04-04-2016, 08:51 AM
I had two batteries die inside of the original 2-year warranty. The first was replaced by BMW, but when the second one died, I just bought myself a Yuasa, which treated me well for the last year or so that I owned the bike. Luckily for me, they both died while the bike was at home, but BMW does offer roadside pickup. I remember thinking how silly it was that a big diesel flatbed came to my house (all the way from the nearest dealer in Cherry Hill, New Jersey), and picked up my bike just to tow it all the way back, all to change a simple dead battery. It seemed like a lot of work, which is why I didn't bother with the warranty the next time it happened.
At the time I thought it was just a lousy stock battery brand, with others on the F800 forum having the same issue. In hindsight, I guess it could've been the stator, but at that point I had already become fed-up with the bike's problems and BMW's then-ignorance of the issue. I'm glad to hear they finally recognized the problems and addressed them in good faith.
At the time I thought it was just a lousy stock battery brand, with others on the F800 forum having the same issue. In hindsight, I guess it could've been the stator, but at that point I had already become fed-up with the bike's problems and BMW's then-ignorance of the issue. I'm glad to hear they finally recognized the problems and addressed them in good faith.