Has anyone ever experienced their GSA shutting down completely when going from 1st to 2nd ?
It has happened at random times, but yesterday it happened just after I gassed up and while trying to take off at an intersection.
Not a good time for it to shut down, but it restarted just fine and it didn't do for the remainder of our ride.
I posted this to the BMW R1200GS Owners Facebook forum and got some suggestions:
I did bypass the side stand switch in the hopes of narrowing down the issue. Was able to disconnect wires from the switch and kept them fully intact to include the terminal ends.
It's a 2008 GSA. Any other thoughts as to what it could be and/or what else to investigate?
It has happened at random times, but yesterday it happened just after I gassed up and while trying to take off at an intersection.
Not a good time for it to shut down, but it restarted just fine and it didn't do for the remainder of our ride.
I posted this to the BMW R1200GS Owners Facebook forum and got some suggestions:
- Ignition Switch could be faulty
- Side Stand Switch could be faulty
- Weak battery or battery requires charging (8 months old, kept on trickle charger when there are extended periods of non-riding, ruled that one out)
I did bypass the side stand switch in the hopes of narrowing down the issue. Was able to disconnect wires from the switch and kept them fully intact to include the terminal ends.
It's a 2008 GSA. Any other thoughts as to what it could be and/or what else to investigate?