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Keyless issue when stopping the bike
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RickSkye
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+ 1 for sidestand method
w-w
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+1 for side stand, as I always prefer leaving it in gear.
unless I'm going to use the centre stand as I'm reversing (beep beep beep) into a parking gap.
R1200GSA TB
unless I'm going to use the centre stand as I'm reversing (beep beep beep) into a parking gap.
R1200GSA TB
Sidestand also as a rule and for the same reasons. Occasionally by the kill switch, which the dealer also recommended and BMW have designed specifically as a combined starter button to remove the possibility of trying to start the thing with the kill switch off.
i only use the starter/kill switch to start the bike. Always turn off with black button.
same as my car
+1 - as per the manual.
FFS 26 posts on how to press a button. We need a new Brexit thread 
+1 same here. Press once to turn on, press once to turn off. Haven't used the kill switch yet.
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donkeh
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Wow - didn't mean to start an argument about the best way to stop the bike
Anyhow - for the benefit of anyone finding the same issue in the future, it would seem that while the bike has a fault, stopping the bike requires a press and hold on the keyless button.
Once the fault was cleared, the behaviour is back to normal - a quick press stops the bike.
Anyhow - for the benefit of anyone finding the same issue in the future, it would seem that while the bike has a fault, stopping the bike requires a press and hold on the keyless button.
Once the fault was cleared, the behaviour is back to normal - a quick press stops the bike.
Interesting. Thanks for the infoWow - didn't mean to start an argument about the best way to stop the bike
Anyhow - for the benefit of anyone finding the same issue in the future, it would seem that while the bike has a fault, stopping the bike requires a press and hold on the keyless button.
Once the fault was cleared, the behaviour is back to normal - a quick press stops the bike.
Interesting. Thanks for the info
Yep.. good info
M30SJM
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I've never really taken a lot of notice with the GS, but if its anything like the Triumph's I have owned, turning it off with the kill switch doesn't allow the bike to go through its shutting down routine (sympathetic degradation -- as Triumph call it) I must have a listen tomorrow night. Isn't it the stepper motors that sort of re-calibrate on shut down? So i always just press the Keyless button.
Page 48 of the manual doesn't say anything about using the kill switch to turn off the engine.
Stu
Page 48 of the manual doesn't say anything about using the kill switch to turn off the engine.
Stu
The thing with Triumphs, and quite likely other brands too, is killing power stops the ECU powering down in its own time properly and storing stuff back to non-volatile memory. The GS does stuff 30 seconds or so after the ignition is switched off. So does my car. Certainly with T's, the main power supply to the ECU, via a relay, gets switched off by the ECU itself, some time after the ignition is switched off. You can hear the click when it happens.
Good point
WindyChuffer
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Just dump the clutch when in gear. That kills the engine.
Is that before or after you've revved it to 10,000 RPM
