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abs easy fix
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:26 pm
by madbutcher
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
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:40 pm
by ianc53
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
abs easy fix
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:50 pm
by madbutcher
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
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:23 am
by dave the german
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