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Yesterday I rebuilt the rear caliper, and this one was easier than the fronts. I removed the caliper and kept the brake line attached and elevated the caliper higher than the ABS pump. That way, air bubbles don’t go down the line. Pumped the brake pedal to push out the piston and tied down the...

I never activated the ABS on the road in the 47,000 miles I’ve ridden it, bought the bike with 38,000 miles on it in 2019. I flushed the brake fluid with the ABS jumper once before. It wouldn’t be terrible if the ABS doesn’t work as long as the brakes are reliable. I might get my daredevil buddy...

The electric shift bike will throw an error code on the dash if the ECU detects a problem with the clutch or shift mechanism, and prevent shifting. Do you see error codes flashing?

Thanks RossKean for digging up those threads. I’ll do some more testing next week with pedal stomping.

Maybe not over the speed threshold to activate ABS. I don’t understand why there is a minimum speed. Seems counterintuitive to let you lock up the brakes at any speed. The service manual doesn’t mention a minimum speed requirement - or my old eyes didn’t see it.

In any event, the bike has a firm lever and brake pedal, so it appears that there’s no trapped air. There’s no ABS warning light or stored error codes. However, I can’t feel the ABS pulse while riding no matter how hard I try to brake. I’m going to rebuild the rear caliper next week and see if...

I activated the ABS pump by using the jumper on the connector by the battery. Yes, that pumps the old fluid out and exchanges it for fresh fluid. But, does that bleed air out?

Yesterday I rebuilt the front calipers on my 2006 AE. The service manual says you need to bleed the ABS when you open a brake line, but don’t outline a procedure other than system tests. So far, I’ve bled the front master to calipers, and now will bleed the rear master to front right caliper. Is...

Thanks RossKean for the detective work and providing the Suzuki part # for the seals. I figured out the calipers are split by taking a good look at them.

Yep, thanks. I ordered the 3 different seal sets, just waiting for delivery. I plan to split the calipers to make it easier to clean the seal grooves. I don’t see any seals between the caliper halves on the parts diagrams. I’m wondering if there are seals or not. I can’t understand how there...

So I took another look at my front brake calipers while moving the pads around to even out the wear. I noticed some slivers of rubber sneaking out some of the pistons, so figured that it must be the dust seals worn out. Ordered a complete set of OEM seals. I read the service manual for the...

I’m glad you thought about moving the pads around too. I have 82,000 miles on my bike, and likely original pads. I measured every pad, and also came to the conclusion that I can get a lot more life out of them by moving them around. I thought maybe I was being too cheap. I think I can get at...

The judder springs are called damper spring seat 1 and 2 in the service manual on page 5-59. A drawing explains the orientation.

In the 1970s I worked for a Triumph dealer who looked down his nose at BMW riders. He said they’re all a bunch of pipe smokers that wear sport coats with patches on their elbows. Have BMW riders changed much in 50 years? :ROFLMAO:

Well Harley sells a bike that lowers the suspension when you come to a stop, so it’s technologically feasible to change ride height on the fly.

Oh yeah, that’s my plan. Better than buying a new slave cylinder, since Yamaha doesn’t sell any rebuild parts.

A mileage update. The bike now has 81,000 miles and no codes thrown and clutch is fine. When I go for a ride, I no longer worry about getting stranded.

I’m curious, what viscosity of oil is in the bike now with the new clutch, synthetic or dinosaur?

Oh, it’s the special collector’s signature edition FJR1300. Whose signature? Kenny Roberts, Valentino Rossi or B.B. King?

Offer him 1$. What’s the difference, $1, $1000, or $1 million? The seller appears not to know.