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This story by Mark Hinchliffe of Motorbike Writer and seems to affect all spoked wheel bikes made between Feb and June of this year (2018). This Australian rider had his front wheel collapse and send him to the hospital. I've seen rear wheel spokes fail but it's usually due to the rear brake caliper coming off and getting stuck in the wheel. Never seen this failure before. Another rider had an issue with 10 loose spokes on his rear wheel and lost control of the bike. Thankfully BMW seems to be on this issue from the start (unlike in the past) and has issued a service bulletin where riders can have their wheels inspected. I wonder what Woody of Woodys Wheel Works has to say about all this. He's been pretty critical of the oem mfg's materials and techniques over the years and has offered his expertise in-person only to have it mostly dismissed.
