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I reckon that's bullshit myself. ...Snip.... If something fails, it still goes,
Ahh not necessarily.. LAST MONTH: A friend has a BMW GS.. We went for a ride the other day, stopped for a coffee. When it was time to ride again, he gets on turns key and gets nothing but error light saying something about ABS not working. BIKE WILL NOT EVEN CLICK . My mate calls Dealer road side help line.. Mainly to see what to do...(i.e turn something off, discontct battery... Attach lightining rod so that: "its ALIVE! ) (PLEASE NOTE: my nod to indu, and Frankensteinable.. but i still like MacGyvering better) They tell him that "the bike will not run until the computer has been reset by a dealer"... 200£ later it was something to do with the "ABS Servo" going bonik (e.g send an error msg.. I dont really know what this is (or care).. so i can not explain any further). I did not want to mention the brand cus i did not want to get involved in the which band is better debate... Iam sure this type of thing can happen with other computer controlled bikes but I have seen it first hand with my mates(more then once too) (note he happens to be my only friend with a new bike)...
Incontrast.. I rode for 3 weeks in Romania with out rear brakes on my old honda..
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They tell him that "the bike will not run until the computer has been reset by a dealer"... 200£ later it was something to do with the "ABS Servo" going bonik (e.g send an error msg.. I dont really know what this is (or care).. so i can not explain any further).
That's a new one for me. Don't quite understand how the fault code of the ABS servo makes the motor stop. In any case, I thought you could 'reset' the EMS by just taking the power off it for a few minutes? That's what's mentioned in the Chain Gang FAQ for the F650 anyway.
For clearing fault codes on the F and maybe others you can get this little unit built by Jerome in France. Just one of these things that are part of the evolution of the increasing presence of electrical engineers in the automotive industry. I've got one and am very impressed with it. It'll be first tool used when the tell tell lights come on.
That's a new one for me. Don't quite understand how the fault code of the ABS servo makes the motor stop. In any case, I thought you could 'reset' the EMS by just taking the power off it for a few minutes? That's what's mentioned in the Chain Gang FAQ for the F650 anyway.
For clearing fault codes on the F and maybe others you can get this little unit built by Jerome in France. Just one of these things that are part of the evolution of the increasing presence of electrical engineers in the automotive industry. I've got one and am very impressed with it. It'll be first tool used when the tell tell lights come on.
I dont really understand why it stopped it.. but it did.. (and it was not "covered" under the warranttee). The Guys at the BMW shop said it would not rest (we were hopping it would) by dissconecting it. I will pass the link to that error box to my friend to see if it makes a difference. and if it can be used on a new GS.
Like I said I dont understand these things,My bike is a simple old honda (aftrica twin), and hence i dont need to know the in and outs.. But I do feel that is a small village out in the middle of nowhere a simple bike is easier to Bodge a fix then complex one.
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.. LAST MONTH: A friend has a BMW GS.. We went for a ride the other day, stopped for a coffee. When it was time to ride again, he gets on turns key and gets nothing but error light saying something about ABS not working. BIKE WILL NOT EVEN CLICK . My mate calls Dealer road side help line.. Mainly to see what to do...(i.e turn something off, discontct battery... Attach lightining rod so that: "its ALIVE! ) (PLEASE NOTE: my nod to indu, and Frankensteinable
.. but i still like MacGyvering better) They tell him that "the bike will not run until the computer has been reset by a dealer"... 200£ later it was something to do with the "ABS Servo" going bonik (e.g send an error msg.. I dont really know what this is (or care).. so i can not explain any further). I did not want to mention the brand cus i did not want to get involved in the which band is better debate... Iam sure this type of thing can happen with other computer controlled bikes but I have seen it first hand with my mates(more then once too) (note he happens to be my only friend with a new bike)...
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