GS911 WiFi

I have a GS911 that I bought for my earlier 1200LC. I now have a later Euro 4 bike - does anyone know if there is an advantage to keeping it or use and OBD reader instead?

Mr Bean said:

I have a GS911 that I bought for my earlier 1200LC. I now have a later Euro 4 bike - does anyone know if there is an advantage to keeping it or use and OBD reader instead?

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Just keep it and buy the adapter plug, I have the Euro 4 version and have the adapter plug the other way round for my mates 2009 GS


https://www.hexinnovate.com/product/male-obd-adaptor-cable/

Thanks. My question is what, if any, advantage is there of keeping the GS911? Or should I turn it in to cash and use a cheap alternative.

Does the GS911 read stuff that OBD readers can't - if that makes sense...

Mr Bean said:

Thanks. My question is what, if any, advantage is there of keeping the GS911? Or should I turn it in to cash and use a cheap alternative.

Does the GS911 read stuff that OBD readers can't - if that makes sense...

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I know it does a few things better than the cheaper alternatives, however at the end of the day, if we are not doing bike maintenance for a living, and you just want to reset the odd service light etc cheaper alternative is perfect example ODBLINK LX with motoscan software.

https://www.motoscan.de/diagnoseadapter/

and latest GS-911 updates so might be worth keeping

http://www.hexcode.co.za/april-2019-software-updates-available

Also just noticed this

BMW Models that require a GS-911wifi or GS-911usb Generation 2 interface
Note: These are the K001 chassis models - ALL of these K001 chassis models require the GS-911wifi or GS-911usb Generation 2 interface!

R-Series
R1200GS LC (K50), R1200GS Adv LC (K51), R1200RT LC (K52), R1200R LC (K53), R1200RS LC (K54)
R1250GS LC (K50), R1250GS Adv LC (K51), R1250RT LC (K52), R1250R LC (K53), R1250RS LC (K54)
R nineT (K21) 2017+, R nineT Pure (K22), R nineT Scrambler (K23), R nineT Racer (K32), R nineT Urban G/S (K33)

Smogbob said:

I know it does a few things better than the cheaper alternatives, however at the end of the day, if we are not doing bike maintenance for a living, and you just want to reset the odd service light etc cheaper alternative is perfect example ODBLINK LX with motoscan software.

https://www.motoscan.de/diagnoseadapter/

and latest GS-911 updates so might be worth keeping

http://www.hexcode.co.za/april-2019-software-updates-available

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Smogbob said:

Also just noticed this

BMW Models that require a GS-911wifi or GS-911usb Generation 2 interface
Note: These are the K001 chassis models - ALL of these K001 chassis models require the GS-911wifi or GS-911usb Generation 2 interface!

R-Series
R1200GS LC (K50), R1200GS Adv LC (K51), R1200RT LC (K52), R1200R LC (K53), R1200RS LC (K54)
R1250GS LC (K50), R1250GS Adv LC (K51), R1250RT LC (K52), R1250R LC (K53), R1250RS LC (K54)
R nineT (K21) 2017+, R nineT Pure (K22), R nineT Scrambler (K23), R nineT Racer (K32), R nineT Urban G/S (K33)

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Thank for your input.

I'll probably just keep it and buy an adapter.

Mr Bean said:

Thank for your input.

I'll probably just keep it and buy an adapter.

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Your welcome, so I take it you have the Red coloured one generation 2 not the Yellow one


Our first generation, yellow GS-911 USB and Bluetooth interfaces are not compatible with the newer K001 chassis or EURO4 BMW bike models. Unfortunately, BMW has changed the diagnostic connector and protocol for these newer bikes and this means that our older interfaces can never be compatible with them. You can read more about this in another FAQ page.

We would have preferred to just release a firmware update, but since hardware changes were required, we had to invest in developing the new GS-911wifi (with 10-pin/ OBD-II connector) and GS-911usb Generation 2 to support these bike models. We used this opportunity to create a hardware interface that can be used with more client platforms through a web browser user interface in addition to the existing GS-911 Windows PC application. At the time of writing this, the GS-911wifi (with 10-pin/ OBD-II connector) and GS-911usb Generation 2 are the only interfaces we offer that are compatible with the K001 bikes. You can see more information about which bike models are supported by our different interfaces on the function chart.

The GS-911 Windows PC software will give you a message, saying "This GS-911 interface does not support the selected bike model, please use the GS-911wifi interface" if you try to use an older yellow GS-911 interface with a newer bike model.

We are not able to provide upgrades or replacements for used devices, but many of our customers have sold their older yellow GS-911 interfaces second-hand to supplement the cost of a new GS-911wifi. If you no longer have a use for your older interface, you can consider doing the same.

Yes, the red one. Bought it for my previous LC.

Mr Bean said:

Yes, the red one. Bought it for my previous LC.

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