OBD options

[Pyrrho]

Exhaustive (exhausting?) comparison between the two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYx0wYnmBOQ

Old Mechanic seems to know his stuff, and I realize English isn't his 1st language, but his presentation style is so slow and plodding it puts me to sleep. I watched this video as part of my research but found the comparison both belabored and lacking important context. If I'm buying a $20K+ bike I'm not really going to care if an important diagnostics tool is $125 or $400. $400 is BTW what I paid for a GS-911wifi (Enthusiast).

He didn't mention The GS-911's different operation modes, only one of them requiring a Windows PC. If Internet is available, all service functions are available online and can be performed on a smartphone. It also has an emergency mode that's hosted completely on the unit itself and allows for a phone to be paired to it via BT and do things like read/clear fault codes and realtime sensor data with no Internet needed.

Perhaps most importantly, and the main reason I chose the GS-911 over the MotoScan app was because the MotoScan app provides a very minimalist interface that doesn't provide additional instruction, warnings, or explanation of what's going on. As an aspiring BMW mechanic that will be performing many procedures for the first time, I want that additional hand-holding and was willing to pay for it.