I want to leave here my thanks to SER ILLUMINADO kIRK'S MOTORRADA SHOP, my Bmw k 1200lt was stopped, due to the abs brake it didn't work anymore and I almost had a very serious accident because it failed when I needed it. so I left it still until I watched the video of our FRIEND KIRK and I managed to delete the abs system from mine and I'm walking again and since here in Brazil there are no restrictions on the original accessories I'm happy thanks Kirk.
I just got done a large portion of the abs delete Thanks to you Kirk. You are the man. Thank you for your videos on the K bikes. I own a 2002 K1200rs and a large portion of the work done on it is because of your videos. Keep it up!
Ready to buy my first K12 thanks to Kirk's videos. The ABS was the main system I am concerned with. Kirk's experience shared here is a gift to the community. Thank you.
Kirk performed this with my ‘04 LT that I thought was a goner. 18 months later she brakes just as fine as all the non ABS bikes I had prior to her. If you don’t feel confident doing it yourself, rent a U-Haul MC trailer for $15/day and visit Kirk. It was well worth my two round trips from northeast Ohio! 👍🏼
Kirk!!! Good to see you again. I believe it’s been a while. Always enjoy watching you do these and I’m under the impression you could do this blindfolded or sound asleep. Just wanted to say, nice touch with the purple plant on the bench. It screams you!! Keep up the good work.
I did the bypass on my 05. On the front disconnected the abs and went from the reservoir to the caliper via the split connector . On the back went straight form pump to caliper. I left the abs lines intact in case prices ever come down . on problem i have is no brake light . Ill watch Kirks deal and see if he address that .. Love his videos
Are you certain this works with all years? My 2000 still has the ABS light blinking, and cutting these would be easy enough with a long set of snips. But, getting in and repairing them would be another story.
I "recently' bought a K1200LT that was dealer seviced and had Just been servied when I bought it. Steel brake lines and Everything....but the ABS was blinking. .... I decided to service it myself and changed the oil, water, etc. When I bled the brakes I found the problem:: The dealer forgot to top off the reservoir after bleeding and it was at minimum. So now everrything is OK.
Are the early model equipped with the passive ABS, the one that if it fails you can brake the same? If yes till what year of manufacturing? Interested to buy one but prefer with passive ABS, like the one I have on my 2000 RT1100. Thanks for your video and suggestions.
Hey. I have a question. Have owned a k1200lt for 2 seasons now, but in the winter the hevy snow broke the shelter where my k1200lt was hibernating and that broke the windshield and the mechanism for the raising for it. Can you give me pointers where to look for a new(used) windscreen mechanism. The k bike was mine and my wife's getaway bike. So i'd like to ride it this season again.
This is another great video! Just finished installing the kit on my K1200 (2000 model year - non integrated ABS). I pulled the relay and disconnected the controller unit from the ABS. However, I'm still getting a slow flash on my ABS dash light. Anyone have a suggestion on what this could be? All other lighting is working well - no additional dash lights besides the ABS.
I have two questions 1. By using this kit l will lose link brakes correct. 2. how much more additional force does it take to apply the front brake compared to the standard with the power assist. Thanks
I have a 2003 Lt, and a 2003 RS. iABS failed on both bikes, despite annual fluid changes! On both bikes, there were no prior symptoms, and the failure was sudden without any warning. I agree with Kirk, the standard LT brakes work very well after iABS removal. Predictable, positive braking, not grabby on loose surfaces.. and no longer the constant worry of sudden iABS failure, and "residual braking"! Read that as NO BRAKES!!
Fortunately here in Spain we have a company that restore all the internal components of the iABS modulator, motors, pressure sensors, transistors, software uptdating. I would not ride such a heavy bike without an ABS system.
HY. SIR. MY. PROBLEM. IS. THAT ONCE. THE BIKE. ENGINE IS OF I GOT NO BRAKES.. I LEAR THAT THE HARD WAY 2 RIBS AN MY BACK. SORE. PLEACE. HELP. AND. BLESSED BE. SIR
I have do it I remove it but no speedometer and the brake lights are stuck on .eny solutions or eny kit to remove this out ?also I try to connect again the wires on abs but still no speedometer and brake light s on thank you
The electronic box must be replaced to the bike once you remove it from the pump. Are you sure it was working prior to removing it? Does the horn work? It is on the same circuit.
Unrelated question since you are knowledgeable: I have a 2014 K16GTL with about 30K miles. I'm getting a rattle from the motor at about 2500/3000rpm off throttle, particularly at startup. I run AMSOIL metric oil. I haven't checked the valves yet. Is this most likely a tappy/happy valve due to excessive clearance or is it more likely to be a cam chain tensioner failing? Thanks for any guesses LOL.
@@kirksmotorrad Thank you. The forum experts (for what that's worth LOL) all say it's not worth even checking the valves at 18K and many don't do it at 32K either. I guess I will, but I agree the most likely thing is the tensioner. I appreciate your response.
With so many problems with the ABS system and unhappy customers who remove the ABS system you might ask why BMW are still persisting building ABS on their bicycles ..... At least they could make it an option and leave the choice to the customer. The world is complicated enough without ABS. Let us not make it more costy and more complicated than necessary. And maybe BMW could pay more attention to the messy layout under the tupperware including the quality of the paint.
I want to leave here my thanks to SER ILLUMINADO kIRK'S MOTORRADA SHOP, my Bmw k 1200lt was stopped, due to the abs brake it didn't work anymore and I almost had a very serious accident because it failed when I needed it. so I left it still until I watched the video of our FRIEND KIRK and I managed to delete the abs system from mine and I'm walking again and since here in Brazil there are no restrictions on the original accessories I'm happy thanks Kirk.
I just got done a large portion of the abs delete Thanks to you Kirk. You are the man. Thank you for your videos on the K bikes. I own a 2002 K1200rs and a large portion of the work done on it is because of your videos. Keep it up!
Ready to buy my first K12 thanks to Kirk's videos. The ABS was the main system I am concerned with. Kirk's experience shared here is a gift to the community. Thank you.
I’m in the process of deleting the ABS on my R1200CL. This video was very helpful and informative. Thanks.
Kirk performed this with my ‘04 LT that I thought was a goner. 18 months later she brakes just as fine as all the non ABS bikes I had prior to her. If you don’t feel confident doing it yourself, rent a U-Haul MC trailer for $15/day and visit Kirk. It was well worth my two round trips from northeast Ohio! 👍🏼
I'm one of the lucky ones. Live 15 minutes away from the Man!
Kirk!!! Good to see you again. I believe it’s been a while.
Always enjoy watching you do these and I’m under the impression you could do this blindfolded or sound asleep. Just wanted to say, nice touch with the purple plant on the bench. It screams you!! Keep up the good work.
Technicians are gifts. Very Gifted.
Nice, detailed vid. Thanks man, keep the old K's running!
I can’t tell you how excited I am to see this post. I have two K1200LT’s that are going to be “neutered”.
The best video on this aggravating job there is.
Very helpful info. I removed unit from K1200gt but speedo wouldnt work so had to connect it back up to get speedo.
I did the bypass on my 05. On the front disconnected the abs and went from the reservoir to the caliper via the split connector . On the back went straight form pump to caliper. I left the abs lines intact in case prices ever come down . on problem i have is no brake light . Ill watch Kirks deal and see if he address that .. Love his videos
So if you cut the Brown/red, Brown/yellow and Black/white wires on the module that will eliminate your blinking issue.
Are you talking about the wiring harness attached to the ABS or in back of the dash?
Wiring harness at the ABS module.
Are you certain this works with all years? My 2000 still has the ABS light blinking, and cutting these would be easy enough with a long set of snips. But, getting in and repairing them would be another story.
I am not sure about a 2k. Just unplug the bulb! @@baumgang4
@@kirksmotorrad - Thanks to your video detailing how easy this is, I now have LED dash lights and have removed the flashing ABS light.
Master Mechanics.
Someone already bypassed mine and it seems to be working fine, now I have to change the clutch on wow it’s hard to find parts for this bike haha
I "recently' bought a K1200LT that was dealer seviced and had Just been servied when I bought it. Steel brake lines and Everything....but the ABS was blinking. .... I decided to service it myself and changed the oil, water, etc. When I bled the brakes I found the problem:: The dealer forgot to top off the reservoir after bleeding and it was at minimum. So now everrything is OK.
Are the early model equipped with the passive ABS, the one that if it fails you can brake the same? If yes till what year of manufacturing? Interested to buy one but prefer with passive ABS, like the one I have on my 2000 RT1100. Thanks for your video and suggestions.
Hey. I have a question. Have owned a k1200lt for 2 seasons now, but in the winter the hevy snow broke the shelter where my k1200lt was hibernating and that broke the windshield and the mechanism for the raising for it. Can you give me pointers where to look for a new(used) windscreen mechanism. The k bike was mine and my wife's getaway bike. So i'd like to ride it this season again.
This is another great video! Just finished installing the kit on my K1200 (2000 model year - non integrated ABS). I pulled the relay and disconnected the controller unit from the ABS. However, I'm still getting a slow flash on my ABS dash light. Anyone have a suggestion on what this could be? All other lighting is working well - no additional dash lights besides the ABS.
Merci beaucoup, cela va nous être très utile👍✌
Can you do one on a k1200rs? Thanks for the videos!
It should be the same as the LT
I have two questions 1. By using this kit l will lose link brakes correct. 2. how much more additional force does it take to apply the front brake compared to the standard with the power assist. Thanks
Yes, you will have standard brakes. They work exceptionally well. I would say even better and more predictable with better feel!
I have a 2003 Lt, and a 2003 RS. iABS failed on both bikes, despite annual fluid changes! On both bikes, there were no prior symptoms, and the failure was sudden without any warning. I agree with Kirk, the standard LT brakes work very well after iABS removal. Predictable, positive braking, not grabby on loose surfaces.. and no longer the constant worry of sudden iABS failure, and "residual braking"! Read that as NO BRAKES!!
Fortunately here in Spain we have a company that restore all the internal components of the iABS modulator, motors, pressure sensors, transistors, software uptdating. I would not ride such a heavy bike without an ABS system.
Looks like a Rock Auto customer judging by the magnets on the cabinet in the background. You have almost as many as me!
Hi Kirk can I do this on my 2002 bike is it different from this pump? i am having problems with the abs brake system, thanks for your help for us.
Contact me at kirksmotorrad.com and we can talk about what you need.
Will this work on all years of LTS specifically 2009? Thank you.
Good night , Is it possible to know the Spiegler kit number? Because they all make me whole abs and contain more hoses. thank you.
You can buy the kit through me. kirk@kirksmotorrad.com
can the abs be removed from the k1200 rs 1997?thx a lot for your amazing videos
My Brain is on over load. This guy knows this bike from front to end. Whoa.
Hi, we removed the abs on my k1200lt 2008 but the warning light keeps flashing. Any connection or relay that needs to be disconnected too pls?
remove blue relay in the relay box
Thanks for warning me that I didn’t need to spend $50 sending to the UK for a plastic plate to cover the back of the electronics
My ABS is starting to act up in my 2000LT. I'm considering this if it dies. Any reason not to remove the disconnected ABS brake lines?
You can remove them if you want. I dont incase someone wants to replace the ABS in the future
Where do I get that bypass kit
I would like a kit and directions for a 2003 R1150RT
contact me at Kirksmotorrad.com. I think I have one for that
Does this work on All years of 1200 LT? Specifically 2009.
yes. Contact me through kirksmotorrad.com for the lines
make a same job on my K1200LT 2007 finish ABS problem
I wish this was around 5 years ago when I did my 2000. Maybe someone can 3d print up a cover for the controller?
I wish I had a pattern for it. I would get a printer and do it!
HY. SIR. MY. PROBLEM. IS. THAT ONCE. THE BIKE. ENGINE IS OF I GOT NO BRAKES.. I LEAR THAT THE HARD WAY 2 RIBS AN MY BACK. SORE. PLEACE. HELP. AND. BLESSED BE. SIR
Hello. I am from Poland. How could I become the owner of such a set? I have a 2004 LT. Regards
I tend to make a digital photograph in lieu of a mental note. Seems to be more reliable. 😁
It’s obvious that BMW used very high quality parts on these motorcycles.
Kirk, does it cover all model years? I have a 99"? thx...
yes. You can probably leave the pump in though since the brakes are non integrated
Will the kit work on an 03 GT?
I do not have a GT kit yet. I will measure for one the next time I get one in here.
I have an 04 k1200gt that has the flashing lights.
does it work for k1200 rs?
I have do it I remove it but no speedometer and the brake lights are stuck on .eny solutions or eny kit to remove this out ?also I try to connect again the wires on abs but still no speedometer and brake light s on thank you
The electronic box must be replaced to the bike once you remove it from the pump. Are you sure it was working prior to removing it? Does the horn work? It is on the same circuit.
Unrelated question since you are knowledgeable: I have a 2014 K16GTL with about 30K miles. I'm getting a rattle from the motor at about 2500/3000rpm off throttle, particularly at startup. I run AMSOIL metric oil. I haven't checked the valves yet. Is this most likely a tappy/happy valve due to excessive clearance or is it more likely to be a cam chain tensioner failing? Thanks for any guesses LOL.
Metric oil? More of Amsoil’s goofy marketing. I’ve never heard of a metric motorcycle. Is that a new brand? 😂
Have you had the valves adjusted once already? If you haven’t, then I would do that first as you are overdue.
I would get the valves checked but it sounds like a bad chain tensioner. They are pretty easy to change.
@@kirksmotorrad Thank you. The forum experts (for what that's worth LOL) all say it's not worth even checking the valves at 18K and many don't do it at 32K either. I guess I will, but I agree the most likely thing is the tensioner. I appreciate your response.
Still worth picking one of these bikes up knowing that this will eventually be an issue?
Yes. They are a great value
I have an R1200C with ABSII - what do you have for me?
I dont have a kit for that bike yet but the procedure will be similar
I know who I am going to call when my K1200 LT breaks down.
Will this work on a 1998 k1200rs?
Yes it should.
With so many problems with the ABS system and unhappy customers who remove the ABS system you might ask why BMW are still persisting building ABS on their bicycles ..... At least they could make it an option and leave the choice to the customer. The world is complicated enough without ABS. Let us not make it more costy and more complicated than necessary.
And maybe BMW could pay more attention to the messy layout under the tupperware including the quality of the paint.
Nice video but...brake lights dosent work ....spedometer dosent work ..so ...
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Have it repaired....ha ha! Like that's an option. Who's this mythical "They" that rebuilds I-ABS servo brake units?
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