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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1408049" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>Geometry doesn't have to be off very much for a "pull" to be a significant issue. I had a (relatively minor) problem with a 2002 used Yamaha Royalstar Venture I had for a couple of years. I tried everything and had service guys look at it. While they agreed that it wasn't normal, they had no suggestions for me. I finally found the issue and fixed it - the rider seat was missing one of the rubber supports which made me lean a bit to one side even though I wasn't really aware of it. Replaced the rubber bit and the bike straightened out!</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I think the BMW likely has a more fundamental problem without any easy solution. Don't know whether this is really an issue for the high percentage of owners on that forum or not. On one hand, some of them say it is problematic on half or more of the K1600's out there and on the other hand, some discuss the fact that they had it on two of their previous three bikes! WTF - if they had a "pull" that the dealer couldn't fix, why did they buy another one (or two)!! How bad could it be?</p><p></p><p>For all that BMW owners seem to complain bitterly about a host of real (or imagined) issues, they seem to keep coming back for more! What do they put in the Kool-Aid, anyway?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1408049, member: 19880"] Geometry doesn't have to be off very much for a "pull" to be a significant issue. I had a (relatively minor) problem with a 2002 used Yamaha Royalstar Venture I had for a couple of years. I tried everything and had service guys look at it. While they agreed that it wasn't normal, they had no suggestions for me. I finally found the issue and fixed it - the rider seat was missing one of the rubber supports which made me lean a bit to one side even though I wasn't really aware of it. Replaced the rubber bit and the bike straightened out! Unfortunately, I think the BMW likely has a more fundamental problem without any easy solution. Don't know whether this is really an issue for the high percentage of owners on that forum or not. On one hand, some of them say it is problematic on half or more of the K1600's out there and on the other hand, some discuss the fact that they had it on two of their previous three bikes! WTF - if they had a "pull" that the dealer couldn't fix, why did they buy another one (or two)!! How bad could it be? For all that BMW owners seem to complain bitterly about a host of real (or imagined) issues, they seem to keep coming back for more! What do they put in the Kool-Aid, anyway? [/QUOTE]
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