RE: ABS

["Minor, Bob" <Bminor@xxxxxxxx>]

Welcome to my world.  When the dealer said he'd have to replace the pump
or the brain ($1500 each and he wasn't sure which one) I yanked the
system and put in steel braided brake lines.  No regrets.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jack Holloway
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 12:59 PM
To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: ABS

I have ridden motorcycles for 40 years and the first 36 of them were
bikes
without ABS, mostly BMW's.
I never had a problem, so if the problem is the ABS controller at $1500
I
will go back to ridding without ABS as I do when it faults.

Jack

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Old age and cunning will triumph over youth and enthusiasm everytime.

Jack Holloway      MOA #64755        Ham Call    KB4PVC
Leesburg, FL
http://www.jcholloway.com
2000 R1100 RT

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of
Steve Elkins
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 13:14
To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: ABS

My '00 R1100RT had the same symptoms with the ABS, it was the ABS
controller.  I was under warranty and had it replaced by the dealer.  It
is
an expensive part, ~$1500.

Steve

  At 04:08 PM 1/11/05 -0500, you wrote:
>I need some help or ideas on my ABS problem.
>I have a 2000 R1100RT. I has a new battery from BMW, new pads on the
rear
>and the wheel sensors are set at 48mm, both front and rear. The bike
has
>22600 miles on it.
>There is no pattern to when it will fault. I can reset the ABS and
drive
out
>the yard and it will fault or I can ride 1-3 miles with some stops and
then
>riding off from a stop it will fault.
>It makes the normal sound they make at start off from start to ride
off,
but
>when it faults there is a heavy thud sound.
>If someone out there in the land of BMW please can help I would
appreciate
>it.
>
>Thanks
>
>Jack
>
>*********************************************************
>Old age and cunning will triumph over youth and enthusiasm everytime.
>
>Jack Holloway      MOA #64755        Ham Call    KB4PVC
>Leesburg, FL
>http://www.jcholloway.com
>2000 R1100 RT



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Steve Elkins
QSS Group Inc.
NASA Ames Research Center
selkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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