Scarletswirl
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DISCLAIMER: I am an airhead guy. I only bought the 1200RT because a slick salesman convinced me to test ride it and I wanted to give myself a retirement gift.
The problem. At seemingly random intervals, my check engine light comes on and the engine goes into limp home mode. Usually if I just turn it off, wait a few seconds and turn it back on, it goes away...only to come back again at some other time. I took the bike to a reputable dealer, who told me it was something to do with the throttle control sensor thinking there was a non-existing or intermittent malfunction. However, since the problem did not manifest itself in front of his eyes, he couldn't do anything since he didn't find anything wrong. (The old 'intermittent problem' justification). Lo and behold, it happened again. And again.
Typical circumstances in which it happens are that I'm going slow and making use of the friction zone and/or rear brake. For example, during an intermediate rider skill class it just kept coming on almost (but not quite) to the point of being predictable. I believe that temperature also has something to do with it because if the bike is left in the sun, sometimes it will come on upon startup. At highway speeds, I never had it come on...yet.
Has anyone seen this before? Besides going back to the same dealer who is likely to give me the same answer, is there anything else I can try? Keep in mind that the only other dealer in the area is not specialized in BMWs (sells six or seven different brands) and does not have the same reputation for service, so I'm hesitant to try that route.
Thanks,
Marc
The problem. At seemingly random intervals, my check engine light comes on and the engine goes into limp home mode. Usually if I just turn it off, wait a few seconds and turn it back on, it goes away...only to come back again at some other time. I took the bike to a reputable dealer, who told me it was something to do with the throttle control sensor thinking there was a non-existing or intermittent malfunction. However, since the problem did not manifest itself in front of his eyes, he couldn't do anything since he didn't find anything wrong. (The old 'intermittent problem' justification). Lo and behold, it happened again. And again.
Typical circumstances in which it happens are that I'm going slow and making use of the friction zone and/or rear brake. For example, during an intermediate rider skill class it just kept coming on almost (but not quite) to the point of being predictable. I believe that temperature also has something to do with it because if the bike is left in the sun, sometimes it will come on upon startup. At highway speeds, I never had it come on...yet.
Has anyone seen this before? Besides going back to the same dealer who is likely to give me the same answer, is there anything else I can try? Keep in mind that the only other dealer in the area is not specialized in BMWs (sells six or seven different brands) and does not have the same reputation for service, so I'm hesitant to try that route.
Thanks,
Marc