2023 r1250rs intermittent fail to start?

[Ray]

Frank,
Thanks for the info on vapor lock. I emailed my independent BMW mechanic. He agrees with the low battery capacity theory. He added that he has replaced the batteries on some late model Beemers with a more robust one with success. Not sure if the symptoms were like mine or not, but that’s what I’m going to do. I ride regularly so the battery gets charged, but that’s what the symptoms point to.
Jay

A search of old threads on the fora will pull up a lot of complaints about the state of batteries delivered with many of the new bikes - especially those that sat a few months before delivery.

I'll also note that my first battery was pretty much zapped before delivery by a bad computer board (picked up by an astute salesman). If not done, you might check for a parasitic drain on the battery.