abs easy fix

madbutcher · Post by **madbutcher** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:26 pm

Been out for a blast on Saturday and washed bike. Fired up and noticed the general warning red light stayed on. ABS light flashing away as it does till you move off. Checked all I could before going down the disconnect battery to reboot route. Then was advised to check rear brake light bulb. As it was working perfectly I thought it was a waste of time but spent a quid on a new bulb and fitted in seconds. Hey presto worked perfect. Oh forgot to say bike is a 2003 1100s abs

ianc53 · Post by **ianc53** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:40 pm

Were both filaments intact?
ABS bikes of that age had a feature where intact filament could substitute for broken one in double filament bulb, so all appears well when actually a filament had gone. Not explained it well, but it's in the handbook somewhere.

Cheers

Ian

madbutcher · Post by **madbutcher** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:50 pm

Yep both filaments were intact that's what I found strange . For the cost of a bulb its worth a try before anything else don't ya think

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:23 am

Had problems in the truck with twin filament bulbs where the filaments intact but one has stretched and touches the other causing an intermittent fault