Know it's an older bike, but is it still possible to update an '07 R1200R that originally didn't have TPMS to include it? From what I've learned so far, would need to install two tire pressure sensors, add an RDC box, and then update the software on the bike to get the display to function.
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Questions about adding TPMS to an '07 R1200R
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And..... aftermarket you can do the whole thing yourself.
OM
AntonLargiader
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This thread makes it sound like a pretty easy add-on for the '07 GS: https://www.r1200gs.info/threads/added-oem-tpms-to-my-2007-r1200gs.56764/
I don't know if the R would be the same, though.
I don't know if the R would be the same, though.
TY very much for the opinions and links, everyone. I own a GS911, but will double check to see if it has a similar function to what he described before getting too involved. My R will need tires soon, so the thought of having the sensors added at that time isn't unreasonable.
Did see some really cheap and easy to install TPMS systems on ebay, but most are using caps as the sensors and would take up space on the handlebars for the display mount.
Did see some really cheap and easy to install TPMS systems on ebay, but most are using caps as the sensors and would take up space on the handlebars for the display mount.
collingsbob
Active member
I used these units from fobo on my FJR. Get the metal “T” valve stems, that way you can add or subtract air from your tires without the hassle of removing the tpms sender. Never, ever use a tire stem mounted toms unit on rubber valve stems - the weight of the sender will cause the rubber stem to break, resulting in rapid deflation. Also - the combined weight of the metal stem and sender means that they should be added when you balance new tires as it will affect your tire balance..
Valve cap based TPMS sensors seem like a kludge by introducing another place to lose air. There are numerous affordabke add-on TPMS systems that mount the sensor within the rim, where the sensor can't be another leak waiting to happen seems like the wiser route to go. Just add them next time you swap tires.
PGlaves
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I agree with these thoughts: they are accurate. But, don't overthink this stuff. This is not a perfect world. Voni and I have a combined couple of hundred thousand miles with these simple inexpensive valve stem mounted sensor units. We have never had a leak that could be noticed and have never had damage to a rubber valve stem either. But our bikes get new stems with every tire and are balanced with the sensors in place.
TY again for the opinions & links. It does help. The SYKIK system definitely will be a "plan B". That would work really well on my CB750. Was really tempted to just buy a cheap solar powered chinese setup on ebay for $30, if anything just to try it out, but decided to go against the valve cap style sensors. The FOBO system uses a phone app, which would mean I'd have both the phone & nav V mounted on a crowded handlebar)
Went ahead and decided to just give a shot at installing the OE tire pressure system via the GS911. Found a used RDC box, front & rear sensors. Learned from MAX BMW's website fiche that the OE sensor part #'s have been superceded over time, and the new ones listed now look much different and require different mounting pins/bolts. Was able to find NOS set of the original rear sensors, and found a set of chinese made sensors that look similar to original OE front sensor. By all accounts I've read so far, the chinese made sensors have worked well as long as they can be "woken up". For a difference of $120 vs. $30, willing to try. Very close to getting this project rolling, just need to order an attaching screw for the front wheel, and find three screws to attach the RDC unit.
Can anyone tell me why the sensor labels (the ones that go on the rims) are $26 dollars apiece? Outside of sheer greed?
Went ahead and decided to just give a shot at installing the OE tire pressure system via the GS911. Found a used RDC box, front & rear sensors. Learned from MAX BMW's website fiche that the OE sensor part #'s have been superceded over time, and the new ones listed now look much different and require different mounting pins/bolts. Was able to find NOS set of the original rear sensors, and found a set of chinese made sensors that look similar to original OE front sensor. By all accounts I've read so far, the chinese made sensors have worked well as long as they can be "woken up". For a difference of $120 vs. $30, willing to try. Very close to getting this project rolling, just need to order an attaching screw for the front wheel, and find three screws to attach the RDC unit.
Can anyone tell me why the sensor labels (the ones that go on the rims) are $26 dollars apiece? Outside of sheer greed?
The cheapest sensors with the freshest batteries are usually programmable sensors. You just need someone who has a TPMS programmer and get programable sensors that are compatible to what your bike requires. If you don't want to have to go through the relearn process on the bike, or have extra sets of wheels, you can even have the new sensors programmed with the id's of the prior sensors. That way, thr bike doesn't even know the wheel or sensor changed.
PGlaves
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As a funny anecdote, I bought Voni a set with the receiver and four valve-stem style sensors designed to be for a motorcycle pulling a two-wheeled trailer. When riding she puts the receiver on her tank bag. I put the two "bike wheel" sensors on her R1100RS and the two "trailer" sensors on her G310GS. So, the system works for both bikes.
dduelin
Unregistered User
Just never had a leak using SYKIK externals in nearly 300,000 miles though in that time I've read many complaints of the cost and unreliability of OEM units. Whatever type chosen they are an important safety item I won't willing ride without. Three times I've gotten notice of a tire going down quickly while I was riding and two of those times I was riding fast with hundreds of miles ahead of me. Each time I was able to get off the road on my terms and plug the tire and keep going.
Agreed, my OEM TPMS warned me thar I'd picked up a strip of nails in my back tire while carving technical windy/twisty mountain roads. Pulled off, plugged and reinstated, and was on my way in 20 min before anything bad happened. I rode for decades without TPMS and nothing bad happened. I will not own a bike without TPMS anymore.
Looks interesting and quite affordable-
SYKIK
$54.95
Nice that the batteries a user replaceable. The first kit I owned for a 6-wheeler, batteries were not replaceable and new sensors were $50.00/ea.
OM
SYKIK
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Nice that the batteries a user replaceable. The first kit I owned for a 6-wheeler, batteries were not replaceable and new sensors were $50.00/ea.
OM
Just to follow up on this, was able to retrofit the OE TPMS onto the bike using a GS911 & Hexcode's software, as described in the GS forum link mentioned above.
The readings are a bit low (my tire pressure guage shows 31 & 38 respectively) but they are holding consistent. Will double check the pressure with a different guage at some point. TY again.
The readings are a bit low (my tire pressure guage shows 31 & 38 respectively) but they are holding consistent. Will double check the pressure with a different guage at some point. TY again.
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