R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Thu Apr 09, 2026 1:07 pm
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I suspect I should probably be thinking of replacing mine next tire change. My sensors are acting funny. I've started riding to work regularly. This week, we got a cold snap and it was high 20s to low 30s in the morning. The ride home in the afternoon is 50s to mid 50s. Everything is fine in the afternoon. During the ride to work in the morning, the TPMS does not start displaying the tire pressure until I've been riding for 6 or 7 miles. They typically display pressure in less than a tenth of a mile. The front usually comes on first, followed by the rear. The front just comes on. The rear, when it comes on, displays 0 psi and the warning triangle flashes red for about a minute. Then, the correct pressure is displayed and the light goes out. I assume this is from weak batteries in the sensors. I also assume the batteries can't be replaced in the sensors or I'd have read about that on the forum. I can't really complain. The bike is 7 years old with 35,000 miles on it. I've really done nothing to it other than routine maintenance. |
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Since I don't have the ability to mount and balance tires, I'm going to be at the mercy of the dealer. My guess is they will refuse to put anything but genuine BMW parts on the bike. I have to be misreading something on the part site because what I think are the sensors are only $26.65. What am I missing? |
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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #19 You're probably right, but why get your tyres replaced at a dealership? Go to an independent, even if only for this occasion when you want the sensors changing (I don't know what's involved, but it's presumably pretty straightforward, and if necessary I expect the mechanic wouldn't mind taking your old tyres off and handing over the wheels so you could do the switcheroo there and then outside? What I don't know is how you get the new sensors paired to the bike... is that a job for a GS-911?
KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS->R1250RS
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I have a GS-911 and I believe it can pair the new sensors to the bike. I went to their website and they offer a virtual GS-911 demo. Digging down through the menus, Tyre Pressure Monitor, service functions, XRDC functions, you eventually get to two options. One is learn tyre sensor and the other is input sensor ID. After that, you select the wheel position you want it to learn or input the sensor ID, again by wheel position. Now this is their demo and I'm not hooked up to the bike actually doing it, but that sure looks like that would get the bike to pair with the new devices. My tires are newish and I expect them to last the season. When I replace them, I'll replace the monitors as well. I honestly don't mind paying the dealer to mount tires. My local dealer is very reasonable for mounting and balancing tires if you bring them the wheels off the bike. I drop them off in the morning and pick them up on my way home. When the time comes, I'll try to remember to report back in. |
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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #21 The GS911 will allow you to register new sensors, there are 2 ways. I've done it both. 1. typing in the sensor ID number (read from said sensor before fitting a tyre over it) into the laptop connected to the bike via the GS911 - then when you ride bike it should display the pressure. 2. The next time I couldn't see the ID number as it was fitted to a wheel and tyre already, so I bought a cheap TPMS activator, I pointed at the rim near where the senor is fitted, (with the bike on the centre stand) and doing so whilst I activated the appropriate GS911 screen on the laptop to get the GS911 to register a new sensor to the bike, this one the dash displayed the pressure within a few seconds of the registration taking place, i.e. no need to ride the bike - but a video I saw the guy also needed to ride the bike before one of his sensors 'communicated' to the dash using this second method. I learnt all this from various YouTube videos before I eventually figure out how to do it. but ask if somethings not clear and I try to answer - but I'm not on line as frequently as I once was. Jason. |
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