Master Cylinder Kits in the USA

["william kenney" <tnt720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don MacQueen" <dmac@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "R1100 Mailing List" <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: Master Cylinder Leak


>>
> I would heartily agree.  The notion that a rebuild (replacement of
> seals) isn't a "permanent" fix is off base, to put it mildly.  Along
> that vein, one could say that you should replace the forks if you
> blow a fork seal, or an entire wheel if a bearing goes out.
>
> *Why* BMW doesn't offer the seals is beyond me.
>
Big Snip.......

Don, I ansered this a month ago but it looks like you missed it.
BMW does sell a rebuild kit (seals and piston) for these bikes.....JUST NOT
IN THE USA!

You can thank the  lawyers and product liablility laws in this country for
that..............."gee, If I rebuild my brakes with the parts that BMW
sells me and get into an accident the next month or so......I think I will
SUE BMW and say the brakes were bad....they should have known better than to
sell me the parts.....GET IT?????

Look up Motobins (England) and they will sell you the kit for around 30
bucks. I got mine in three or four days.

HTH
Bill Kenney
Foster,RI
96R1100RS

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