Dead clutch on G650 X-country
I've had a major issue and now i'm stuck in Bangkok with a broken bike. I have the BMW X-country G650 and the clutch has died. It's died in impressive fashion, it vibrates, can't find neutral and drags. This is apparently a common fault on these bikes. A bit of time on google has shown up what the fault is. I had a full service done by a guy in London and he warned me about this issue, i went to my local dealer as I have always had issues with my clutch and they said they didn't know anything about it. Well it turns out it was a recall item and the bike needs a new clutch housing and actuator assembly as the lighter magnesium one has a design fault. Added to that, when I got the bike it had the 33bhp restriction kit fitted so I'm guessing the previous owner was a learner and they are hard on clutches. So I'm in touch with my local dealer back in Tonbridge in the UK and they're looking into it but I'm not holding out a lot of hope.
Can anyone offer any advice? I'm stuck in Thailand in the middle of a trip and need to get moving asap. My actuator assembly has totally failed and BKK BMW are estimating 3 weeks delivery of new parts and the cost is insane, it's cheaper to have them sent from the UK. Even if I repair it it's likely to fail again so I'm hoping to get the recall done over here. Is there a good BMW dealer I can get help from? Should I contact BMW directly? How would I do that?
Thanks, guys.
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