2007 1200gsa tyre pressure register failure

[notadrop]

I recently have lost the reading for the front tyre pressure [ comes up '- -' ] and after about 20 mins of riding I loose the rear reading as well.

Has anybody else experienced this and found out what the problem is, or know what could be causing it?

Cheers

Paul

 

[trebor]

Could it be the battery has gone flat in the front pressure monitor and is almost flat in the rear one?

 

[notadrop]

Hi trebor

Ah ha! Sounds good. The thing I'm not sure of is where are these batteries?

Thanks for your help.

Paul

 

[Andy B]

I've got one in front of me here that came off my '08 GSA. The unit itself is sealed. No sign of a battery in any shape or form.

 

[trebor]

Ah! I thought they had replacable batteries
That shoots that idea down in flames

Bob

 

[Andy B]

I don't want to frighten you but they cost about £70.00 each and they have to be calibrated to the bike by a dealer

Let us know the outcome though - it could be important to a lot of people on here if these little feckers are going to start packing up after a few years! Talk about built it obsolescence

 

[notadrop]

Hmmm! £140 to tell me the tyre pressures...think I'll just check them once a week with a pressure gauge.

Thanks for the input folks.

 

[notadrop]

Update...

Just been on to BMW and yes the unit will need to be replaced and yes about £70 each.

Hmmm just under 3 years of pressure monitoring and kaput! Great!! £140 and maybe another 3years of monitoring?

 

[trebor]

that is a bit pricey!

But then again I would probably replace them, mine paid for themselves a few weeks back in Scotland when I got an alarm up for the rear tyre loosing pressure. This was just before entering a road that went on for miles with loads of twisties. The tyre was only losing pressure slowly when i spotted it, but without the warning I may well have been going full tilt into a bend when there could have been a sudden loss of pressure and resulting loss of rear traction. As it was I was able to stop and effect a repair once I'd removed the bloody great nail that caused it.

Bob

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

I don't want to frighten you but they cost about £70.00 each and they have to be calibrated to the bike by a dealer

Another load of useless wank from BMW

£140 a pair .............................for only another £100 more, you could buy a full OE Clutch kit for a Boxer.........................which would be a damn sight more use than those useless feckers