Billy you saved my ass! I was in the middle of nowhere USA and my cap would not open... Without your video I would have wasted a day to get towed. Thanks...

Billy thanks for the hints on fixing the Keyless. I worked like a champ! Cheers from California

Great tip Billy, thanks

Well done sir.

Great tip that Billy did the trick, cheers Steve

Happend to me today when I stopped for fuel on my RT. I didin’t even searched for the problem and this video comes up on home page on youtube. Nice

Great stuff, thanks Billy. I'm putting a t25 in topbox now!

Many thanks. Makes the whole concept of a locked fuel cap look pretty stupid when you can open it up so easily!!!

Brand new bike and had this issue. I lubed it up and fixed. Thx man

Wish I had known that when I toped up for the first time. Got to the petrol station sat on the bike flicked the kill switch off tried to open the cap, would it bloody open?? No chance! I taped it with the palm of my hand thinking it was stuck, still no luck. Found out it helps if you turn the bikes ignition off as well. 😂😂 DOHHHH. Great video once again!

Good tip thanks for that 👍🏻

Perfect tip...Tks!

Fixed my 850gs, thanks!

Thank you! You just saved me an expensive trip to the dealer.

Nice tip billy thanks for sharing mate 👌

thank you so much sir

Good to know,cheers

Thank you!

I have just spent an hour trying to get my cap closed. It just would not click home for me. I found your video and problem solved, I was'nt closing the cap down before screwing in the top plate. I keep a T25 in my glovebox now as a back up. Thanks again for that very helpful video.

Biggest culprit for fuel cap not to open, is an over tight tank bag tank ring !

I was aware of this already and had to perform it. While one is there...take the time to lubricate all moving parts after a good cleaning. That will keep things moving smoothly for a longer period of time

Thanks, Billie. Are those six reflective spots on your top shelf Kriega luggage? Considering same myself...

What are used on mine was silicon spray it doesn’t collector dirt like wd40 and now works beautifully

THanks will keep that in mind. I wish the BMW gas cap would hinge to the right, making it easier to fix the nozzle when filling.

I had this issue with abrand new GSA and what i found the issue to be was as the fuel expnded with heat, it placed pressure on the top section of the ring which you removed mthrough trial and error i realised that pushing down with my thumb on it would allow to release. I further torqued down the 2 screws further which pretty much cured the issue. This might help others without a dirty latch.

Had similar problem. But i've only ever used the petrol tank 3 times in over 5 months. Checking the manual, it says something to the effect of waiting 2 minutes and / or put the key next to the petrol cap. Tried yesterday, in the garage it opened without an issue. But once on the road and it was hitting 30+c, popped into the gas station, it wouldn't open. Waited 2 minutes. Still wouldn't open. Then, what seemed like an eternity, but probably 6 minutes, the cap opened!! So, none the wiser, but maybe has something to do with the heat. Your solution is handy and will make sure carry that tool you had. It does seem an issue though. will try it again in lower temperature.

Good info. Thanks. That WD40 is adequate but try JB80 ( Justice Brothers) far superior. Aircraft external hinge LP-2 also works.

I've also got 2018 r1200 GSA and the same thing happened to me, I found pushing down on the upper side of the fuel cap opens it every time.

Had same issue with my f750gs ... luckily havent had it on my 1250 gsa yet ...

interesting video. Is it normal for the cap not to open without a battery?

Excellent… I have to go home and try to sell thank you

I havee an 2023 that I have had problems with since day one. Two things the sales man said. 1 you have only a few sec0nds to open the taln, secondly the bike must have the kickstand DOWN. When I put the kickstand down, I have no issues.

Not bolts, but screws. Anyway, great tip.

This is good to know. I just purchased a RS and have heard people complain about this issue and blame the key and technology or something. Certainly annoying and if you were on the road and needing gas this would be an issue. Is there a tool in the kit that can open that part of the tank?

What did you actually do to clean it? Did I miss that… 😮

I had the problem with 100 km on it... I had installed a tank ring for my SW-Motech tank bag and thought I had over tightened those bolts .... Turns out the cap stays locked until you turn the ignition off with the main keyless button on the bike. It does not open if you just hit the kill switch when stopped.. Never had the problem again.. cheers

How do you go about cleaning that pin if it's stuck? Would spraying it with a drop of WD40 be good enough?

A lot of times people don’t realize that you have to have your bike turned off to open the gas cap. Sometimes you even have to turn your bike on, start it then turn it back off, and it will open up.

I didn't think the key did anything other than let you start the bike?? Once the ignition is turned off you can open the fuel cap??

perfect for all the fuel T-leaves out there

Just lube the pin, this happened to me last week

The complementary problem is the inability to close the cap. Same sticky bit.

Just remember it’s not going to open is you switch off with the kill switch 🤣

Good video, very informative. Would be a lot more helpful though if you could demonstrate how to clean the pin, for the benefit of the mechanicus incompetentus (like me). .

So first BMW go out of their way by fitting indicator buttons on each handlebar and a cancel button on the throttle side … now they put electronics instead of a key for something as everyday as ‘filling it up’ .. they take away the rear light and substitute it with indicators …. I like my BMW but I seriously doubt I’d upgrade to a new one … they are trying to be clever when clever in reality is /was thought of decades ago … if it ain’t broke don’t fix it ( obviously BMW enjoys all the LED lighting and electronic fuel locks as they know they have customers at the parts department for years and years ahead

magic cleaning - I did not see a thing.....

That's great. I know how to nick fuel from my mates BMW ☺

Thank god I'll never have to bother with that! I'd never own something with this much electric - even EFI and ABS is too much! 😌 But it's still good to know in case I come by a GS owner that has that problem.

So my attempt resulted in me dropping the bracket into the petrol tank!!! Had to make a hook and scoop it out!! Was a very stressful experience!

Wow, what am I missing. I fill up my gas tank how often in my GSA. Nothing like a key that works 100% of the time. Been doing it for near 50 years.

Give it a good clean - doesn’t show cleaning or pin position before changing frames to close it back up…skip the first 3 mins and focus on how to

Another example of BMW creating useless problematic marketing features such as keyless engine start, & keyless fuel cap. So BMW workaround to open fuel cap, now means that anyone can siphon fuel from the bike - without the key - by using a torz driver. Also means anyone can sabotage fuel by access to the fuel cap via the torx screws. So the 'dance' has got more complicated, & opened pandora's box.

Too much electronics in BMW bikes, they need to back peddle a little and go back to key start and a key to open the tank. This is an Adventure bike, not a city bike so keep it simple BMW. The dealer told me to keep a WD40 on the bike, not acceptable BMW, get rid of the problem as customers pay a lot of money for a GS.

I wish you showed what you did to clean it. Yes, did you put the rag to cover the petrol tank and spray the WD40. Where did you spray the WD40. For a novice like me, it would be better if you have gone through step by step and not miss the most critical step. But thanks anyway to show the rest. Appreciate it.

good to, clean over time...bought a 750 gs from dealer last week, He could not open the cap to show me how it works....SHUT OF IGNITION DUMMY. I MUCH prefer it be use a real key, so dependent on key fob with a 1 year battery in it controlling to much.

$35 k bike and a crappy looking fuel tank , these BMWs are just exspensive lemons , wish I hadn’t brought one , have had nothing but issues with locks , lights etc 😡

I just did this fix, only to discover that what i really needed to do was to turn the bike off 😆