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Upgrading the lights on my BMW R1250GS ahead of a road trip

30th March 2022, 10:13 by Dev Shah

Now if you like to keep any good Canbus enabled bike like the BMW, the Cansmart is just essential to enjoy a host of features that you do with the accessories.

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Updates:

Sorry for not posting updates for sometime now. Here are a few updates and recent trips:

Denali Cansmart Gen2 and B6 Brake Light:

So my daughter came from Ireland in last December and bought me some goodies. Now if you like to keep any good Canbus enabled bike like the BMW, the Cansmart is just essential to enjoy a host of features that you do with the accessories. It seamlessly integrates with the original BMW switches and you can turn your lights on/off, adjust the light intensity, enable flashing on horn and control flashing with the dipper switch and host of other functions. I already had installed the Denali Sound Bomb Horn, with which this seamlessly integrates. The wiring for the soundbomb horn and the fog lights (and it's switches) were removed and replaced with this new set.

Product features:

Kit contents:

The Denali B6 Brake Light which can also be programmed for intensity and flashing. Even flashing on high engine braking, sudden obstacle braking, sudden deceleration braking, activation only after a certain speed etc. is also possible. Costed me around 8k:

Cansmart Kit alongwith Wiring Harnesses for 2 sets of lights, a horn and a brake light. All can now be seamlessly integrated with the original BMW canbus and controlled at your whims without the need for additional switches, wiring or relays. Costed me around 16k from UK (without duty). It's available around 20k locally:

Since I was going to install the Cansmart, also decided to change the round local fog lights, which I had previously installed, for a 2nd set of HJG FOG Lights with Twin Focus Lens. This is exactly similar to the Baja Squadron Pro Lights which I had mentioned earlier and which costs upwards of 25-20k now. As is visible in the photo, this one comes with a dual focus lens which is reversible. The lower diffused portion is for 'spread' while the upper clear portion is for 'spot' focus. This also comes with a detachable yellow fog light cover. Costed me 2.8K:

The B6 light attaches to the rear license plate with 2 sets of bolts. Can also be taped on with 3M high strength tape. But I opted for the former option:

The Cansmart installation starts:

Final resting place of the Cansmart and the wiring harnesses highlighted here. The Cansmart piggybacks inline on the original canbus connection taken from the TPMS system on the bike. No wire cutting:

Final programming in progress with my laptop:

The 2nd pair of HJG's installed lower down. The cover was later reversed after taking this photo so that the diffused side was on the lower side:

Night view of the new lights head on. I have programmed such that the 2nd set of lights only turn on while the high beam is on. And that too is fully controllable by the OE turn indicator switch whether I want to keep, either light, on or off:

Night View of the B6 Brake Light. This is at 10% intensity!! Yes, you read it right. It is so bright that I had to set it at 10% on riding mode and 50% on braking mode. Blows the stock brake light out of the park. Higher Visibility = Higher safety on two wheels:

Alsisar, Rajasthan trip - 712 kms - 24th to 26th December 2021:

As my son and daughter both were here in December from Ireland, where they are now employed, decided to do a nice family trip with our group. We were a total of 41 people with 12 bikes and several four wheeler.

All set to embark:

The property Alsisar Mahal. It's quite a remote location at the edge of the Thar desert:

Few of the bikes:

712 kms round trip with average fuel economy of around 18kmpl with some enthusiastic riding:

All washed and ready for the next trip back home:

Got a friend a pre-owned F850GS Adventure recently. Done only 11k kms and in brand new condition at quite a good deal. The weight and bulk of the bike, however, is nearly as much as my bike: