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Scary incident despite only doing 3-4mph! I had been riding for no more that 5 or 6 minutes with everything working fine... slowing down at a set of traffic light I was drifting to a stop when the car ahead tried to change lanes and suddenly stopped. I jammed on the front brake but nothing! The...

I recently purchased an 07 GS with the assumption that BMW had completely eliminated that wonky servo braking system in 06. I previously owned an 07 RT which no longer used that system so I assumed the 07 GS followed suit. Then I ran across a YouTube video by some self-proclaimed GS "historian"...

Hello everyone, I was riding my GS1200 (2004) when suddenly my ABS warning light started flashing rapidly. I checked it, didn't notice anything and went on riding. Then suddenly my servo assist dropped out on me, which is was quite scary while breaking with cars infront of you. The next day...

Hey, everyone. I am a new BMW owner well I had an old r100 many moons ago. I recently purchased a 2012 R1200 GSA Triple Black it only had 6000 miles on it and was in very good shape. I have since put about 7000 miles on it and have had the 12000-mile service done by Max’s in Connecticut. I...

Hey Everyone! A newbie here! Here is my problem: I bought a 2007 R1200 GSA with 40,000 miles. Every time I applied the brakes (F&R) I felt the brake levers pulsating. So, I had the rims trued and straightened. That made it better but it did not completely go away. So, I swapped out the...

Is there a way to tie extra brake lights in, without messing up how the computer deals with burned out bulbs?