The Beemer Saga!
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:51 pmNeka was right...I shoulda bought a GTR!! 
True to their word, Motohansa started on my bike yesterday. I recieved a call this afternoon to advise me of the damage report!!! 
I was in a meeting at the time and called back with great speed and a good lot of angst!
The voice on the other end of the phone didn't sound all that confident.......he had me worried actually, thinking maybe it was more than a spline or a gearbox!! I think he was just worried as he may have thought I didn't know what to expect cost wise, thankfully my Beemer mechanic mate in Sydney had prepped me for the costings. So when the guy from Motohansa finally spat it out....I was actually relieved! It went something like this...........
''Err....hi, what do you intend doing with this R1100??? Is it a keeper or are you intending getting rid of it???? (this alone filled me with dread) "
I sorta forced him to spit it out with some subtle words like..."can we get on with this mate!''
He did and said "OK, I'll just spit it out...your gearbox is stuffed, and I mean really stuffed, with bits everywhere" ... (I was waiting for the AND, but it didn't come!) He then continued on..."The good news is everything else appears really mint! all the seals, bearings and bushes are all good and the motor is as healthy as an ox........you have a choice.......2nd hand which we can have done for @$1500, or one of our own reconditioned gearboxes which all have undercut gears and are a little better set up than even an original new BMW one for $2500 all done."
Naturally I opted for the 2nd option as the intention (yeah heard this before) is to keep the old Beemer for a little while! It may be eligible for classic rego by the end!
So, the next question was when could they have it done? I was thinking here we go....the intended 18 June pick up might not happen. Well my jaw near dropped when he said he could have it ready tomorrow
These guys have been pretty damn professional so far as well as fast and things have been done as promised. So although I am unhappy about spending money on anything, they are making the experience a little more bearable
I may fly up on Wednesday 6th to pick it up and ride it back to Melbourne, as it would make the next block of travel and work during June much simpler and easier!
True to their word, Motohansa started on my bike yesterday. I recieved a call this afternoon to advise me of the damage report!!! I was in a meeting at the time and called back with great speed and a good lot of angst!
The voice on the other end of the phone didn't sound all that confident.......he had me worried actually, thinking maybe it was more than a spline or a gearbox!!
I think he was just worried as he may have thought I didn't know what to expect cost wise, thankfully my Beemer mechanic mate in Sydney had prepped me for the costings. So when the guy from Motohansa finally spat it out....I was actually relieved! It went something like this...........
''Err....hi, what do you intend doing with this R1100??? Is it a keeper or are you intending getting rid of it???? (this alone filled me with dread) "
I sorta forced him to spit it out with some subtle words like..."can we get on with this mate!''
He did and said "OK, I'll just spit it out...your gearbox is stuffed, and I mean really stuffed, with bits everywhere" ... (I was waiting for the AND, but it didn't come!) He then continued on..."The good news is everything else appears really mint! all the seals, bearings and bushes are all good and the motor is as healthy as an ox........you have a choice.......2nd hand which we can have done for @$1500, or one of our own reconditioned gearboxes which all have undercut gears and are a little better set up than even an original new BMW one for $2500 all done."
Naturally I opted for the 2nd option as the intention (yeah heard this before) is to keep the old Beemer for a little while! It may be eligible for classic rego by the end!
So, the next question was when could they have it done? I was thinking here we go....the intended 18 June pick up might not happen. Well my jaw near dropped when he said he could have it ready tomorrow
These guys have been pretty damn professional so far as well as fast and things have been done as promised. So although I am unhappy about spending money on anything, they are making the experience a little more bearable
I may fly up on Wednesday 6th to pick it up and ride it back to Melbourne, as it would make the next block of travel and work during June much simpler and easier!
So I don't really need nor want a 10. Not that there is anything wrong with owning a 10! Just don't judge 10 riders by Glen and MickC! They are really poor examples! 
