Deleting the ABS on my 2006 k1200 S BMW. Thank you for watching the video and make sure you gave her a thumbs up let me know what else you want to see down in the comments below and make sure you’re subscribed!!
I picked up a 2006 K1200s with 44,000 miles. Super clean very well taken care of. I wasn’t sure what to do about the abs system locking up issue so I decided to go through a few tutorials and decide which one I liked best to help me fix the issue. Your tutorial was the first one that I clicked on and it played all the way through without pausing at all. Very good tutorial.I don’t think I need to watch any others. You covered everything and explained details very well. It was really corny but equally informative. Your ability to make things work with what you have available was like watching myself. I do not know anyone personally that has the same level of on the fly ability. I will start mine first thing in the morning and let you know when I’m done and how it turned out. Sincerely, Thank you
This guy broke parts of the bike removing this module, and you wanna follow his lead? Gosh O.o it is NOT hard to remove this module correctly, a minor pain yes, but jesus i am not experienced in any way shape or form, and i did it 0 issue...
Cool video, awesome to see someone working on my favourite bike series. I have a 2005 K1200S, 2006 K1200R and 2009 K1300S. My 2005 k1200S rear brake stopped working so I may need to do some research to fix. Mean machines, cant wait to see what you make of it.
I have deleted the ABS on a friends K1200s, all I can say is after... The brakes were nowhere near as good as it was when it was working.... A bike of this weight NEEDS Servo assisted brakes....
This is interesting because mine just decided to stop working on their own and it was much harder to bring the bike to a stop like you said. But is there a way to keep the servo while bypassing the abs?
@cya1noAppreciate the response. But this was a few months ago and I ended up getting mine refurbished which wasn't too expensive, and so far it's held up pretty well. But for anyone curious there is a way to keep the servo while deleting the ABS. There's a company called RH electronics that sell a kit for £750 and I've spoken to a few owners who highly rate it. I hear what you're saying about the lack of servo but personally one of the things I liked about the bike in the beginning was the feel of the brakes, so if I have an option to keep that feel I'd rather explore that option. But each to their own.
@cya1noDepends on the model year I think. They changed in 07 as far as I know. But I'm no mechanic. This is just info I've found on forums and websites.
Awesome man. Just bought a K1200s 2005 model today. Looks to be a copy of exactly this bike. 60k kms, previous owner scuffed the side a little as well, abs out. I bought the bike with the ABS out. He gave me two abs units along with it. Is it worth putting it back in? Looking forward to what else you'll be doing with this bike.
I know the videos 10 months on, but when you seperated the unit to disconnect the ribbon wire, did you put the unit back together, or was that what you water proofed the smaller end with the wire harness main plug. Cheers Darren
Very good video Alex. Sorry about your crash. I’m interested in a 2008 K1200 S. As a package the bike looks like it’s everything that I want, lots of horsepower, inline four and shaft drive. A sport touring bike proper. I’m just a little concerned about the reliability of these machines especially the dangers when something goes wrong such as yours. I’ve read online of other safety recalls for this machine. Was this ABS problem fixed in the 2008 models?
@@selophane43 You are in luck, the 2008 onwards models do not have the "brake assistance" servo system that this bike has. Its much more of a "conventional" brake system. Also the recalls with wheel flange and other bits have been addressed by the 2008 modelyear. Look out for the clutch on the bike you are buying, but other than that if its been maintained well it should be a sick ride. If you take the plunge then know that these bikes REALLY appriciate being overmaintained to some degree Fresh fluids often and keep it clean The engines themselves are VERY strong. Dont expect to need to do valves etc anytime soon unless you are at 50k miles or more.
@@Surpriseify Well I bought the bike in January from a bmw/triumph dealer in VA. It only had 7000 miles but they did lots of work on it. New clutch basket, new rear hub, new fuel pump and fuel gauge unit and the other recommended 6000 mile services. The machine rides amazing. But…during an 800 mile ride in April the bike was acting up. Random stalling and hard to restart. My buddy thought it was bad gas. I refilled with fresh gas and a half can of Sea Foam. Seemed to fix it until a week ago it did it again. Hmmmm.
@@selophane43 Damn Very hard to diagnose as it could be anything from a sensor issue to a mechanical one. You can try this Turn on the ignition Roll the gas from 0% to 100% SLOWLY, then roll OFF the gass, again slowly untill 0%. Do this 3x then turn the ignition off. You will hear the throttlebodies resetting.
what you really should do is remove all the brake discs and calipers, and then see how fast it can go ,without all that extra weight . dont forget to film it pov
Hi man, you are a savier 🎊😇. Quick question though, while putting the ABS unit in place, did you reconnect the hydraulics in or not? Also does this make sense to reconnect them and to to do the hydraulic liquid level? Thanks a lot
Is there not a better way to by pass the warning lights? They warn u of other things to, not so? Can the ecu not be programmed for abs out? Or a bridging of the abs unit plug perhaps? I ask as I don't know. How much does that piece of kit weigh in any case? Seems bulky.
I already bypassed my ABS so it does not have control.. but my Speedo has never worked. Any Suggestions? Parts I need. (No I don't want the ABS back) I would like my speedo to work and the other instruments. The gas gauge works. 2006 k1200s
I’m an engineer duhhr! I have a degree duhhr! Relax Water Boy! some engineers lack common sense. They do not see right away what is obvious to to someone else. We help them see by explaining in a way for that engineer to understand what we see. We are all different. It’s what makes us people From Mr. No Degree Aerospace R&D technician level 4
I picked up a 2006 K1200s with 44,000 miles. Super clean very well taken care of. I wasn’t sure what to do about the abs system locking up issue so I decided to go through a few tutorials and decide which one I liked best to help me fix the issue. Your tutorial was the first one that I clicked on and it played all the way through without pausing at all. Very good tutorial.I don’t think I need to watch any others. You covered everything and explained details very well. It was really corny but equally informative. Your ability to make things work with what you have available was like watching myself. I do not know anyone personally that has the same level of on the fly ability. I will start mine first thing in the morning and let you know when I’m done and how it turned out. Sincerely, Thank you
This guy broke parts of the bike removing this module, and you wanna follow his lead?
Gosh O.o it is NOT hard to remove this module correctly, a minor pain yes, but jesus i am not experienced in any way shape or form, and i did it 0 issue...
Cool video, awesome to see someone working on my favourite bike series. I have a 2005 K1200S, 2006 K1200R and 2009 K1300S. My 2005 k1200S rear brake stopped working so I may need to do some research to fix. Mean machines, cant wait to see what you make of it.
I have deleted the ABS on a friends K1200s, all I can say is after... The brakes were nowhere near as good as it was when it was working.... A bike of this weight NEEDS Servo assisted brakes....
On mine the brakes are wayyyy better and supper touchy and my other bikes way heavier without it and works fine. I think you may have another problem.
This is interesting because mine just decided to stop working on their own and it was much harder to bring the bike to a stop like you said. But is there a way to keep the servo while bypassing the abs?
it is a solution th-cam.com/video/7rYiA2TRQMo/w-d-xo.html
@cya1noAppreciate the response. But this was a few months ago and I ended up getting mine refurbished which wasn't too expensive, and so far it's held up pretty well.
But for anyone curious there is a way to keep the servo while deleting the ABS. There's a company called RH electronics that sell a kit for £750 and I've spoken to a few owners who highly rate it.
I hear what you're saying about the lack of servo but personally one of the things I liked about the bike in the beginning was the feel of the brakes, so if I have an option to keep that feel I'd rather explore that option. But each to their own.
@cya1noDepends on the model year I think. They changed in 07 as far as I know. But I'm no mechanic. This is just info I've found on forums and websites.
Awesome man. Just bought a K1200s 2005 model today.
Looks to be a copy of exactly this bike. 60k kms, previous owner scuffed the side a little as well, abs out.
I bought the bike with the ABS out. He gave me two abs units along with it. Is it worth putting it back in?
Looking forward to what else you'll be doing with this bike.
Congrats on the new bike and I really like it without the abs over having it
I know the videos 10 months on, but when you seperated the unit to disconnect the ribbon wire, did you put the unit back together, or was that what you water proofed the smaller end with the wire harness main plug. Cheers Darren
I water proofed the small end and got rid of the big part
That's awesome! I got a k1300r, the only one registered in the US
That’s awesome I think those look so sick
Very good video Alex. Sorry about your crash. I’m interested in a 2008 K1200 S. As a package the bike looks like it’s everything that I want, lots of horsepower, inline four and shaft drive. A sport touring bike proper. I’m just a little concerned about the reliability of these machines especially the dangers when something goes wrong such as yours. I’ve read online of other safety recalls for this machine. Was this ABS problem fixed in the 2008 models?
@@selophane43 You are in luck, the 2008 onwards models do not have the "brake assistance" servo system that this bike has.
Its much more of a "conventional" brake system.
Also the recalls with wheel flange and other bits have been addressed by the 2008 modelyear.
Look out for the clutch on the bike you are buying, but other than that if its been maintained well it should be a sick ride.
If you take the plunge then know that these bikes REALLY appriciate being overmaintained to some degree
Fresh fluids often and keep it clean
The engines themselves are VERY strong. Dont expect to need to do valves etc anytime soon unless you are at 50k miles or more.
@@Surpriseify Well I bought the bike in January from a bmw/triumph dealer in VA. It only had 7000 miles but they did lots of work on it. New clutch basket, new rear hub, new fuel pump and fuel gauge unit and the other recommended 6000 mile services. The machine rides amazing. But…during an 800 mile ride in April the bike was acting up. Random stalling and hard to restart. My buddy thought it was bad gas. I refilled with fresh gas and a half can of Sea Foam. Seemed to fix it until a week ago it did it again. Hmmmm.
@@selophane43 Damn
Very hard to diagnose as it could be anything from a sensor issue to a mechanical one.
You can try this
Turn on the ignition
Roll the gas from 0% to 100% SLOWLY, then roll OFF the gass, again slowly untill 0%.
Do this 3x then turn the ignition off.
You will hear the throttlebodies resetting.
what you really should do is remove all the brake discs and calipers, and then see how fast it can go ,without all that extra weight . dont forget to film it pov
Full send
Hi man, you are a savier 🎊😇. Quick question though, while putting the ABS unit in place, did you reconnect the hydraulics in or not? Also does this make sense to reconnect them and to to do the hydraulic liquid level? Thanks a lot
picking up my 08 tomorrow
Is there not a better way to by pass the warning lights? They warn u of other things to, not so? Can the ecu not be programmed for abs out? Or a bridging of the abs unit plug perhaps? I ask as I don't know. How much does that piece of kit weigh in any case? Seems bulky.
I guess there could be a better way to do that but it probably would coast money and I’m cheap haha
@@alextrout2631 😆 lol
I already bypassed my ABS so it does not have control.. but my Speedo has never worked. Any Suggestions? Parts I need. (No I don't want the ABS back) I would like my speedo to work and the other instruments. The gas gauge works. 2006 k1200s
Im a mechanical engineer and trust me when I say Beemer engineers know what they are doing.Thousands of hours of R and D etc.FIX the A.B.S.
I can ride it so much faster without the abs flying into corners tho
I’m an engineer duhhr! I have a degree duhhr!
Relax Water Boy! some engineers lack common sense. They do not see right away what is obvious to to someone else. We help them see by explaining in a way for that engineer to understand what we see. We are all different. It’s what makes us people
From Mr. No Degree Aerospace R&D technician level 4
BTW I achieved level 4 after 6 years working as a tech before the requirements changed
Today level 4 does require a degree
Sounds like BMW should be issuing a recall. That fault sounds like it makes these bikes a potential death trap…
Absolutely!
Dude!, where's your apron?
Need one haha
@@alextrout2631 yep sure do, a butcher at work
Would you sell the abs motors if you still have them around?
I'm looking too!
Is your bike tuned as well
Nope she’s stock
Hi, does your stop light work?
Yep
How much is the fuel consumption around the city