Servo brakes were a pain in the arse when I worked for BMW. Pushing bikes inside at the end of the day, it was VERY easy to ram them into windows/other bikes when you pulled the front brake to stop them, and.... nothing happened! Silly idea.
I didn't know if the grim reaper signified what would happen if he got in or if he didn't. The guy should of made that clear. I was going to go round the roundabout and ask him but I was tail end charlie and we had a tight formation. Tally ho ginger...
I’ve had the same thing, but now my gearbox is rooted (2019 model 50k) and the engine revs go up and down when rolling clutch in or in neutral, it’s really the least of my problems. I used to live my SE.
Right Maybe it's broken I have ridden two versys with kqs No issues at all. You say it did not work at all on downshifting? You keep the throttle on while downshifting??
Yes the brake light would come on with the pedal normally and cruise control would set and be cancelled with the pedal, so the micro switch was working.
I used a Dremel in the end and cut into the nut then just spun it off with the windy gun. It's the washer underneath that helps it really lock on I think.
Late to the party. I have exact same year/model (2005/r1200rt) and have been wondering what the solution is. Solved. Excellent video. Thank you for allowing us to ride along.
Thanks for this, a really well explained walk through. I’m planning on doing this on my 2005 GS but was worried about giving it a go as I am no mechanic. I reckon there’s no real difference between the two bikes after watching this.
Hello, good afternoon and thank you for the interesting information you provide. Would you be so kind as to tell me the parts code please, I don't have the delivery man's number, I would be very grateful.
Hello good morning. Greetings from Spain, thank you, first of all for your video, your contribution and your knowledge of it. It is of great help to many owners who have the same problem. Yes, please, would you be so kind as to tell me where you could locate the kit for its cancellation? or reference I can't locate it. I would be very grateful. Thanks for your video.
Clicked on to see your ride to Burgess Hill where I have friends, and then see in your vids, you have (or had) the exact same Versys as me. Spooky ! I'm loving the Versys....what do / did you think of it ? The Wing looks like an absolute beast by the way 👌
The Versys was a fantastic all round bike, really enjoyed it and would of kept it if it wasn't for a niggly issue I had on my bike. The quickshifter between 2-3 would often miss going into 3rd properly and would jump back down to 2nd or find a false neutral. Apparently it looked like a problem that others had experienced also, even the MCN tester who had the bike on long term demo. Everytime it happened I thought oh you have to go, if it wasn't for this issue, I would of probably kept the Versys as it was such a comfortable and capable bike.
It doesn't seem that common a problem tho, if your bike has no problem I wouldn't worry about it, or try to replicate the issue, but it's happened enough that googling the issue quickly finds others with the same issue.
@martyshep99 Hi Martin, thanks for the reply. Great to know you liked the bike overall....but I guess I have that quickshifter problem to look forward to having bought mine as a "zero" miler just a couple of months ago. It's my second Versys and I do love it....albeit much of the fancy gear is surplus to requirements for me. I just wanted that specific colour scheme and the TFT screen which I have a chance of being able to read, unlike the postage stamp sized LCD on my 2018. That said, I have come to appreciate the quickshifter having never had one before. Will keep tuned in to your adventures. Cheers 👍 Paul
If you're religious about flushing the fluid in that unit and the brake reservoirs will they last? I have a 2006 and it hasn't failed yet but I flush my brake fluid every 2 years.
Proper bleeding of this system means also changing the fluid in the ABS which means removing the tank. This system is not a simple bleed at the calipers like other conventional brakes
Good man, excellent comprehensive video covering how to remove the servo pump. I had exactly the same as your bike with literally no rear brake, absolutely no failsafe mechanism, which is a bit of a howler mistake by BMW. Got my kit from Motorworks today and have the bike converted and bike back together, took about 4 hours to strip and rebuild. I actually prefer the positive feel of direct line brakes, and at least I have the confidence to commit to cornering again, knowing that I'll have a back brake again.
Thanks Martin, your video helped me "sort" my brake failure warning light. I didn't do any work to the bike but when I listened to your commentary at the beginning, on the rate of flashing of the light, I realised my warning light was probably normal and only needed a 5 metre run for the abs to calibrate. The reason I was unaware of this is I bought the bike about 5 months ago and had it delivered by the seller, straight to my garage, never ridden as I had a r1100rs on the go at the time. Old bike sold and can now book this one in for an mot! cheers Jim
What size wires are you using for the connectors/assembly, and did you replace the OEM wiring or just cut off the spades and splice to the existing wires?
I make everything completely same like on your video ,but I can't connect abs connection because immediately turning off engine after start moving ..when I disconnect it,bike run fine,but speedometer not working
Yes without the electronics from the ABS plugged in, the speedometer will not work. Strange when it is plugged in that the engine will not run. Can you clean the large black connector with wd40
@@martyshep99 Yea it works from 1st to the last. From 1st to 2nd it is feels harder for the machine. Some people use cloutch when shifting from 1st to 2nd. When you shift into a higher gear, the gas lever remains in the same place as when accelerating, you shift fast, decisively but not roughly. RPM must be 3,200 or more. When you shift down, you have to release the gas lever and shift again fast, decisively but not roughly.
@@rastofikfak8069 'Blipper' is an additional function of some (not all) quick shifters which allows for it to be used for downshifts. There is no blipping when upshifting using a quick shifter. It is a known problem of shifting between 2-3 while holding the throttle in the same position that is bounces back from 3 into 2. If you watch Schaff video Kawasaki Versys 1000 sound [RAW Onboard], at 4:34 in his video the exact same issue occurs.
@@martyshep99 True. Versys uses quicksifter with blipper, but when we are tolking about versions (only QS or witk blp) to be short, we say just Blipper. The blipper serves to interrupt the ignition when you shift down. Most of the time you downshift when you reduce speed, so you release the throttle, although exceptionally you can downshift to gain engine speed and power, for example just before overtaking, . The reasons why the quickshifter does not work properly on just few - some engines (regardless of the brand) are usually: 1. The transmission is new and has not yet been engaged and therefore shifting into gear is more difficult and stays between gears, or drops back into a lower gear. 2. Due to rough or insufficiently determined shifting, the dog teeth wear out. This is especially common with test engines. You can destroy gearbox very quicklly. 3. Quickshifter is not set properly - as your mechanic to check it out. As not at all all Versys have problems with Blipper, please let me know, what was the reason of your problems.
@Rasto Fikfak Have you ridden a Versys 1000 with quickshifter? There are many reported cases of the quickshifter having issue on the Versys 2->3 upshift where it changes to 3rd but then ~500ms later it drops back into 2nd gear. When using the clutch or when doing an old school clutchless upshift with the KQS disabled, there is no issue at all. I will have manufacturer look at it to see if there is anything that can be updated in the ECU, if there is later software update as it is not just the quickshifter that is involved. The QS is a normally open circuit on the Kawasaki and QS comprises a microswitch. When the lever is moved for up or down shift, the pressure closes the microswitch which completes the circuit and the ECU has the logic and timing for the ignition interrupt. The interrupt should be right as the gear selector drum moves so is literally a ms before the shift fork starts to move the gears. This interrupt unloads the gears so the selection of the next gear is engaged before the interrupt is finished. I've noticed that the interrupt of the ignition on the Versys is quite a long time, which is noticeable when using the quick shifter at WOT and high revs, where the bike dives when doing the upshift and temporary reduction in power is noticed. The same issue is not present on the Ninja 1000 SX, it's almost like the KQS on the Versys is intended as a smooth shifter rather than a quick shifter.
Dear Martin, Thanks for your great tutorial video on how to do the abs bypass, I have a 2005 R1200RT which almost killed me due to the abs brake failure so decided to do exactly the same ectomy as you did. There's one thing that I don't understand about the size of the crash washers used for butting the banjo bolt, could you please tell me the size of them. I will start placing orders for the parts to bmw motoworks once I receive the guidance from you. Thanks again for your great works, you might save life's for what you did. Patrick from Taiwan
@@ohiobackroads1548 ah yes I must upload part 2 video. I cut it off in the end. Apparently doing it back up to 147NM after riding for a good few runs, it's really hard to get off again. It's like the design of the nut and washer and the direction of the sprocket always tighten it up
Yeah Kwaka forums are full of people saying how the heck do you get it off! Original Nut and Washer £12 from Wemoto... It wouldn't surprise me if Kwak dealer uses new Nut and Washer each time, I bet they don't even try to undo it, just crack it off. I suspect the design of the Nut and Washer folds into itself literally making it so tight.
I'm working on mine right now as well and I have an impact with high foot pound rating huge breaker bar and it's literally lifting the back end of the bike off the ground
A shop by the name meeclassic created a caffe racer from an R1150RT and it looks lovely. I am planning to do the same with an R1200RT that I didn’t buy yet so I had no idea what I ll be finding under the plastics. since I will be replacing the frame and tank I thought the newer models will have too many parts that will make a custom frame hard to put in place comparing to an R100. Now I got an idea on what I ll be dealing with. Thanks for tripping it down :)