F650GS ABS light and speedo problem
We are in Istanbul at the moment and are getting some help from the Horizons Unlimited community to try and repair a problem with Audrey's F650GS. I would like to get some feedback though to see if anyone else has encountered this problem.
2001 F650GS with about 38,000 km. During the recent ride down through Serbia and Bulgaria Audrey was using her electric vest a bit as well as the heated grips. The ABS light came on and the speedometer stopped working properly. Every now and then the speedo would come on and then shut down again. She has not used the vest for a couple of days but the problem persists.
I've heard that the 1100 and 1150s can have an ABS light come on if the battery is low. I can understand that if that happens right from the start but this happened while riding on the highway. Is it possible that the charging system on the F650 can't handle an electric vest? Seems kind of odd really especially on the highway. On my airhead I usually shut down the vest and grips before I get into town (even with the Omega 400W system) and I've never had a problem.
We are taking it to a repair technician today who might have an idea but any and all input would be appreciated.
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Ekke Kok
'84 R100RT 141,000 km (Dad's!)
'89 R100GS 250,000 km (and ready for another continent)
'07 R1200GS Adventure 100,000 km (just finished Circumnavigating Asia)
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