More problems with new GSA - Indicators coming on by themselves!!!

[WindyChuffer]

This is the GSA that had the huge oil leak the other day. Got it back late on Thurs complete with new left hand cylinder.

Rode to Reading and back from London, and the indicators started coming on all by themselves, sometimes the left, sometimes both, mostly the right. Indicator cancel button not working, so discovered only way to cancel was to force hazards on, and then use the cancel button.

Caused me to sh*t myself in rush hour on the M4 & London traffic. Couple of close calls with cars...

Required change of underpants after indicating left on a roundabout and bike decided to indicate right - resulting in a *VERY* close call with a car in rush hour on a very busy roundabout in London. Got back home very shaken and had sleepless night.

Managed to reproduce the problem and captured it on video. Bike now recovered back to dealer by BMW Assist.

Bike was new 8 days ago and been off the road for 7 days.

Am well p*ssed off now...

 

[R1200GSA]

Your just not having any luck are you?

A bit concerning really with all this CAN-BUS stuff going on. The only problem ive had so far is the gear indy not showing any gear on the display.

Can-Bus is great when its all working properly, but its a pain in the aaaa and time consuming to fix when its not. You have to hope that its just something thats been disturbed when it was in for the head job. Fingers crossed.

 

[Clive]

A bit concerning really with all this CAN-BUS stuff going on. The only problem ive had so far is the gear indy not showing any gear on the display.

Can-Bus is great when its all working properly, but its a pain in the aaaa and time consuming to fix when its not.

AFAIK the Indicators and Gear Indicator are not controlled by CAN Bus - I believe Indicators are controlled by ZFE unit.

 

[Bigtwin]

Time to reject this dog and get a new one I'd suggest?

 

[Nick Marshall]

but

Time to reject this dog and get a new one I'd suggest?

keep the panniers..

 

[GSmonkey]

Maybe its BMW's new navigation system........you have to go where the bike tells you

 

[BTBR]

I really feel for you mate, heavens knows what you must be thinking, other than

After waiting so long then you get all this shit, thats not very good is it.

Lets see what the dealer makes of it this?

But you know what the really bad thing is dont you?

Bad luck always comes in threes...............................

BTBR

 

[dave hendy]

Bike was new 8 days ago and been off the road for 7 days.

Am well p*ssed off now...

No good at all mate, realy do feel for you, after all that wait and excitement of a new bike to have all this make sure you get it sorted and get some compo or a new bike think you deserve it!

I am sure it will be worth it in the end

 

[NorthernBoy]

This is the GSA that had the huge oil leak the other day. Got it back late on Thurs complete with new left hand cylinder.

Rode to Reading and back from London, and the indicators started coming on all by themselves, sometimes the left, sometimes both, mostly the right. Indicator cancel button not working, so discovered only way to cancel was to force hazards on, and then use the cancel button.

Caused me to sh*t myself in rush hour on the M4 & London traffic. Couple of close calls with cars...

Required change of underpants after indicating left on a roundabout and bike decided to indicate right - resulting in a *VERY* close call with a car in rush hour on a very busy roundabout in London. Got back home very shaken and had sleepless night.

Managed to reproduce the problem and captured it on video. Bike now recovered back to dealer by BMW Assist.

Bike was new 8 days ago and been off the road for 7 days.

Am well p*ssed off now...

I had that happen with my Non-Adventure R1200GS. There will be some folks along in a moment to tell you that it is not dangerous, and that you should have just removed all the bulbs (presumably with some sticks which you could find) and stopped whining.

On the other hand, back in he real world, you are right to be pissed off. I had my recovered, new switch fitted, and a 10 day wait...

 

[Paul Mac]

The moral of this story is NEVER EVER buy a new BMW when 1st released. Wait for at least a year for them to iron the gremlins out. Or do what I did buy a Royal Enfield Bullet - 50yrs old design BUT repair it anywhere in the world and best fun bike I have ever ridden. The GS is hardly ever used these days just so plasticky and tinny compared to the old Bullet Hahahahahha !!!!

 

[birdseye]

The moral of this story is NEVER EVER buy a new BMW when 1st released. Wait for at least a year for them to iron the gremlins out. Or do what I did buy a Royal Enfield Bullet - 50yrs old design BUT repair it anywhere in the world and best fun bike I have ever ridden. The GS is hardly ever used these days just so plasticky and tinny compared to the old Bullet Hahahahahha !!!!

You've got to be joking! Or have you suddenly aquired the bus pass / beard / Belstaff /pension that go with the old bike?

 

[mrTickle]

The moral of this story is NEVER EVER buy a new BMW when 1st released. Wait for at least a year for them to iron the gremlins out. Or do what I did buy a Royal Enfield Bullet - 50yrs old design BUT repair it anywhere in the world and best fun bike I have ever ridden. The GS is hardly ever used these days just so plasticky and tinny compared to the old Bullet Hahahahahha !!!!

Interestingly I’ve just returned from 3 months in India and found the largest majority of people using Enfields were Westerners. Bajaj, Hero Honda, TWS etc etc are the main bikes you see locals on out there. It seemed to me that Westerners were living their cliché dream, riding around on old Enfields thinking they were cool. Thinking it was good that they kept breaking down on them and how they needed to be repaired all the time ( of which most took to a local repair shop as they didn’t know anything about Enfield’s ).

The locals certainly don’t choose Enfields as their preferred mode of transport anymore and 1.1 billion people is a lot of people to get it wrong

 

[wilbjr21]

I had that happen with my Non-Adventure R1200GS. There will be some folks along in a moment to tell you that it is not dangerous, and that you should have just removed all the bulbs (presumably with some sticks which you could find) and stopped whining.

As you know full well the pole to which you refer was in relation to electrical/electronic faults the left one immobilised in the middle of nowhere. A faulty indicator switch is just not in that category - you distorted the results of that pole. That was my objection

 

[marcus]

The moral of this story is NEVER EVER buy a new BMW when 1st released. Wait for at least a year for them to iron the gremlins out. !!!!

Duly seconded. I'm not prepared to be an unpaid product product tester and spend my time waiting for the AA anymore (not BMW assist, but that's another tale)

 

[Paul Mac]

Hahahahahaha I knew this would put the cat amongst the pidgeons but I stand by what I said ie - my Enfield Bullet is a far more fun bike to ride than my 1200 GS. It can be repaired anywhere in the world and at the side of the road if need be. Yes I fully accept it too will probably break down at some stage and need repair but it doesn't need hooking up to a comp to diagnose the fault and it also sounds like a bike should do. I am not worried about leaving it out overnight in the pouring rain in the middle of nowhere cos it always starts first kick - oh and it's genuinely far more rugged than my plastic Chelsea Tractor will ever be!!!! Only downside is it's a pain in the ass to go anywhere on it as you always get about 10 people engaging you in conversation about the quirky bike that you're riding. Now funny thing is I have never had anyone give the GS1200 a second look. I could have bought a 1200 Adventure but hey once bitten twice shy - I aint gonna be a BMW beta tester again. Now if I saw a nice R80 GS Airhead - now that would tempt me!!!! These are my thoughts and I accept they will definately not be everyones but after owning numerous BMW's and loving everyone of em I just feel shall we say a bit let down by the 1200GS. To me the 1200GS was bought for a purpose ie long distance rough semi off road riding in Central Europe and I am a bit worried as to its capablity to deliver what I had expected of it. I really should have bought an 1150 Adv as to me this is a truly great bike and along with the 1150RT in my opinion is the best bike that BMW ever built. If the the GS1200 is doing it for you though at the end of the day thats what counts - it has without doubt a storming engine but to me it's let down by a softy chassis and too many potential problems. If though, by building the new lighter weight bikes it means that BMW sell more of them and remain in the bike business then that has to be good, as it would be a disaster for BMW to pull out of bikes. It's obviously a different generation and type of biker that the new BMWs are pitched at so I have to accept that if they were to pitch for old farts like me then yes they would be bust tomorrow as they probably wouldn't sell very many in the ultra competitive market that they have to operate in. Just my two peneth !!