I'm thankful that my R1250 GS Adventure has the canbus port on the left side, so I can just plug in my BMW trickle charger in to it. No need for an alternate charger.
@@AmericanAbroad1 They've done a few things better on the new models. Two USB ports up front, instead of the canbus port, and then the additional canbus port on the rear side of the bike. Much more convenient.
Of course you can always attach a charger directly to the battery but BMW instructs you to not do so while the battery is installed in the bike. Why? The reason is that many modern chargers are “smart” and will try to recondition (disulphate) a battery if it decides that the battery needs reconditioning. The desulphation process involves the application of high voltage pulses to the battery and if the battery is connected in the bike then all the bike’s expensive electronics also get exposed to the high voltage pulses as well. So there is some risk of damage involved. BMW isn’t going to try to explain how to determine whether your particular charger has a desulphation capability or not so it just tells you not to charge the battery directly in the bike to mitigate the risk. If you have a smart charger and intend to connect direct to the battery while the battery is in the bike you should read the charger’s manual to see if the desulphation mode can be disabled. I use the Optimate 4 charger in its “CAN-bus mode” (sic) direct to the battery because in that mode high voltage desulphation is deactivated. I can’t be bothered with charging via the accessory port.
@@AmericanAbroad1 It is what BMW wants you to do, however I have not found anyone that has had a problem with charging right from the battery? Thanks for letting me know!
Ciao, ho appena comprato una gs 1250 2023, posso attaccarci un mantenitore classico direttamente in batteria come avevo su gs 1200 del 2012? Oppure il positivo rosso lo devo attaccare al "morsettino" rosso affianco alla batteria come ai fatto tu? Perchè attaccarlo li? Grazie
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I'm thankful that my R1250 GS Adventure has the canbus port on the left side, so I can just plug in my BMW trickle charger in to it. No need for an alternate charger.
Yes the newer ones do. My 1250 is a 2019. They haven’t changed it yet.
Idk why they didn’t in 2019. Seems like a no brainer
@@AmericanAbroad1 They've done a few things better on the new models. Two USB ports up front, instead of the canbus port, and then the additional canbus port on the rear side of the bike. Much more convenient.
Of course you can always attach a charger directly to the battery but BMW instructs you to not do so while the battery is installed in the bike. Why? The reason is that many modern chargers are “smart” and will try to recondition (disulphate) a battery if it decides that the battery needs reconditioning. The desulphation process involves the application of high voltage pulses to the battery and if the battery is connected in the bike then all the bike’s expensive electronics also get exposed to the high voltage pulses as well. So there is some risk of damage involved. BMW isn’t going to try to explain how to determine whether your particular charger has a desulphation capability or not so it just tells you not to charge the battery directly in the bike to mitigate the risk.
If you have a smart charger and intend to connect direct to the battery while the battery is in the bike you should read the charger’s manual to see if the desulphation mode can be disabled. I use the Optimate 4 charger in its “CAN-bus mode” (sic) direct to the battery because in that mode high voltage desulphation is deactivated. I can’t be bothered with charging via the accessory port.
Because of this comment I just ordered the conversion kit👍🏼
@@AmericanAbroad1 It is what BMW wants you to do, however I have not found anyone that has had a problem with charging right from the battery? Thanks for letting me know!
Ciao, ho appena comprato una gs 1250 2023, posso attaccarci un mantenitore classico direttamente in batteria come avevo su gs 1200 del 2012? Oppure il positivo rosso lo devo attaccare al "morsettino" rosso affianco alla batteria come ai fatto tu? Perchè attaccarlo li? Grazie
Great Video Thank you
Best investment you could make when not out every other day on the GS especially with the tracker vampire fitted these days 🏍👍
Couldn’t agree more
Hi there, would you like to try out some motorcycle accessories for the BMW R1200GS R1250GS?
Sure. Hit me up at @americanabroadofficial on insta
@@AmericanAbroad1 Thank you! I sent messages to @americanabroadofficial some days before. Please check the messages at your convenience (the messages may go into the "Requests"). Thanks in advance!
Good video. Just installed this on my GSA, too. Cheers!
Glad it helped! Enjoy!
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