Weird One.

[crotchrocket]

guess not

 

[crotchrocket]

Nope. Horn is still not working properly. Stopped working half way through this mornings commute. So if its not the switch end.... must be the other end....

 

[Packer]

The horn has started working intermittently after the first issue in the OP, so popped it into Vines today. Threw up a load of faults on the left switch gear, which the swapped for a new one. Will see how it goes.

For a while a batch switchgear was pretty fickle.

It failed on my 1600 (the iDrive wheel thing failing separately) also on a F800R I owned and has now failed on my HP4.

Return to BMW, they'll replace it.

I had the suspension go solid on my TE after a start, 2 mile journey, stop then restart, so I disconnected the battery and the suspension reset itself

well.... i switched off the ignition twice on the way home, still didnt work. But after leaving it over night, I turned it on just now and its all come back to life

So its working again...... no need to reject this one just yet

oh and yes, its a 3 week old 16MY.

The only thing i did differently to normal, is i tried to switch the TC off before i started the engine and moved off, as i had a curb to jump. obviously that didn't work and froze the whole thing... I suppose given the tech, you have to treat it like a computer. switch it off and switch it back on again

The switches do have a bit of a reputation of being problematical

I had the trip switch on my 14my GSA stick in the down position a couple of weeks back so I doused it in WD40 and it started functioning again the following day

Fcuking brilliant these BMW's

Crazy isn't it! A chap i know got stranded on his 3 month old GSA on Monday, as the starter button stuck solid and wouldn't operate to turn the bike on!

Nope. Horn is still not working properly. Stopped working half way through this mornings commute. So if its not the switch end.... must be the other end....

Premium manufacturer of quality bikes, two or three decades ago

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

I'm very happy with mine

 

[crotchrocket]

Just to (hopefully) sign this thread off...

Bike was back at BMW yesterday. Its not the switches and its not the cable. So they have put a new receiver module (??) in and its all working fine now, going to collect it later. Im getting the impression these bikes have become too complicated, if it takes so much effort to make a horn function properly.

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Im getting the impression these bikes have become too complicated.....

In one.
Fine for pootling round Europe with a breakdown card in your wallet.
Unfixable in the back and beyond.

 

[crotchrocket]

A very good point!! My lasting symptom was only a faulty horn, but could well be any other button. Its one wire that carries the signal for all buttons. Oh and, not only did it require this new module to fix the issue, but the module had to be coded to my bike to make it work! So, even if you could get this part flown into somewhere obscure, you'd need the BMW computer to code it in.

In one.
Fine for pootling round Europe with a breakdown card in your wallet.
Unfixable in the back and beyond.

 

[Goldfinger]

What was wrong with the old system?

You pressed a button, contact was made the circuit was complete and the horn sounded.

Served us all for years with very few problems.

 

[matchbox]

What really bugs me is the diagnostic port which sems unable to diagnose a anything.

 

[bellyboy]

Just to (hopefully) sign this thread off...

Bike was back at BMW yesterday. Its not the switches and its not the cable. So they have put a new receiver module (??) in and its all working fine now, going to collect it later. Im getting the impression these bikes have become too complicated, if it takes so much effort to make a horn function properly.

Argh Good news,,,
I wuz weeding fwed and glad you got it soyted lucky boy!

 

[Reggie P]

Im getting the impression these bikes have become too complicated, if it takes so much effort to make a horn function properly.

I don't think we have started with the tech stuff...
I was looking at the new stuff coming along ...Laser lights that shine 600m and Head up display.

Life is constant change, thank goodness?