Got the bike to Wild West in Katy had the shop replace it, was on my way.
This month was riding in Southern CA, and battery went dead.
The guy I got to replace it on the road - Valdi at BMW Motozone in Torrance (really great mechanic, great guy, great shop btw!!!) - pulled the old one and showed me that Wild West had installed an expired battery in Dec 11.
The battery was stamped 12/05 manufacture date, with expiration date in '11 and having no recharge stamp.
I called Dan at Wild West who, after an extremely testy exchange that resulted in me having to threaten to call BMW Motoradd NA, agreed to send me a new battery if I would send the old one back to him.
I sent the old one back ($30 shipping costs) and am waiting for Dan to send the new one.
I also contacted BMW Motoradd to open a case with them in case something goes wrong again.
Im irked about it, cost me a day on the road, at least $30 bucks, some aggravation, and couldnt be more surprised that it seems that a BMW service department would try to pull a fast one like this. Maybe it was the out of state plates!! Or the fact that they arent primarily a BMW shop?
BTW the battery that I originally replaced in the bike happened to have been a replacement battery that the previous owner had Wild West install only 14 months prior (before I bought it). Hmm....
Will see if I get the replacement battery as promised, and post the result! Whats a guy to do, insist on checking stamps on those dealer battery installs when on the road?? (or at least maybe when going through Katy TX)
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