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not yet...we've been having too much fun on the road to do more than basic maintence, and then laos beckoned. will be in a city again in around 2 months, or may dig for the problem again myself sooner (i did miss the abs earlier today when the rear tyre started to fishtail)
i'll post here once i've had another shot, and flick you a pm. thanks again for te hel you've given
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4 Jan 2015
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So I am in the same boat, but no transport. Just an ABS light on all the time.
Pecha72 I am interested in the said pages (107). Also wonder where all these connections and relays are located physically.
Keeping my ears tuned.
~CW
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I have ridden my K7 with the ABS light on for over 30000 miles, brakes work fine! Personally I wouldn't worry about it as long as the brakes are functioning ok.
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ABS is reactive. Lock the wheels it reacts. Don't brake hard enough to get into deep slip it does nothing. Take the bulb out if it bothers you but you can ride like it's 1969 just fine. The law in "civilised" places may not agree that you have the brains to be trusted with a non-ABS vehicle, but in those places you can get it fixed.
Cars, trucks and some BMW's are different, the servos and other interactions might leave minimum residual performance.Ride these to the dealers like the brakes are from 1869.
The only dangerous ABS failure I've seen in 15 years in the industry was through corroded sensor rings. Pull the fuse and you then had a perfectly drivable non-ABS vehicle.
Andy
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