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About the rear wheel bearings, we're an O.E.M. of plastic production machinery. If I had a part break on one of our machines and the customer did not come back to us for a replacement and just bought one locally, I would not offer them warranty on the part.

In my opinion, the dealer has no choice but to go through MMC for the parts for a warranty claim.

If it were out of warranty, I would cross reference and buy locally and be back on the road.

It sounds like they got the M3W back on the road quickly, even with the part coming from MMC.

Good luck with the Check Engine light.

I've got a trickle charger I haven't installed yet. I've not put it on because I've still got some riding time left in the season and didn't think it'd be an issue if I'm driving almost every day.

I assumed as much about the need to get the part from MMC for a warranty claim. I'm glad the turnaround was so quick.

Luck seems to be important, from what I've gathered.

I use my Battery Tender every day... on my Beemer too. The battery will last longer doing this.

I generally keep my cars/motorcycles on trickle chargers when not being driven.

Shouldn't have to actually install a trickle charger, for the M3W, the accessory plug is directly wired. Just get an adapter to fit the socket and plug in easily. No extra wiring or sockets.

Any idea where I get that? I'm not sure what the accessory plug looks like, I'll have to take a look tonight. Or do you mean the 12V socket in the cockpit?

yes he means the 12v plug in the cockpit, it is always "on" so it makes an ideal charger port.
http://www.batterytender.com/Accessories/Cigarette-Lighter-Adaptor.html

Well it might if the cabling was a bit thicker and the fuse didn't blow

Did the fuse blow on you?

Exactly.



They've always worked great for me, without incident. Multiple brands. I'd just make sure it's disconnected before starting the vehicle. Never meant to help with starting. Never tried to charge a completely dead battery with one. I just use them as part of battery maintenance.

Modern multi-stage chargers including battery maintainers rely on charging the battery to a specific voltage then maintaining a lower float voltage. The latter to ward off natural discharge. Using a convoluted feed to the battery will result in a volt drop which may compromise these ideal voltage pre-sets. This can lead to sulphatation of the battery plates which if left will reduce battery life if left unattended.

If a relatively large charger is used on a well drained battery the initial charge current demanded will blow the fuse. Even the puny OE battery supplies several hundred amps on start which means it can absorb similar given a powerful enough charger.

Because it works for some does not make it good electrical practice or advice. Just compare the cabling from alternator to that of the power socket if still not convinced.