GS 911 Worth it???

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GS 911 Worth it???

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Ok, I just bought my first BMW and want to know if the investment into a GS 911 is worth the $400???
I have been looking at different service You Tube and other videos and that subject has come up. TIA!!!
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Yes, a GS 911 was one of the first things I bought for diagnostics and resetting the service light. There are cheaper alternatives out there now though.
The GS 'is' the better bike :-)
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Unless you plan to have all your maintenance done by a BMW shop, you need one or a suitable knockoff.
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And what are the cheaper alternatives that really work,any links or pointers.
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Been looking at one of these, limited to just resetting service light...... would rather a cheaper version of a full reader....



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225879470937 ... R9TC-vL9ZA
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Post by Stu »

It depends what you are going to do with it!

If you're just going to do a service light them look at cheaper alternatives

If you want to be able to read and clear error codes and more then get the gs-911
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The GS911 is an excellent tool, compared to buying and running a BMW I think it’s good value!
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Post by 1gewehr »

Make sure that you get the right model for your bike. I'm getting this one for my K26 R1200RT-P: HEX ezCAN for BMW R1200. It's quite a bit less expensive than $400.
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