Hello Ted, I own a 2014 GSA and I don't know much about suspensions but when I realized that my ESA was not moving/reacting at all I went to 3 different dealers, one in Detroit then to in the Chicago area. None of them offered to calibrate the ESA! The solution was to leave the bike with them for a few days while they charge me many hours of maintenance and most likely I would have to get new shocks! Finally I got tired of their incompetence and I decided to call you the expert. I actually talked to Jeff and he walked me through the process explaining in details what I need to do. I just ordered my Tractive set and should be receiving it this Friday! I wish I could have come to your store but I am pretty much stranded at this point. I will be trying my new shocks as the minute they get installed I will get on my way to Cali through a bit of off road in the woods somewhere along the way! Thank you again for your fantastic explanations on suspensions. Cheers
Great 👍🏿 info Ted. Really glad to see instructions that reach back towards older models that are still plentiful. Just rapping up the Touratech Extreme’s that I got from you for my 2011 GSA not long ago. You really should do more videos, way to go
I bought your gs911. I have gsa 2018 and I have some issue with ESA suspension. Do you think I need to do calibration. I'm from Canada and now I 'm in Mexico and after Guetemala. There no BMW dealer's close to me . Thanks
i got a 2018 s1000rr but i dont have a gs-911, front and rear stand yet.. do you need the paddock stands to calibrate the DDC? i tried calib it just by leaning the bike on my body making the bike sit straight as possible as i can but it showed me DDC calib fail twice, what could be the cause of the failure other than not having a paddock stands? how exactly do you calibrate the DDC without a GS-911?
Hi... I am retro fitting oem heated grips on my S1000RR.. They need programming into the ecu, Is it possible to program them with the GS-911..? Thanks 👍🏻
Is it possible to use this to dial in a certain amount of pre-load based on the specific rider? I may was 1 rider to be closer to the stock 1 rider + bags setting or something along those lines.
Hello, Good video. My bike is 2017 R1200GS Rallye with Dynamic ESA. I will replace my stock absorbers with rebuilt ones by Wilbers soon, I have HEX GS-911 and going to calibrate suspension by myself. But BMW Mottorad manual says that before calibrating, you must raise the motorcycle in the center so that the wheels are suspended in the air and use the recommended charger, which guarantees a 13 Volt mains supply. What do you think on this, is it necessary? Thank you in advance.
@@norbertkreuzer4753 Hi, finally I used a mechanical lift in the center of the bike in such a way that it lifted both wheels off the ground. and it worked
Those were the OEM preload motors I was calibrating, they were simply transferred from the old shocks to the new shocks. So the short answer is yes. :-)
Hi Alan, I have lowering shocks for the F850GS at 30mm (a much better Tractive Suspension product) as well as a 40mm lowering spring kit that is fitted to the original shock. Keep in mind that lowering springs lower the bike by increasing sag and they are one size fits all. There is only one part number for the lowering spring so everyone gets the same springs regardless of your weight. The lowering springs get the job done at a very reasonable price but you get what you pay for. When you buy a lowering shock, you get a shock upgrade and it is custom setup for your weight and loads with lots of spring choices.
If you happen to be in Istanbul, stop by MOTOSENKRON and have all the shock absorbers of BMW motorcycles repaired with a one-year warranty, very cheap 250 euros.
Thanks for that info. That's certainly an option if upgrading to better shocks is not in a rider's budget, but for many riders the comparatively low performance of the stock BMW shocks is just not acceptable. The improvement in traction and ride quality in the aftermarket shocks is transformative. When I buy a new BMW, I usually replace the shocks within the first few weeks of ownership, I just can't ride on the low performing stock shocks. ;-)
