I assume it was a Showa. Model year mid-2009, with ESA.
I was always happy with the OSM shock, I'll see how the Wilbers (non-WESA Type 640) will do.
Also, I did 60.000 km with it, always fully loaded, Probably 15.000 km of that off pavement, including a few thousand klicks on roads that are rather buffalo trails - the sort I'd never have thought I could manage on such a heavy bike. So the shock failure was to be expected and I lucked out seeing the leak here in Lima and not somewhere in the middle of a desert... And yes, BMW might have a huge margin on parts. Anything new about that?
Biggest problem was that BMW Lima would need 25 days to get the shock to Peru. (Never mind, 6 years ago I was at Canon Sao Paulo and needed a new main chip for my camera. They mumbled about 90 (!) days - that's South America for you!)
Alex, sure, let's get have a  next week. I should still be here at Hostal Anthony's, Jose Pardo 1110, on the middle traffic circle between Miraflores centre and the coast. Wifi, parking and a large but run-down room is 50 Soles. Across the street are 2 backpackers with dorms for 15, but probably no parking. Give me a call, my local cell number is in the signature of my email.
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