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GS Catastrophic Fork Failure?

April 26, 2017Catastrophic failure fork GS

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GS Catastrophic Fork Failure?

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I own a F650 GS that I received new in June of 2000. After about 5,000 miles, I experienced a catastrophic failure of the castings on both side of the front forks. I sustained major injuries. BMW has admitted to knowing of 3 nearly identical failures before they redesigned the forks, adding more material. They decided not to notify owners. I’m wondering if any Chain Gang members know of similar failures.