2012 BMW K 1600 GTL Complaints

THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE LEFT. SO MUCH SO THAT THE BIKE WILL WANDER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF THERE IS ANY INATTENTION. *KB

I HAVE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2012 TRIUMPH TIGER 800 ABS. IT RELATES TO ENGINE STALLING. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON INTERNET FORUMS, AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. I HAVE HAD MY TIGER 800 FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, AND HAVE PUT ON ABOUT 1500 MILES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STALLING. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I HAD BEEN RIDING ON RELATIVELY HOT DAYS (85 DEGREES F) FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY BIKE BEGAN TO STALL EVERY TIME I ROLLED OFF THE THROTTLE. THE BIKE WOULD NOT IDLE. EVERY TIME I ROLLED OFF THE THROTTLE, THE TACHOMETER WOULD PLUMMET TO ZERO AND THE BIKE WOULD STALL. IT HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED, EITHER IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED. IT EVEN HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING FOR TIGHT TURNS UNLESS I KEPT THE ENGINE RPM'S UP. IT BECAME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, AS AT TIMES I HAD TO CLUTCH AND REV THE ENGINE TO KEEP THE BIKE FROM STALLING IN INTERSECTIONS. IF MY BIKE STALLS IN AN INTERSECTION, I COULD EASILY BE INJURED OR KILLED. I COMMUNICATED WITH TRIUMPH USA. THEY ARE UNABLE TO HELP UNTIL I BRING THE BIKE IN TO A DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, BUT THEY DID NOT ADMIT TO ANY PARTICULAR OR WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. WHEN I MENTIONED ALL OF THE FORUM REPORTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, THEY DISCOUNTED THEM AS OFTEN INACCURATE OR MISLEADING BY NATURE. I GUESS THIS MIGHT BE TRUE TO SOME DEGREE, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WHEN THE STALLING PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO YOU, THE INTERNET REPORTS TAKE ON ADDED SIGNIFICANCE. I WILL BE BRINGING MY BIKE IN FOR SERVICE. HOWEVER, WITH SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I FELT IT WARRANTED TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. (MY BIKE IS NOT A BMW, YOUR INTERNET FORM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND DID NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER CHOICE OF MOTORCYCLE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW K1600 GTL MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, HE ENGAGED THE HORN AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES, BUT THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO HEAR THE HORN, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN OUTPUT WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD BY OTHER DRIVERS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HORN WAS OPERATING ADEQUATELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 520.