Damaged me ring, yet another EWS thread
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Apparently a change of manufacturer so hopefully it will be.
Wonder if it's Nemesis's lot that used to make them
Not if you carry a spare - there is a "get you home" work around. There are some threads around somewhere.
There was a note that Touratech's Herbert Diess, when he took the F800GS to Africa, carried a spare antenna, spare fuel pump and tyre repair kit as his spares. Which shows what breaks as standard but also that is get aroundable.
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All the many thousands of 1150's seem to do very well without all this electronic crap, which would seem the correct term. £12000 for a bike and this happens it would seem quite often, no my 1150 is going to stay till it falls to bits. (probably not long to go!).
dave gs.
All the many thousands of 1150's seem to do very well without all this electronic crap, which would seem the correct term. £12000 for a bike and this happens it would seem quite often, no my 1150 is going to stay till it falls to bits. (probably not long to go!).
dave gs.
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Been struggling to think how this helps.................but I can't.
bustupbiker
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From a conversation with the dealer this morning it appears that BMW UK do not have any ring antennas in stock and a spare will have to come from Germany.
It appears that a new part number has appeared on the system indicating the ring is different from the one fitted on the bike.
If you are going to be off the road for any time give me a bell, i have a spare sat a sittin in my top box......(Just in-case you understand) sent to me last week from Williams Manchester...
Can you provide a link Paul - cant seem to locate it?
garyten
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The new Ring Antenna Part numbers are being discussed over on the ADV forums. A bit of a long post but maybe useful.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245456&page=61
Hopefully there is some light at the end of the tunnel?
I still believe, as other posts have suggested, that this model (GS) should have the ability to Disable these "Security Functions" for off road use.
I dont know how someone living or traveling in some of the more sparsely populated parts of the world ( Dundalk, Ireland
) are supposed to rely on BMW assist to pick them up.
The immobilizer is not essential to the running of the bike, surely a software tweak, could give the owners the option to change/switch of some things, like, Immobiliser, mileage from Miles to Kilometers etc, for some of the RTW types. The bike is being Marketed and sold as a Adventure bike after all.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245456&page=61
Hopefully there is some light at the end of the tunnel?
I still believe, as other posts have suggested, that this model (GS) should have the ability to Disable these "Security Functions" for off road use.
I dont know how someone living or traveling in some of the more sparsely populated parts of the world ( Dundalk, Ireland
) are supposed to rely on BMW assist to pick them up.The immobilizer is not essential to the running of the bike, surely a software tweak, could give the owners the option to change/switch of some things, like, Immobiliser, mileage from Miles to Kilometers etc, for some of the RTW types. The bike is being Marketed and sold as a Adventure bike after all.
Thunder
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If you are going to be off the road for any time give me a bell, i have a spare sat a sittin in my top box......(Just in-case you understand) sent to me last week from Williams Manchester...
Much appreciated, if things don't go to plan with the distribution network I may well be in touch
this pic pretty well covers it:
Neat... So its just unplug the old one and plonk the new one side by side and plug it in ...
I'll need a spare then - better get my order in before the rush starts again
Just had a play with the cover on my 07 GSA, and the screws that hold the cover in are the same torx as the Garmin 26xx / BM Nav 2 / 3 etc security screw
bobsayshello
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Ive had a peep at mine but still cant figure out where the plug goes into the original EWS
Ive had a peep at mine but still cant figure out where the plug goes into the original EWS
Look at the picture in post # 51. Directly below the speaker there's a couple of mm of 4 cables showing, 2 yellow and 2 blue from my eyesight. They're the ring antenna cables.
bobsayshello
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Got it ;-)
..although it appears to be shielded by a black plastic shroud which makes it hard to get at
...just need to order a spare and ill be prepared for the worst
..although it appears to be shielded by a black plastic shroud which makes it hard to get at
...just need to order a spare and ill be prepared for the worst
...just need to order a spare and ill be prepared for the worst
£83.53 this side of the water. Might want to have a go at removing the cover before you do it in anger as IIRC someone said it had security screws on it, not surprisingly.
Is a new antenna ring easy to replace or have they put some security screws/shear screws in there?
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What is this EWS thing and why does it break so easily?
Has anybody fitted a replacement,ie drilled the original screws out?:eyesdown
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