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Anonymous Posted on Apr 03, 2014

Problems with bmw r1200gs

ABS and TC is disabled. Light on dash. Removed and cleaned both sensors and it went away for a few days, but now its back. Speedo still works.

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If your speedo still works, it means the rear sensor is fine. Have you had the front wheel off lately?

If so, check the wiring to the front sensor just above the left brake caliper. Sometimes the cable is removed from the the clip and is then worn away buy the edge of the brake disk. This will cause an intermittent problem affecting both ABS and TC.

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Simon Tyler

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  • Posted on Aug 11, 2009

SOURCE: Bmw R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure

I believe that the Adventure model is higher, has stone guards etc... and is more orientated to long distance traveling...eg: bigger fuel capacity.

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janman

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  • Posted on Jan 24, 2010

SOURCE: ABS light will not reset

you have to check the wires going to the abs, could be a bad wire, if they are ok then either the new sensor is malfunctioning, or the abs sentral is fried

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 29, 2010

SOURCE: How repair my BMW R1200GS 2007 abs?

It seems the only solution is to exchange the ABS Modulator. I´ve not heard of any repair company that refurbish these parts. It´s an expensive reposition part, and I´ve just got the problem on my 2007. It seems the 2008 GS has a Recall for this problem, but not on the 2007.

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  • Posted on Oct 28, 2010

SOURCE: find water on spark plug compartment bmw f650gs

There is a small drain hole that allows any water to drain out of the spark plug well. This drain hole often becomes clogged with mud or other debris. Blow the hole out with compressed air or use a small pick to open up hole and let water drain out.


Good Luck!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 13, 2012

SOURCE: bmw r1200gs year 2005 55000km, abs fail, only

the micro switch that is triggered by the front brake lever is out of alignment. This can be the switch itself or the brake lever is not quite to specs and is not engaging/disengaging the micro switch. I've had to adjust mine countless times in the 30000 miles I've owned my 2005. The dealer was absolutely worthless on this fix.

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