DUDE! Life-saver video! This kind of PSA is what avoids brazilian mechanics from charging you a penny in "part-buying-adventures", only to find out how simple it really was all along....
I'm owner of BMW F900xr and have a quick shifter problem. It was fixed by BMW service shop but the problem is come back again after riding 1000 km. Your video very helpful. I will go the service again and asking them to check about the sensor.
like i said in the video, could just be how loose the clutch cable is or if you rest your fingers on the lever. i fought mine for years until finally figuring this out. good luck!
Your video helped me to solve the problem. It was the clutch. On highspeed there was a little gap on my clutch witch blocked the quickshifter. thank you so much 🎉
Ive got HP levers to fix mine i added a small cable tie onto the clutch pin to make it slighty larger. It now works fine, i did initially tried to play with the switches but the cable tie worked the best.
Really? if it works it works. the actuator for me was the bigger issue than the switch, but i just replaced both to make sure it worked. touchy gadgets!
I've learned a lot of lessons about bikes and life in general over the years the hard way, so might as well share and make life easier for others. Thanks and have a great Sunday!
Great video man. May I ask where did you source the actuator that engages the microswitch from? I need to replace mine, but I can't find it independently from the clutch lever. Part# or anything will help. Cheers.
glad you enjoyed it, the parts i used were ordered from maxbmw in the northeast. that's where i go to get any stock parts now that i don't have a shop just a couple exits away like i used to do.
i believe someone told me that you could use the 19 and up with the 15-18 functionally, but if i remember right, i think i tried bolting one on mine, and if i remember correctly, it was dimensionally different and wouldn't fit. now mine is a '10 that's been modified, not stock, so it's possible that they are a direct swap between the 18 and 19, but i don't have that direct experience.
Thank you, the technical and more the functional question is my target. I think you would answer with a 'yes', you can use a 19 model qs/blipper also on a 15 model.
@@KeuleHamburg1985 yes, i believe functionally it should, although i never had the chance to prove it to myself, but dimensionally, my setup wouldn't fit right, yours might.
Thanks for the video. I've seen reference to the GS911 so many times, but this is the first time I actually see how it works and what menus and functions are available. I'm having some weird issues with my HP4 QS, mine works, but sometimes the power "cut" stays on for 2-3 seconds after the shift has completed. So I'll have the throttle pinned and I'll pull the shifter, CLACK into the next gear, but the power doesn't come back on 2-3 seconds. I'm thinking the loadcell might be sticking internally? And just recently, my traction control light has started slow-blinking intermittently and when it does, the throttle becomes very weird, jerky and unstable, and as soon as the light goes away the bike smooths out. Very strange, as the TC is not actually engaging, it's going into some sort of limp mode. I really need to get a GS911 and start poking around.
Good day. New update. I kept the black thingy under the clutch lever now its works perfectly. Still its hot wired though. But now here comes another challenge. Now the bike is not starting in first gear, when I am engaging the clutch. Before was fine. Is it some thing to do with the switches?
That's good you have it working, but yes, to your last question. think about it this way, you hotwired both switches with the clamp to think the clutch lever is all the way out, right? the problem is you can only start the bike in gear if it thinks the clutch is in to keep from lunging. since you've tricked the bike to think the clutch is always out, it won't start in gear. you will need to go remove your clamp/hotwire trick and adjust the bike to work properly as designed.
Hi, first nice video, I recently changed the micro switch on my 2017 S1KRR since the QS is not working but the cruise control work fine. The issue is that when I’m driving the QS don’t grab any single gear unless the throttle is partially twist (basically nothing just like 1/2 inch from Idle). It feels more like I’m doing a synchronized shifting(rev shifting I think they called on bikes) rather than QS doing the work. It doesn’t work to down nor to up shifting at any RPM just how I described above. So changed the micro switch but still have the same issue, I do not own a GS911 (for now, but look like is an OBD2 for car totally necessary for DIY), do I need to do the reset of the throttle and transmission mandatory at this point? And do the GS911 works with apple computer? This last question I’ll dig in a little bit more obviously hehe Thanks in advance
it's wise to reset the throttle and tran just to eliminate those 'easy' items. even if they're both okay, at least you know those aren't the culprit as you try to troubleshoot. '17 should be the new red gs911, not the old yellow one. i've never owned an apple anything, so guess just read the gs911 info to make sure. i think they make a wired and wireless version now.
@@NoLimitsNoRegretshi, I ordered the red one yesterday after posting the comment here since I like to DIY stuff, eventually I’ll need it so. I’ll calibrate de trans and throttle to discard, but if this doesn’t work I might just order a new QS. Is the stock the one I got.
@@arnaldosanchez7569 good plan. i actually tried several QS devices before finding the real problem. i settled on the alpha quickshifter, had the best luck with that one.
at 13:03 i'm talking about clutch cable adjustment, so not sure what cylinder you're referencing. could you be more specific? i doubt i'll have part numbers for any of this though. easiest thing is go to maxbmw and look at exploded part diagrams and find it in there. that's what i do every time :)
Sorry I got the wrong time stamp 12:43 . I am having the same issues and was able to resolve the QS issue by adjusting the clutch cable. But the cylinder you mentioned is missing from my clutch lever, so nothing is making contact with that bottom switch.
@@GarfordAlexander oh, yeah, that piece. no i don't have the part number for it, but i think it's called the clutch switch actuator. easiest thing is go toa dealer, have them pull up the exploded views, and point at that piece and they can sell it to you. if you don't have a local dealer, maxbmw has the exploded views you can look at to find it. that's what i do when i need parts.
I own a 2011 model bmw s1000rr. quickshifter that worked before is no longer working. I ordered the original quick shifter, but although I visited 3 repair shops, the source of the problem could not be found. The micro switch has just been changed. The soft ware was checked, the quick shifter was reset, but the problem still persists and the quick shifter does not work. I would be very happy if you could help me with this.
ugh, i cover everything i can possibly think of in the video. clutch cable adjustment, mircoswitch, QS reset, software, QS device, and the only other thing i can thing of you didn't mention is the potentiometer that measures the gear position as stated in the video. Every idea i have is in the video. only thing you didn't mention in my list was the clutch cable and potentiometer? there is also the position/angles of everything at the rearset. if you adjusted that or installed new rearsets, those might affect operation?
My 2017 s1000rr has the bracket turned so the microswitch is always pressed. Right now the issue I’m having is at lower rpm’s the quickshifter either works or doesn’t at all. When I give it harder throttle and the rpms climb it works perfectly. But down low just cruising around town it doesn’t want to work at all then all of a sudden will. Worked perfectly before no matter the rpm etc. now all of a sudden I’m having this problem. By chance have any idea what it could be? Thank you
@@austin17qb24 my understanding of how it works is that's correct. The upshifter, even on the old '10 setup for me, was intended to be used under aggressive throttle. i wasn't sure if the '17-18's were the same way, but sounds like they are. What you described is how i would assume it would work based on what i've seen before. as long as it works under harder throttle, that's the point of it.
@@austin17qb24 that makes less sense. only thing i can think of is somehow your revs happe to match by luck. sometimes motorcycles can be kicked up a gear w/o clutching even w/o quickshift devices, just depends on a bunch of factors.
I have an S1000r 2016 and the exact same issue you’re talking about at 8:09. When it gets hot sometimes it simply doesn’t work anymore until restart the bike. What would you recommend in that particular case ?
based on what i was told in my research, if that happened, it was a failure with the quickshifter device itself. If it were me, i would start by replacing that. there was some discussion about older software versions in them being more subject to this, so having a newer version might be safer, such as the alpha i used vs. the stock one if an older version. This is just my guess of course, as you can see there's a lot of complexity and things that can go wrong, but that would be where i'd start.
Hello, so i have this problem with my bmw s 1000 rr 2013 it all started when i was riding and went to drive through and while i was ordering in the drive through i guess the quick shifter stopped working. when i left the drive through it didnt work. there is no codes saying theres a problem with it but i did have a code with the transmission sensor. the quick shifter is never working at any time and on the clutch switch there is only one pin that i believe is for the clutch and not the quickshifter which clicks in fine. im cosidering to use a multimeter to check for reading on the quick shifter but got no idea how but before doing it im wondering if you know that its for sure the quick shifter or some other input that could be usefull
if i understand correctly, your '13 only has the upshift, not the down shift blipper. the transmission sensor would very likely cause the upshifter to stop working. that needs to be replaced and the tran reset through the computer and a gs911 before the quickshifter will work properly.
So after changing the potentiometer the issue stopped coming back, now the issue is like on and off. So basically if I’m in 3 gear and I down shift by rev matching to first and try to quick shift up it doesn’t work but if I then pull the clutch and go to second gear it works all the way up. Sometimes the quick shifter resosponds late. I can perhaps get a video of it to show you but perhaps you know this issue. I had a code come like last time but this time it isn’t there all the time but only came 4 times
@@mathiaspedersen6070 sorry, i don't know what else to tell you. that's all i can think to try. you might get stuck taking it to the dealer at this point.
I've never heard of that being an issue before? The only way I could see that happen is if the chain were so tight it were binding the pinion making it harder to shift, but chain tension is a super easy fix, and something that we should all have adjusted accurately.
Chain does effect it. Had issues with fast shifts after straight. Would stick in gear. Chain was loose, after adjusting closer to loose end of spec it cleared up and shifted quickly again
Troubleshooting common issues with BMW S1000rr quickshifters. other reference videos in description as mentioned.
DUDE! Life-saver video! This kind of PSA is what avoids brazilian mechanics from charging you a penny in "part-buying-adventures", only to find out how simple it really was all along....
glad it helped, took me a lot of time and money to learn all this, so figured i might as well share it out here. enjoy!
I also had to replace this micro switch on a hunch. Dealer didn’t think switch was the problem. It fixed everything.
i think my actuator wear was the actual problem, but was tired of fighting it so replaced them both just to be sure.
I'm owner of BMW F900xr and have a quick shifter problem. It was fixed by BMW service shop but the problem is come back again after riding 1000 km. Your video very helpful. I will go the service again and asking them to check about the sensor.
like i said in the video, could just be how loose the clutch cable is or if you rest your fingers on the lever. i fought mine for years until finally figuring this out. good luck!
Thanks a bunch for this QS cheat code. Mine isn’t working at the track today but I found your video and it helped a lot!!
That's great to hear! Yes after fighting mine for years, I figured I might as well share the lessons and save headaches for everyone else!
Your video helped me to solve the problem.
It was the clutch. On highspeed there was a little gap on my clutch witch blocked the quickshifter. thank you so much 🎉
That's great to hear. i spent forever fighting with mine, so good to know it's helping others!
Ive got HP levers to fix mine i added a small cable tie onto the clutch pin to make it slighty larger. It now works fine, i did initially tried to play with the switches but the cable tie worked the best.
Really? if it works it works. the actuator for me was the bigger issue than the switch, but i just replaced both to make sure it worked. touchy gadgets!
Thanks a lot for the information. You went lot trouble to help others. Well done. Thank you 👍
I've learned a lot of lessons about bikes and life in general over the years the hard way, so might as well share and make life easier for others. Thanks and have a great Sunday!
@@NoLimitsNoRegrets
Well done. Kind regards from “DownUnder” Australia 🇦🇺 👍
@@jeffestrada6857 hell yeah, watch for those 'roos on the road!
Great video man. May I ask where did you source the actuator that engages the microswitch from? I need to replace mine, but I can't find it independently from the clutch lever. Part# or anything will help. Cheers.
glad you enjoyed it, the parts i used were ordered from maxbmw in the northeast. that's where i go to get any stock parts now that i don't have a shop just a couple exits away like i used to do.
Hi, do you know if the qs/blipper component S1000RR 2019 (upwards) is also backwards compatible to the previous model gen. 2015-2018 ?
i believe someone told me that you could use the 19 and up with the 15-18 functionally, but if i remember right, i think i tried bolting one on mine, and if i remember correctly, it was dimensionally different and wouldn't fit. now mine is a '10 that's been modified, not stock, so it's possible that they are a direct swap between the 18 and 19, but i don't have that direct experience.
Thank you, the technical and more the functional question is my target. I think you would answer with a 'yes', you can use a 19 model qs/blipper also on a 15 model.
@@KeuleHamburg1985 yes, i believe functionally it should, although i never had the chance to prove it to myself, but dimensionally, my setup wouldn't fit right, yours might.
Thanks for the video. I've seen reference to the GS911 so many times, but this is the first time I actually see how it works and what menus and functions are available. I'm having some weird issues with my HP4 QS, mine works, but sometimes the power "cut" stays on for 2-3 seconds after the shift has completed. So I'll have the throttle pinned and I'll pull the shifter, CLACK into the next gear, but the power doesn't come back on 2-3 seconds. I'm thinking the loadcell might be sticking internally? And just recently, my traction control light has started slow-blinking intermittently and when it does, the throttle becomes very weird, jerky and unstable, and as soon as the light goes away the bike smooths out. Very strange, as the TC is not actually engaging, it's going into some sort of limp mode. I really need to get a GS911 and start poking around.
that is some strange behavior for sure?? hopefully the gs911 gives you a starting point to troubleshoot it!
Hey! Did you get rid of the power cut off problem? I have the same problem on my 2014 hp4 when I’m shift between 3-4 and if I’m angled. :/
@agtronic
Good day.
New update. I kept the black thingy under the clutch lever now its works perfectly. Still its hot wired though.
But now here comes another challenge.
Now the bike is not starting in first gear, when I am engaging the clutch. Before was fine. Is it some thing to do with the switches?
That's good you have it working, but yes, to your last question. think about it this way, you hotwired both switches with the clamp to think the clutch lever is all the way out, right? the problem is you can only start the bike in gear if it thinks the clutch is in to keep from lunging. since you've tricked the bike to think the clutch is always out, it won't start in gear. you will need to go remove your clamp/hotwire trick and adjust the bike to work properly as designed.
Hi, first nice video, I recently changed the micro switch on my 2017 S1KRR since the QS is not working but the cruise control work fine. The issue is that when I’m driving the QS don’t grab any single gear unless the throttle is partially twist (basically nothing just like 1/2 inch from Idle). It feels more like I’m doing a synchronized shifting(rev shifting I think they called on bikes) rather than QS doing the work. It doesn’t work to down nor to up shifting at any RPM just how I described above.
So changed the micro switch but still have the same issue, I do not own a GS911 (for now, but look like is an OBD2 for car totally necessary for DIY), do I need to do the reset of the throttle and transmission mandatory at this point? And do the GS911 works with apple computer? This last question I’ll dig in a little bit more obviously hehe
Thanks in advance
it's wise to reset the throttle and tran just to eliminate those 'easy' items. even if they're both okay, at least you know those aren't the culprit as you try to troubleshoot. '17 should be the new red gs911, not the old yellow one. i've never owned an apple anything, so guess just read the gs911 info to make sure. i think they make a wired and wireless version now.
@@NoLimitsNoRegretshi, I ordered the red one yesterday after posting the comment here since I like to DIY stuff, eventually I’ll need it so. I’ll calibrate de trans and throttle to discard, but if this doesn’t work I might just order a new QS. Is the stock the one I got.
@@arnaldosanchez7569 good plan. i actually tried several QS devices before finding the real problem. i settled on the alpha quickshifter, had the best luck with that one.
@@NoLimitsNoRegretsI have been trying to find one for my 2017 but nowhere to find. All sold out
@@arnaldosanchez7569 strange they'd be out of those.
Do you know the name or the part number for the cylinder you need to replace at 13:03?
at 13:03 i'm talking about clutch cable adjustment, so not sure what cylinder you're referencing. could you be more specific? i doubt i'll have part numbers for any of this though. easiest thing is go to maxbmw and look at exploded part diagrams and find it in there. that's what i do every time :)
Sorry I got the wrong time stamp 12:43 . I am having the same issues and was able to resolve the QS issue by adjusting the clutch cable. But the cylinder you mentioned is missing from my clutch lever, so nothing is making contact with that bottom switch.
@@GarfordAlexander oh, yeah, that piece. no i don't have the part number for it, but i think it's called the clutch switch actuator. easiest thing is go toa dealer, have them pull up the exploded views, and point at that piece and they can sell it to you. if you don't have a local dealer, maxbmw has the exploded views you can look at to find it. that's what i do when i need parts.
I own a 2011 model bmw s1000rr. quickshifter that worked before is no longer working. I ordered the original quick shifter, but although I visited 3 repair shops, the source of the problem could not be found. The micro switch has just been changed. The soft ware was checked, the quick shifter was reset, but the problem still persists and the quick shifter does not work. I would be very happy if you could help me with this.
ugh, i cover everything i can possibly think of in the video. clutch cable adjustment, mircoswitch, QS reset, software, QS device, and the only other thing i can thing of you didn't mention is the potentiometer that measures the gear position as stated in the video. Every idea i have is in the video. only thing you didn't mention in my list was the clutch cable and potentiometer? there is also the position/angles of everything at the rearset. if you adjusted that or installed new rearsets, those might affect operation?
My 2017 s1000rr has the bracket turned so the microswitch is always pressed. Right now the issue I’m having is at lower rpm’s the quickshifter either works or doesn’t at all. When I give it harder throttle and the rpms climb it works perfectly. But down low just cruising around town it doesn’t want to work at all then all of a sudden will. Worked perfectly before no matter the rpm etc. now all of a sudden I’m having this problem.
By chance have any idea what it could be? Thank you
Downshift auto blooper works perfectly as well. Only having the issue when upshifting at lower rpm.
@@austin17qb24 my understanding of how it works is that's correct. The upshifter, even on the old '10 setup for me, was intended to be used under aggressive throttle. i wasn't sure if the '17-18's were the same way, but sounds like they are. What you described is how i would assume it would work based on what i've seen before. as long as it works under harder throttle, that's the point of it.
Just throws me off how it worked under very light load one week then the next it won’t shift unless under hard load
@@austin17qb24 that makes less sense. only thing i can think of is somehow your revs happe to match by luck. sometimes motorcycles can be kicked up a gear w/o clutching even w/o quickshift devices, just depends on a bunch of factors.
I have an S1000r 2016 and the exact same issue you’re talking about at 8:09. When it gets hot sometimes it simply doesn’t work anymore until restart the bike.
What would you recommend in that particular case ?
based on what i was told in my research, if that happened, it was a failure with the quickshifter device itself. If it were me, i would start by replacing that. there was some discussion about older software versions in them being more subject to this, so having a newer version might be safer, such as the alpha i used vs. the stock one if an older version. This is just my guess of course, as you can see there's a lot of complexity and things that can go wrong, but that would be where i'd start.
Thank’s for your reply !!
Hello, so i have this problem with my bmw s 1000 rr 2013 it all started when i was riding and went to drive through and while i was ordering in the drive through i guess the quick shifter stopped working. when i left the drive through it didnt work. there is no codes saying theres a problem with it but i did have a code with the transmission sensor. the quick shifter is never working at any time and on the clutch switch there is only one pin that i believe is for the clutch and not the quickshifter which clicks in fine. im cosidering to use a multimeter to check for reading on the quick shifter but got no idea how but before doing it im wondering if you know that its for sure the quick shifter or some other input that could be usefull
if i understand correctly, your '13 only has the upshift, not the down shift blipper. the transmission sensor would very likely cause the upshifter to stop working. that needs to be replaced and the tran reset through the computer and a gs911 before the quickshifter will work properly.
So after changing the potentiometer the issue stopped coming back, now the issue is like on and off. So basically if I’m in 3 gear and I down shift by rev matching to first and try to quick shift up it doesn’t work but if I then pull the clutch and go to second gear it works all the way up. Sometimes the quick shifter resosponds late. I can perhaps get a video of it to show you but perhaps you know this issue. I had a code come like last time but this time it isn’t there all the time but only came 4 times
@@mathiaspedersen6070 did you recalibrate the transmission after you changed the pot?
@@NoLimitsNoRegrets yea I did
@@mathiaspedersen6070 sorry, i don't know what else to tell you. that's all i can think to try. you might get stuck taking it to the dealer at this point.
Can chain tension affect reliability of quick shifter?
I've never heard of that being an issue before? The only way I could see that happen is if the chain were so tight it were binding the pinion making it harder to shift, but chain tension is a super easy fix, and something that we should all have adjusted accurately.
Chain does effect it. Had issues with fast shifts after straight. Would stick in gear. Chain was loose, after adjusting closer to loose end of spec it cleared up and shifted quickly again
@@adzventurerider interesting input, thanks for that!