2009 BMW F 800 GS Wheels Problems

WHEEL BEARING ON CHAINRING SIDE OF REAR HUB WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 9,000 MILES. OTHER BEARINGS ON FRONT AND REAR HUBS WERE FUNCTIONING WELL. HAD I NOT CHECKED THIS BEARING, AFTER READING ABOUT MULTIPLE SUCH INCIDENTS, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED LEADING TO PERSONAL INJURY AND POTENTIALLY INJURY TO OTHERS. *TR

I HAD THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY 2009 BMW F800GS MOTORCYCLE CHECKED DURING ITS ROUTINE 6,000 MILE SERVICE. THE BEARINGS ON MY BIKE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF ACCELERATED WEAR. THEY WERE REPLACED BY THE BMW SHOP, UNDER WARRANTY. ONE WOULD EXPECT SUCH BEARINGS TO LAST A _MINIMUM_ OF 50,000 MILES, AND SO FAILURE WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE WAS UTTERLY UNEXPECTED. ON A MOTORCYCLE, REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT SPEED COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OPERATOR. *TR

REAR WHEEL BEARING DETERIORATION AT 12,000 MILES ON A BMW F800GS. RIDING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. CHECK THE BEARING AFTER READING AN INTERNET POST ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVING BEARING FAILURES. THE BEARING FELT PITTED AND GRITTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEAL AND THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY WITH FACTORY PARTS. UNCHECKED THIS WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR