BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

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!!!

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.

Unless you plan to have all your maintenance done by a BMW shop, you need one or a suitable knockoff.

And what are the cheaper alternatives that really work,any links or pointers.

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

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

The GS911 is an excellent tool, compared to buying and running a BMW I think it’s good value!

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.

Does a GS911 work with Apples computers? Thank

Given that we all have smartphones/pads/laptops nowadays, why isn't the software available to download and you just buy a suitable cable or wireless connector to suit your particular bike & device?

You could either buy the software outright, pay monthly, buy a fixed number of use or level of access. Given we can't all afford or want to have several hundred pounds worth of kit that's only used occasionally, I think the manufacturers are missing a big sales opportunity.

Capt Sisko wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:16 am Given that we all have smartphones/pads/laptops nowadays, why isn't the software available to download and you just buy a suitable cable or wireless connector to suit your particular bike & device?

You could either buy the software outright, pay monthly, buy a fixed number of use or level of access. Given we can't all afford or want to have several hundred pounds worth of kit that's only used occasionally, I think the manufacturers are missing a big sales opportunity.

Gs-911 works on your mobile via a WiFi connection to the gs-911

This can be used anywhere in the world

Capt Sisko wrote: ↑Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:16 am Given that we all have smartphones/pads/laptops nowadays, why isn't the software available to download and you just buy a suitable cable or wireless connector to suit your particular bike & device?

You could either buy the software outright, pay monthly, buy a fixed number of use or level of access. Given we can't all afford or want to have several hundred pounds worth of kit that's only used occasionally, I think the manufacturers are missing a big sales opportunity.

Sounds just like Motoscan

So in the end I went with the Healtech unit, changed the oil today and re-set the service light, all went ok ish.

All previous servicing done by BMW, nearly broke the filer cap trying to get ot off... kin ell bloody tight, also oil filter on far too tight, had a chain wrench on it with a 1/2" ratchet, needed a huge effort to get moving..

The Healtech instructions said to change the dash to KMH, couldn't find any way to do this (1250RT) so went ahead with it in MPH. Added 10,ooo somethings to the count down mileage, may be KM's or Miles, then changed the service date to this day in 2026. Held both buttons for 3 seconds and it said "UP" which I think means it has upoaded the new data. Disconnected, switched off, waited 10 seconds and switched bike on again...... no service warning ... sucess

So apart from the instructions being a bit off the Healtech done the job.....

10,000 km is 6000 miles which is the service interval

I brought my GS911 about a year or so ago.
Because i was messing with the bike in the workshop the GS911 was well worth the money.
Dont use it so much now, but its there if i need it.
I do keep it with me when out on the bike.