My BMW S1000R motorcycle is my favorite bike so far. I like everything about it except the headlights – when I turn on the high beams, both bulbs stay on, then after a few seconds the low beam turns off. Arg!!!! I want as much light as possible.
I have a factory service manual (FSM), but the FSM doesn’t have any wiring diagrams or technical information about the CANBUS. I’m going to have to hack it and I’ll show the steps I used to figure out the wiring. However this comes with a disclaimer – use this at your own risk. Messing around with your CANBUS can be life-threatening and could cost you a lot of $$$ if you break a controller. Continue reading “BMW S1000R Motorcycle CANBUS Hacking”