Has anyone heard about this yet?
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Fuel leaks
'04 R1150R Black
My dealer inspected mine, say no problemo and buttoned her back up.
I've contemplated injector clamps and a replacement for the QD's ever since.
I see there are brass ones out there for $75 +_
If I replace mine I'm more likely to put in two short pieces of copper tube and put a couple of hose clamps/sqeezers in my kit.
By hose clamp, I don't mean like the injector clamps or like a small radiator hose clamp. I can't come up with the right term. But it's like a tiny vice that squeezes the fuel line to stop flow. Then you can remove the injector clamp and the gas will stay where she belongs.
Update after a Google break - damn faulty memory. I meant fuel line pincher. It helps prevent damage to the line when you squeeze it shut. Here's a link to one type.
http://www.shop.com/op/sprod-0-p4467767 ... tool-nover
I've contemplated injector clamps and a replacement for the QD's ever since.
I see there are brass ones out there for $75 +_
If I replace mine I'm more likely to put in two short pieces of copper tube and put a couple of hose clamps/sqeezers in my kit.
By hose clamp, I don't mean like the injector clamps or like a small radiator hose clamp. I can't come up with the right term. But it's like a tiny vice that squeezes the fuel line to stop flow. Then you can remove the injector clamp and the gas will stay where she belongs.
Update after a Google break - damn faulty memory. I meant fuel line pincher. It helps prevent damage to the line when you squeeze it shut. Here's a link to one type.
http://www.shop.com/op/sprod-0-p4467767 ... tool-nover
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DJ Downunder
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Thanks DK...but that recall is a joke IMO....they just look at the bike for a second..check that you're not leaking fuel all over the place..and if not..give you the thumbs up and send you on your way.
I had to ask my dealer to change over the spring type hose clamps with the screw type when they did a service for me..and offered to pay the extra cost to have them fitted.
Only to find out now that those spring clamps are only half the problem...I wish I had got rid of those fuel line quick disconects..they are like a sitting time bomb..just waiting to fail at any monent..of coarse they will wait till the worst possible moment to do so.
Those quick disconnects are not just a BMW problem..Ducati's and MV's have problems with them also..they are just not worth it IMO.. they could never ever fail..but you never know for sure.
DJ
I had to ask my dealer to change over the spring type hose clamps with the screw type when they did a service for me..and offered to pay the extra cost to have them fitted.
Only to find out now that those spring clamps are only half the problem...I wish I had got rid of those fuel line quick disconects..they are like a sitting time bomb..just waiting to fail at any monent..of coarse they will wait till the worst possible moment to do so.
Those quick disconnects are not just a BMW problem..Ducati's and MV's have problems with them also..they are just not worth it IMO.. they could never ever fail..but you never know for sure.
DJ
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Rich Hamilton
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You know what would instantly solve this problem? I fuel shut-off valve like most other motorcycles have. What's up with that BMW? Is a shut-off valve too low-brow for a BMW?
It would make removing the tank as simple as: Turn off valve, disconnect fuel hose that leads to the two throttle bodies, remove bolts, remove tank.
No mess, no having to drain the tank first and no leaky "quick-disconnects" (over-engineering at its finest).
It made pulling the tank from my old Honda a snap - shut off the valve, pull carb fuel line and remove two bolts - tank is off. All without having to drain the tank first.
Simplicity is the mother of conventional wisdom....
It would make removing the tank as simple as: Turn off valve, disconnect fuel hose that leads to the two throttle bodies, remove bolts, remove tank.
No mess, no having to drain the tank first and no leaky "quick-disconnects" (over-engineering at its finest).
It made pulling the tank from my old Honda a snap - shut off the valve, pull carb fuel line and remove two bolts - tank is off. All without having to drain the tank first.
Simplicity is the mother of conventional wisdom....
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You ask too much of German engineers.You know what would instantly solve this problem? A fuel shut-off valve like most other motorcycles have.
I bit the bullet and installed the Omega QDs. Much more robust than the cheezy plastic OEMs. Worth the $75 and 1/2 hour of work.
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DJ,
I agree with you... I called BMW North America a few months ago and they said they were not aware of any problems with the QDs
When mine failed last year, it wasn't the O-ring but the disconnect that actually broke. I don't mind paying for the disconnect or the O-ring, I would like for BMW to fix the stain that results from a QD failure. But I'm not counting on that one
I agree with you... I called BMW North America a few months ago and they said they were not aware of any problems with the QDs
When mine failed last year, it wasn't the O-ring but the disconnect that actually broke. I don't mind paying for the disconnect or the O-ring, I would like for BMW to fix the stain that results from a QD failure. But I'm not counting on that one
'04 R1150R Black