The European Chronicles 6.2 Mia Gets Some Love
The European Chronicles - Chapter 6.2
Mia Gets Some Love
My plan after Dana left for home, was to do loop rides from Casa Olea during the week before Krisanne's arrival. Mia, however, was having none of it.
Tuesday, I went to check Mia's tire pressures and noticed a puddle of fluid on the right side of the front wheel...brake fluid or fork oil? Fork oil. Fair amount has leaked out, you can see the tell tale ring on the fork tube. Time to hunt down a dealer.
Turns out there's a BMW Motorrad dealer in Lecco, at the southern end of Lago di Como, about 20 miles away. Call them up and, thankfully, someone speaks English. My original goal was to see if they had the fork seals and oil in stock (doubtful) so I only had to ride the bike there once for repair. Swapping emails turned out to be the easiest way to communicate; they could get the parts in 3 days, but were booked for service until the end of the following week (I was warned about this problem by Stefan). They also really wanted to see the bike first. I rode down that afternoon for them to take a look.
Their head mechanic found a vertical scratch on the fork tube and recommended replacement, otherwise it would likely cause the new seal to leak as well. Because this is year one of what will hopefully be nine more, I decided to follow that recommendation, as well as replace the left fork seal and oil at the same time. Parts were ordered, and the repair scheduled for the 13th. I limited my riding until then. Lounging by the pool was tough duty.
This dealer is BMW Motorrad, BMW car, Mini and Land Rover/Jaguar, so there's plenty of eye candy to while away the time. They even have an iPace as a courtesy car; smart, get people experience with an electric.
Plenty of old school too
The new R9T/5 is very tasty...
Nice service area where the lifts are inset into the floor so they're flush when down.
The service entrance
Nice long lunch hour...Italy
While I'm waiting, the head mechanic offers me coffee from his own personal Moka Pot, none of that fancy machine made coffee for him, along with homemade pastry from the woman behind the service counter. Could not have been more pleasant, and Mia is now once again pass-ready!
The Lecco BMW Motorrad Team
I believe a St. Moritz/Swiss pass loop will be on the agenda for next week!
Ciao!
Mia Gets Some Love
My plan after Dana left for home, was to do loop rides from Casa Olea during the week before Krisanne's arrival. Mia, however, was having none of it.
Tuesday, I went to check Mia's tire pressures and noticed a puddle of fluid on the right side of the front wheel...brake fluid or fork oil? Fork oil. Fair amount has leaked out, you can see the tell tale ring on the fork tube. Time to hunt down a dealer.
Turns out there's a BMW Motorrad dealer in Lecco, at the southern end of Lago di Como, about 20 miles away. Call them up and, thankfully, someone speaks English. My original goal was to see if they had the fork seals and oil in stock (doubtful) so I only had to ride the bike there once for repair. Swapping emails turned out to be the easiest way to communicate; they could get the parts in 3 days, but were booked for service until the end of the following week (I was warned about this problem by Stefan). They also really wanted to see the bike first. I rode down that afternoon for them to take a look.
Their head mechanic found a vertical scratch on the fork tube and recommended replacement, otherwise it would likely cause the new seal to leak as well. Because this is year one of what will hopefully be nine more, I decided to follow that recommendation, as well as replace the left fork seal and oil at the same time. Parts were ordered, and the repair scheduled for the 13th. I limited my riding until then. Lounging by the pool was tough duty.
This dealer is BMW Motorrad, BMW car, Mini and Land Rover/Jaguar, so there's plenty of eye candy to while away the time. They even have an iPace as a courtesy car; smart, get people experience with an electric.
Plenty of old school too
The new R9T/5 is very tasty...
Nice service area where the lifts are inset into the floor so they're flush when down.
The service entrance
Nice long lunch hour...Italy
While I'm waiting, the head mechanic offers me coffee from his own personal Moka Pot, none of that fancy machine made coffee for him, along with homemade pastry from the woman behind the service counter. Could not have been more pleasant, and Mia is now once again pass-ready!
The Lecco BMW Motorrad Team
I believe a St. Moritz/Swiss pass loop will be on the agenda for next week!
Ciao!
