Cracked throttle body cable-cam

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Ramius

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BMW R1150GS
Morning guys,

I've came across a crack on the throttle body cable cam (which is made of plastic unlike the earlier models which were metal).
After some googling I realized this is a relatively known issue on the 1200's, but I couldn't find any mention of this issue on Wilddogs (or am I missing it somewhere?)

If the the crack leads to failure you will be stranded. Maybe good idea to check them every now and then.
Anyway, I fixed mine with epoxy and a flat washer as seen in the pics.

For reference, this bike is a 2007 model std 1200GS. 

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see full write-up on adv rider: 
https://advrider.com/f/threads/throttle-body-problems.882064/
https://advrider.com/f/threads/r1200gs-throttle-body-plastic-pulleys-suck.1356976/
 

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