[coolmel]

Loved it! I also see a shiny, ol' blue Karizma next to your GS. Seems its been kept well too. Cheers from a v1 Zma owner.

[GutsyGibbon]

Originally Posted by dkaile

Night View of the B6 Brake Light. This is at 10% intensity!! Yes, you read it right. It is so bright that I had to set it at 10% on riding mode and 50% on braking mode. Blows the stock brake light out of the park. [i][b]Higher Visibility = Higher Safety on 2 Wheels.
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That is a significant difference. Thanks for this detail. I just noticed how feeble the stock brake lights are on my 1250 gs. I will order the B6 brake light as well.

I have the Denali fog lights, but I am not sure about the can bus interface. Did you buy that separately, or was it included with the lights?

[VellVector]

Originally Posted by GutsyGibbon

I have the Denali fog lights, but I am not sure about the can bus interface. Did you buy that separately, or was it included with the lights?

The Cansmart is a separate item, its not included with any lights.

How do you turn on your foglights now? - If it is by pressing the indicator switch then it will be routed through a cansmart. If you have a separate with then probably not.

You can also check by checking under the rear seat - it will be visible if it has been installed.

[GutsyGibbon]

Originally Posted by VellVector

The Cansmart is a separate item, its not included with any lights.

How do you turn on your foglights now? - If it is by pressing the indicator switch then it will be routed through a cansmart. If you have a separate with then probably not.

You can also check by checking under the rear seat - it will be visible if it has been installed.

Thanks for your response.

My fog lights turn on along with the headlights. Previous owner has it programmed it for flashing strobe lights when I double tap highbeam, it looks like a cop's bike. I assume he did it with cansmart. I see bunch of cables under the seat, but nothing that looks like the adapter that says "cansmart". I don't think I have it, not sure how he programmed the lights.

[VellVector]

Originally Posted by GutsyGibbon

Thanks for your response.

My fog lights turn on along with the headlights. Previous owner has it programmed it for flashing strobe lights when I double tap highbeam, it looks like a cop's bike. I assume he did it with cansmart. I see bunch of cables under the seat, but nothing that looks like the adapter that says "cansmart". I don't think I have it, not sure how he programmed the lights.

It seems like it is programmed using the cansmart. You can switch on the bike and press and hold the indicator cancel switch for about 5 seconds. If it is through the cansmart then the lights should switch off.

You bike could also be using a hexcan which is the same thing just without the denali branding. It would be a silver colour device.

[dkaile]

Narsingh Bagh Resort, Ram Sagar Lake, Bari, Dholpur, Rajasthan Trip - 734 kms - 03rd to 05th February 2023

Did a 2 night short trip of 734kms to a very beautiful and slightly hidden resort at Ram Sagar Lake/Reservoir in Bari, Rajasthan. Bari is about 34kms from Dholpur on a small link road connecting it to Dholpur. The last 10 odd kms are just beautiful territory for our bikes. This resort is owned by the Dholpur Palace group i.e the Scindia's (Vasundhra Raje ji) and this place also has her personal bungalow in a part of the property.

So all ready at the night before departure, as usual -



The bike prepped up. Used the Rear Aluminium Box's inner waterproof luggage on the rear seat this time around. It comes with all the straps to neatly tie it down to the pillion seat and also acts as a backrest for my lower spine. I am 55 now...lolz



En-route break on the Agra Expressway. Had a major problem immediately after starting from Meerut. More on that later...



Reached our lovely resort in the early evening. Here's a look at our room -



And a view of our room from the outside. Extremely beautiful rustic setting in the middle of nowhere -



And what a Sunset we witnessed there besides the Ram Sagar Lake. It was just breathtaking - That is why we ride...



Idyllic setting all around. Notice the machaan...



And the nights were so peaceful, we could hear only nature... and even the stars twinkling...



Next morning. There were 6 of us who initially started and reached from Meerut -



The issue - Here's my bike in the photo below. As you will notice from the red arrow that I have marked, that is a Interceptor 650 battery strapped there. Immediately after starting from Meerut on Day 1, we had stopped to take a break and I had turned my bike off. On resuming our trip, my bike refused to start. It would crank up weakly but did not start. I immediately realised it is some battery issue. I opened up the battery compartment and saw there was some carbon deposit on the negative terminal, which I cleaned up thoroughly. But the bike still refused to start, perhaps because I had cranked the battery multiple times and the battery had lost it's charge. So 2 of my friend's with me searched and brought a electrician from a nearby shop, who got along a Fiat battery and we tried doing a jump start. The bike came to life immediately. What a relief!! Now everything seemed normal but I was afraid that if my battery was somehow damaged internally, the bike might not restart next time around. Took some wires from the electrician for the trip ahead so I could jump start on my own with one of my buddies help, if needed. Then one of my friend suggested picking up a spare battery in case we needed to change it. There was no time to call BMW RSA so we opted for the next best thing.

My friend knew a Royal Enfield dealer at Greater Noida, which was enroute anyways. And as I have already mentioned previously in this thread, that the Interceptor 650's 14Ah battery is a perfect match for our BMW's. So we reached the dealership, planning to pick up a new Interceptor 650 battery and there I switched OFF my bike.

The Moment of Truth - I cranked my bike. And Voila... it came to life immediately in half a crank, and that is with the original battery still attached. I cranked multiple times after that and the result was the same. So there was nothing wrong with the original battery. It was just not charging properly due to the deposits on the negative terminal which I had since cleaned up. And the battery must have fully charged up on it's journey to Greater Noida. Just in case, I still got the Interceptor 650 battery from the dealer friend (and I am most Thankful for him for that) to keep as a backup on this long trip, in case anything goes wrong again with the battery.

So next morning I again cranked and the bike came to live in half a crank as usual. As you can see in this photo, the new Interceptor battery remained bungee tied to the rear carrier for the entire trip back to Meerut, without any further issues. Thank God... Khoda Pahaad... Nikli Chuhiya... Lolz



Back to the trip - As I mentioned, 6 of us started from Meerut on day 1



Ram Sagar lake is filled with hundreds of huge crocodiles. And we were fortunate enough to sight many, here is one basking in the sunshine right here on our property... Surreal...



Had a lovely bonfire in the night, under pin drop silence and an absolutely clear night sky, where every star was visible. Shared our adventure stories with buddies. Incidentally one of our Ducati Diavel rider ran out of petrol on the Agra Expressway. Damn Ducati for not providing and fuel gauge on the Diavel! Luckily he had push only for a few hundred meters before we reached a fuel bunk. But adventure it was, pushing a 2 ton bike uphill on flyover...lolz



On the 2nd day afternoon, 2 more of our buddies joined in from Meerut, and then we were 8 -



Finally bid goodbye after 2 nights and started the journey back. It was without any events, though I did touch speeds on the expressway, which I can't mention on open forums. Back enroute on the expressway -



Another of my Ducati buddies -



Another stop before Meerut -



Finally reached home on the 3rd day afternoon with 734 kms on the trip odo. The bike is still doing low mileage due to multiple bikes in the garage.



The original battery is now working fine till date. Here's the Interceptor battery that I got from my friend. Being tested and charged for another day...



Another fantastic road trip come to a end with lasting memories.

Cheers...

[dkaile]

Raida Motorcycle Cover

Again got the Raida Motorcycle Cover for the Beemer. Transferred the old one to the Heritage Softail as it's cover had really taken a beating. Cost 1849/- Size XXL, Colour - Black





Recent short ride with a buddies 750GS



Cheers...

[dkaile]

Battery Changed 14-12-2023 @Rs. 3200/-

The old battery finally died on me completely and I got it changed by an Exide one model XLTX14 from the Interceptor 650 -



Same 14Ah specs


The old and new one together. The original one is around 15k at the BMW workshop while this Exide one is Rs. 3200/- less 300 for old battery i.e. net Rs. 2900/-. And don't be confused by any naysayers, it works perfectly and is a direct replacement.


Went on a 100kms ride with my son in law after changing the battery. Worked flawlessly and perfectly. Also suddenly, I feel the bike to be more peppy and taut. Perhaps due to all it's systems receiving the correct and full voltage now, which it was not receiving for sometime.


Cheers...

[dkaile]

Optimate Battery Charging Lead 10-02-2024

Got two sets of the these battery charging leads from Big Bad Bikes, Bangalore for 900 bucks each, for my various bikes. Will be attaching shortly, so thought of sharing. Exceptional quality, with 3 SAE covers in different colours and facility to zip tie to the bike -



More product details in this video -

https://youtu.be/RCB6r-iz8hs?si=disZZ5VKoKjwkNKT

The Ride goes on...





Cheers for now...

[dkaile]

Mussourie Overnighter - 430 kms - 27/28-04-2024

It was election day on the 26th of April here in Meerut. And after doing our constitutional duty, we planned a short overnighter to Mussourie -



The bike was ready -



So was the usual gear -



I was going through the manual and found that the recommended grade of fuel for my bike was RON 95. I had been using only normal petrol since the time I had bought the bike without any issues but that as we all know is RON 91. So decided to tank up the bike this time with XP95 -



And the bike ran much smoother with XP95. We started early by 6am and had some beautiful empty stretches en-route and we achieved unmentionable speeds. This is a superbike in sheep's clothing -



We took the Muzaffarnagar Deoband highway but construction was still going on for the new Delhi-Dehradun highway project at many places -



Stopping en-route for a must 'Shikanji' break -



The entry to Mussourie was maddening to say the least. Total jam in the last 4-5kms. We reached there before 11am and then the skies opened and we had to take refuge in a hotel. But then this was the view which made us forget everything and we sat down for breakfast -



And there was natural beauty in some still unspoiled places -



We finally reached our homestay, battling some very bad traffic in the last 2~3 kms, near Library Chowk -



And this was the view from my room -



And some rare sightings of 'Langoors', which abound in the vicinity -



I cleaned my bike a bit next morning -



The signature look -



Nice cuppa with a view and we moved from there after breakfast -



But disaster struck almost immediately. The Tiger 900 Rally Pro in our group went absolutely and suddenly dead. It was a new bike and this was quite unexpected. We tried to troubleshoot and found out that a fuse was blown which kept on blowing even after replacing. So there was some wiring issue which we could not solve. We called for some RSA, I think it was from Harley guys, and we finally could arrange a flatbed to carry the bike back to Meerut. The Rider was dispatched back home in a taxi and so quite a few hours got wasted in the process -



Back en-route to Dehradun via the Hathi-Paon route. Was relatively less crowded and with some fantastic bends -



The Return Journey that Sunday was HELL.God knows what happens to the Delhi crowd that everyone wants to go to the hills on any long weekend. We faced bumper to bumper traffic and massive traffic jams in nearly 100kms of the total 200km journey back home. Finally made it to Namaste Resort near Khatauli for a drink -



A Starbucks cold coffee was urgently needed to cool down -



Finally reached home battling another massive traffic jam in the last 30~40kms before Meerut. 431kms on the odo for the journey. 18.8kmpl was the fuel efficiency. Marginally better even after such massive jams enroute, maybe due to XP95!



Lesson - Don't travel on North Indian roads during long weekends...Lolz

Cheers for now...

[dkaile]

My Beemer finally gets WIRELESS Android Auto for FREE -








All details posted here in a new DIY Post - https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-d...under-10k.html (DIY: Get ANDROID AUTO on any Car/Bike for FREE (or under 10k)) (DIY: Get Android Auto in any Car/Bike for Free (or under 10k))

Cheers...

[Genie]

Considering a new 1250GS but have to mention that this is 2023 Model year. Since the bike is almost a year old at the showroom, want to know the pros and cons and what are the factors to be considered. It would help if anyone can share a PDI check list for the GS.

Also need advise on the below
- Engine Crash guards - to go with BMW ones which are a 3 point mount (easily bent on fall I am told) VS a SW Motech ones which are 4 point mount.
- The SA advises that Bark Busters are not required - your opinions please
- Also as I dont plan to do much offroading, the OEM bash plate is sufficient is what I am told
- Any other must have protection accessories?

[Rahulkool]

Originally Posted by dkaile

But disaster struck almost immediately. The Tiger 900 Rally Pro in our group went absolutely and suddenly dead. It was a new bike and this was quite unexpected. We tried to troubleshoot and found out that a fuse was blown which kept on blowing even after replacing. So there was some wiring issue which we could not solve. We called for some RSA, I think it was from Harley guys, and we finally could arrange a flatbed to carry the bike back to Meerut. The Rider was dispatched back home in a taxi and so quite a few hours got wasted in the process -

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I noticed the rear suspension of the T900 in this image. It is compressed way too much, i understand that to strap it down on the flat bed they have to use straps and main stand can not be use. But here it look like rear suspension might be gone beyond its usual travel. Just wondering if it can damage the suspension. My bike was also strapped like this on flat bed but suspension was not like this.