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Someone told me about the GS 911 that will clear the service reminders on BMW motorcycles. I am thinking about buying one. Does anyone know if it will work on a 2019 BMW 1250gs with a TFT screen? I want to make sure before I lay out the money.
There's and app called Motoscan that works with a cheap adapter you can get from Amazon. I have a 911 (which works great BTY) but had I known about Motoscan I would have bought that instead and saved $300+. I think the full featured version of the app is like $50 and the adapter is the bluetooth type used on cars that you can get for $15 or $20 on Amazon.
Yes, sure. But unlike with the GS911 and Hexcode when you have an issue and a question there is nobody knowledgeable about BMW motorcycles to call. Hexcode has been designing and building the GS911 devices for about 20 years and have followed BMW as the bikes became more and more complex. Now that the EU has mandated the OBDII interface it is easy to get a list of codes but it takes more than that to troubleshoot. As in most cases a person gets what they pay for.
Yes, sure. But unlike with the GS911 and Hexcode when you have an issue and a question there is nobody knowledgeable about BMW motorcycles to call. Hexcode has been designing and building the GS911 devices for about 20 years and have followed BMW as the bikes became more and more complex. Now that the EU has mandated the OBDII interface it is easy to get a list of codes but it takes more than that to troubleshoot. As in most cases a person gets what they pay for.
Choice depends what you want to do. If you just do ordinary maintenance tasks and leave the rest to the dealer like I do the Motoscan is just fine. If you want to go to the next level then buy the GS911. There is a significant price difference between the two. And if you have three years of warranty then you probably won't need a GS911 for a while.
True, if you don't intend to do much except an oil change you probably don't even need the Motoscan. But if you want to truly understand your $20,000 plus motorcycle the cheap diagnostic tool won't be much help actually. But that is part of what we have dealers for. Support your dealer. But don't ask somebody to use one of their GS911 VIN to help with diagnostics when what you are doing doesn't find the answer.
I definitely won't. And I thought oil threads were bad...
Funny, but I have been asked to let people use my GS911 a number of times. Since it is limited to 10 VIN I usually, but not always, decline.
Simply using the GS-911 to diagnose a problem or learn about faults can be done VIN free, and I have done that for BMW friends so they know what problems have been present on their bikes.