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Leaving the office yesterday, I'm at an intersection waiting for the green.
I'm in the far right lane of a six lane intersection (three per direction). The inside lane is left turn, the middle is straight only and the far right, outside lane where I'm sitting, is go straight or turn right.
I'm third in line waiting for the green. Two cages in front of me. To my left, in the middle lane, are two panel vans. E-150 Econonline work vans, if you know the type I' m talking about.
The left turn lane gets an early left arrow and the 5 or 6 cars waiting there go. The "go straight" lights turn green, the two cars ahead of me leave and I begin to accelerate to go through the intersection.
I didn't really pay any attention to the two vans to my left, other than they were beginning to move.
Just as I get to the crosswalk, a pedestrian steps out from in front of the first van right in my path!!!
This jackass (a woman by the way) had waited 'til the left turning vehicles had crossed crosswalk, THEN decided it was time to cross through a red light!
I didn't see her in the crosswalk as the two big-ass vans blocked her from my sight.
Fortunately, I didn't hit her, but my language probably took 10 years off her life.
Now that all the description if over, here's the problem...
When I slammed down HARD on both front and rear brakes...inches -- and I mean inches...away from this woman, my '04 ABS locked up both wheels and I did a Bo and Luke Duke sideways up to the crosswalk, almost hitting the woman with the broadside of my bike. She's a very lucky woman that 900 lbs of bike and biker didn't punt her into the middle of her next life.
After settling down, breathing hard, wiping the spittle out of my beard from the blue streak and working the pucker outta my ass, I took off for the remainder of my ride home.
About two, maybe three blocks later, it hit me...HARD!
I slid into the crosswalk.
The ABS didn't work! WTF?!?!
Later on the same ride home, with no traffic around, I attempted a couple of ABS encounters with my rear brake. No go -- bitch just locks up and slides like an oyster down your piehole. Tried again this morning going to the office, and again on the way home...samey-same...no ABS on the rear. I'm not sure if the front is affected...I'm not brave enough to grab THAT much front brake for no good reason.
No ABS light indicating a problem...just no ABS on the rear. You guys withOUT ABS know how easy it is to lock up that big rubber thingie out back. And I don't like it!
I'm hesitant to take my baby to the local dealer...they don't know an FJR from an RFK. Don't even carry crush washers for the oil drain bolt.
Anyone got an idea what can cause an ABS failure without a warning light indication? This situation just won't do. ABS has saved my bacon a couple of times, and I want it back.
I'm in the far right lane of a six lane intersection (three per direction). The inside lane is left turn, the middle is straight only and the far right, outside lane where I'm sitting, is go straight or turn right.
I'm third in line waiting for the green. Two cages in front of me. To my left, in the middle lane, are two panel vans. E-150 Econonline work vans, if you know the type I' m talking about.
The left turn lane gets an early left arrow and the 5 or 6 cars waiting there go. The "go straight" lights turn green, the two cars ahead of me leave and I begin to accelerate to go through the intersection.
I didn't really pay any attention to the two vans to my left, other than they were beginning to move.
Just as I get to the crosswalk, a pedestrian steps out from in front of the first van right in my path!!!
This jackass (a woman by the way) had waited 'til the left turning vehicles had crossed crosswalk, THEN decided it was time to cross through a red light!
I didn't see her in the crosswalk as the two big-ass vans blocked her from my sight.
Fortunately, I didn't hit her, but my language probably took 10 years off her life.
Now that all the description if over, here's the problem...
When I slammed down HARD on both front and rear brakes...inches -- and I mean inches...away from this woman, my '04 ABS locked up both wheels and I did a Bo and Luke Duke sideways up to the crosswalk, almost hitting the woman with the broadside of my bike. She's a very lucky woman that 900 lbs of bike and biker didn't punt her into the middle of her next life.
After settling down, breathing hard, wiping the spittle out of my beard from the blue streak and working the pucker outta my ass, I took off for the remainder of my ride home.
About two, maybe three blocks later, it hit me...HARD!
I slid into the crosswalk.
The ABS didn't work! WTF?!?!
Later on the same ride home, with no traffic around, I attempted a couple of ABS encounters with my rear brake. No go -- bitch just locks up and slides like an oyster down your piehole. Tried again this morning going to the office, and again on the way home...samey-same...no ABS on the rear. I'm not sure if the front is affected...I'm not brave enough to grab THAT much front brake for no good reason.
No ABS light indicating a problem...just no ABS on the rear. You guys withOUT ABS know how easy it is to lock up that big rubber thingie out back. And I don't like it!
I'm hesitant to take my baby to the local dealer...they don't know an FJR from an RFK. Don't even carry crush washers for the oil drain bolt.
Anyone got an idea what can cause an ABS failure without a warning light indication? This situation just won't do. ABS has saved my bacon a couple of times, and I want it back.