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Steven B
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 Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:09 pm Post subject: Asheville BMW Energency Road trip question |
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I'm having some electrical problems, does anyone know if the BMW dealership in Asheville , NC is still there. I need to try and get there tomorrow if I can !! Starter button is quitting on me, now I have lost my headlight...
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Steven,
No personal knowledge but Eurosport Ashville looks active.
http://eurosportasheville.com/
Please let us know how things are going. Best of luck. We want to meet you both on Thursday.
John
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whyoldbill
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Asheville BMW Energency Road trip question |
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| Steven B wrote: | | I'm having some electrical problems, does anyone know if the BMW dealership in Asheville , NC is still there. I need to try and get there tomorrow if I can !! Starter button is quitting on me, now I have lost my headlight... |
Steven,
Sorry to hear you're having problems.
Sounds like the classic "starter motor brushes mucked up". Definitely not a road side repair, at least for me. Shogs could probably do it though 
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Inge K.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Less cooperative headlight and starter, sounds like a starter brush/commutator issue to me (then you also would have problems with your horn and flashers).
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Steven B
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| SugarHillCTD wrote: | Steven,
No personal knowledge but Eurosport Ashville looks active.
http://eurosportasheville.com/
Please let us know how things are going. Best of luck. We want to meet you both on Thursday.
John |
That's the one, we will be headed there in the morning, hope they can get this resolved, we have a reservation tomorrow night at the "Two Wheel Inn", the Tail of the Dragon awaits us...
Thanks for the responses guys, see you next Thursday!
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sccommuter
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Steve, the Dragon is about 150 mi. from me and we have a BMW dealership in Greenville, SC (about 40 miles east of me). Let me know if you get stranded and I'll find a trailer somewhere and I'll haul you to Asheville or Greenville.
David Keith
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:46 pm Post subject: Mabe a relay? |
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Steve,I'm Keith,maybe just simple as a load Shead relay?
I had strange ele. Probes.I could go someplace,turn off bike and my headlight would stay on! Done that a few times then riding home fm work
And my garmin went out. I put on turn sig to go to rite lane and the indicator didn't work(guess the turn sig didn't work either? The bike is still running fine,just no lights,drivin home.It's still light out.
I get home,chk things out and find the relay socket had fried! The two large
Red wires going to it had the insulation burnt off,socket melted some.!
I guess the relay stuck.
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Steven B
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| sccommuter wrote: | Steve, the Dragon is about 150 mi. from me and we have a BMW dealership in Greenville, SC (about 40 miles east of me). Let me know if you get stranded and I'll find a trailer somewhere and I'll haul you to Asheville or Greenville.
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David Thanks, I'll try and get it started this morning, if I need too, I'll give you a call. I was able to get it going yesterday a couple of times by pushing it and letting out the clutch - then putting it in neutral again and it fired right up...
Let's hope I don't need to call you, but THANKS....if I don't call that means we made it to Asheville
Steven
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Steven B
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:42 am Post subject: |
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We made it to Asheville, they are working on it now - thanks for all the help guys...
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great, I'll take U-Haul off speed dial!
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Excellent!
Let us know how things turn out.
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Steven B
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| sccommuter wrote: | | great, I'll take U-Haul off speed dial! |
Thanks again...now if the parts come in...fingers crossed!
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Steven B
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:04 am Post subject: |
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Parts came in, they are test riding it now, should be on our way shortly. Robbinsville, NC. is next.
Thanks again everyone, see you guys tomorrow!
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Good to hear its's sorted, what was the problem in the end?
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look forward to meeting ya'll and finding out what the fix was.
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