r1000

Test ride one this week. While it's a awesome machine fuck riding it on the wank roads in the UK rock hard

Great video. Have you tested an Aprilia Tuono V4? It's beteween the tuono V4 and M1000R for me. And I cannot test drive any of them where I live =/

Though i doubt the tune inherently causes issues, I'm always baffled why they almost always increase the rev limiter... Sure, more revs equals more power but at what cost. That would be my bigger concern regarding warranty issues. Pleased it's up and running again...

Did the techs at the dealership tell you how many hours it took to replace the motor?

Soo is the speed wobble just a thing you have to deal with on this platform? Currently waiting on an allocation for one but multiple owners have reported the same issue. Kind of defeats the purpose of a 200hp engine if it’s going to wobble at triple digit speeds

Hi I have a m1000r with competion pack the same as yours with a few mods ,now having had its first service and covered 750 miles I am a bit worried that the problem with your bike may also effect mine .

BMW Motorrad well done , sadly we 'll never know for sure what killed the first motor.

Saw your ad. Sucks you're selling it, but I get it. I'm the same way.

No videos for two months ? Hope you are okay Bill ? 🇬🇧

Is the steeringdamper on the M1000R adjustable ? I mean the oem factory one ?

besides the engine blowing up.. what's up with the wobble above 120-130mph.?

Why is it up for sale now?

Why would bmw void your warranty if they know who you are ? Don’t you think they prefer to look good in front of your audience? First thing you say in the video “big thanks to bmw”. Yeah, seems clear a deal was made or you were not sure they would fix it. Anyway, really happy to see back the bike on your channel.

This is all great, but WHY did the motor fail to begin with? You need to know exactly what happened so you can possibly prevent it from happening one again. What was the cause of engine failure per BMW?

So do you think your experience would be like all others?? Does you channel have anything to do with it?

Missing your videos bill! I truly hope you're doing well.

So, you kind of talked around the subject but to be clear. Did it cost you anything ($) or what? And if so how much? Thanks

Hello just want to ask the carbon wheels, I heard that this wheel is very prone to cracking. Do you have any problems with this up to now?

That's some turnaround with the bike,, great response from the company and they race plenty of them ,, and road racing here has a lot all gens aswell,,☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland 😁😁😁😁

hey Bill, hope you read this one. bought a '23 S1000R new from the dealer, they did the 600 mile break in service back in feb. when i did the 6.5k mile service, found some serious chunks of metal in my oil pan. took it to the dealership and showed them, and was basically told to keep riding the bike until something more serious happened. well, the bike developed a pretty bad valve tick and now its at the dealership for service. dealership has been a real piece of shit digging their heels in about the warranty claim, and its gotten me so fired up i fully intend to go legal on them if they deny the warranty claim. if they took me seriously when i told them about the metal in the first place this wouldnt have happened. glad to hear that you had success with your dealer though. if you dont mind passing through some contacts higher up at bmw, i'd love to reach out to them about this situation

happy for you, it was darkly-comical that you sold those bikes and then the engine blew.

Great!! I know you struggled, with Ducati, Good on bwm!!! It is strange hearing it so quit, once again!! lol

Where are the wings ?

nice

If you install say a Bren tune do you need to flash to stock everytime you take the bike back in for servicing by BMW?

It's always a gamble. Subaru of American voided my warranty on a new vehicle with 5k miles on it despite me complaining of excessive oil consumption from 300 miles. Motor grenaded and they flat out refused to warranty it due to a Cobb intake THAT THEY INSTALLED being on the car. Years later a class action ringland failure lawsuit came up but since I didn't have them repair it I was not eligible. I put a junkyard motor in the car and traded it in at another dealer. NEVER buying another Subaru product. Moral is, any mods can lead to long fight, depends on the dealership and the technicians looking at the failure. WTG BMW for actually diagnosing the cause of the problem!

I wonder how long it would take or even if the warranty would be accepted if you didn't have this channel 🤔

You still riding this thing? It been a while.

Really... try the sport screen rather than the first and conventional screen.

Ah, fixed audio!

And just think, others have been turned away for coil packs which is a known problem because they had a tune. So no doubt Nate Kern phone calls and your you tube status had everything to do with it.

The Fork color Black is very very poor, change Please!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

How then did Manny from MotoMillion, did not get warranty on his bike just recently, March 2024? Yeah, he did not have Nick to chime in a call with BMW. This is really unfair. Please provide any other info that Manny can get in order to help him out and keep his belief in BMW so that he will create more content on BMW motorcycles. Thanks.

Unfortunately you have to break-in the bike, is what you mean...Because you never did the first time 😅

Ducati would have taken months to do this…just saying

Can I get the number u used to talk to bmw or a lawyer

You don't think you being a KZfaqr making the progress do quickly? I know a guy who blew his engine and BMW won't replace it.

I’m curious, Bill, Are you concerned about riding it hard? Anymore? I sure hope not!!!

whatever you're telling. I'm sure the engine damage comes from your tuning. I myself also have an M1000R and a friend of mine. We have absolutely no problems with the bike. We didn't remove parts, either or tuned the engine like you. Be glad the BMW was so cult and gave you a new engine. Absolutely ridiculous what you're doing with the bike. I hope you leave your fingers off and don't start to tune on it again. The motorcycle is perfect as it is !

Basically its pay to play. If you cant play then dont play

BMW does not know who you are? I also do not know who you are. But I know, that you should better go with a Harley.

Typically, German manufacturers will find any reason they can to avoid covering anything under warranty. You’re lucky they accepted your claim. Especially since you made changes to the motorcycle.

that a huge call about BMW reliability, don't trust to this brand