2002 BMW K Series problems

Filed Jun 20, 2025 · Engine, Fuel system · AZ · fire

Approximately on Nov 25, 2024, my BMW K1200RS started on fire. I backed out of my garage and driveway onto the street. I started it up, and within a couple minutes it began smoking. I turned if off immediately and looked under the front of the bike and saw flames. I ran into my house and grabbed my fire extinguisher, and put out the flames. I had help pushing it back into my garage. About a week later I took off the left side panel and reviewed the damage. I put in a claim to my insurance. The agent that contacted me acted as if it was my fault and did this on purpose without saying so. I would agree to having the company take it away. I did not believe I would ever see it again if I complied. I canceled my claim and decided to repair it myself. It tool me 4 months to get parts and repair it. It was a very difficult job. I took many photos to document the damage. I contacted BMW about it because I discovered that others that owned the same model or very similar model with the same engine also had the same problem with about the same mileage and same year. I sent photos to a BMW representative that had its team review the photos. I did this because I think that it needed to know and investigate. After a month later, the representative contacted me, and told me they did not determine anything. I was told that since I repaired the bike, they could not make any determination. My photos were enough to show the cause, which I still have. My conclusion is that one of the fuel injectors had cracked somewhere and the voltage connection to the injector started the fire. Even though I was able to save the bike, the flames had burned many parts including the wiring harness on the left side. This was not a maintenance issue. I did my own oil changes, etc. I owned this for over 5 years, and was the 3rd owner. I believe that the injector was faulty. This should be investigated. I have photos to prove my claim. This could have caused an explosion.

Filed Nov 11, 2011 · Fuel system · 20,100 miles · MA

Hi, I have a bmw k1200rs and it has a fuel line quick disconnect.. This was already a recall, the number of the recall is: the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v028000 natsa action number: pe03054 ok this recall was done on my bike on 6/4/2004. But the thing is the same problem is back.. I have a fine mist of gas spraying off the side of my bike only when it is running... This is a huge firebomb waiting to happen.. The fix for the recall did not fix the problem... If you go on this website, bmw forum, you will see that dozens of people are having the same problem.. Somebody will get killed from this..... Please help!!!! The bmw dealer said it was fixed and will not fix it again???