Flashing ABS light

[RadioHowie]

Howie-
You're welcome.

Tanks.

My statement was based on this-

'cause I'm a cheap ******* who would rather pirate one than pay for one (see below)

So there. Infinite.

Your words say "NO!"

But your eyes say "YES-YES-YES-YES"

Scooter pretty much covered it.
Most always the light is triggered when one wheel comes off the ground, when engine is running and in gear. If you fly over railroad tracks, rough road and potholes, it will set off the light. Does the same thing when bike is on center stand running in gear. It will send a message to the ECU that something is out of sync.

Sometimes the sensor is dirty, but most times not. Turning off the key and then on, will recycle the system, same as rebooting your PC.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[SkooterG]

And so folks.............

That concludes yet another exciting chapter of As the FJRForum.com World Turns.

Where the hell was our gerbil loving friend, twowheelnut?

 

[twowheelnut]

You missed my post? Stop watching the Spank-O-Vision, there sport. You're going blind. Besides, I have a manual, but you have a Manuel. And, I know where to find an on line copy and so do you.

 

[RadioHowie]

And so folks.............

That concludes yet another exciting chapter of As the FJRForum.com World Turns.

You could NOT be more wrong!

'course, your used to that. :rofl:

Just got in from my commute...rode as aggressively as I normally would (read: hamfistedly) and a block or so from home, no ABS flashie thingie.

As I pulled into my neighborhood, something Fabone wrote

Most always the light is triggered when one wheel comes off the ground, when engine is running and in gear. If you fly over railroad tracks, rough road and potholes, it will set off the light.

made me think of the last 2 blocks to the house...
Two "Traffic Calming Strips", aka, speedbumps. Although in my part of the country speedbumps refers to armadillos, possums, raccoons and young children. Anyway, there are two of them in the 1/8th mile before I'm finally home. Unavoidable.

So thinking about what Fabone and ScooterG wrote (couldn't think about what Boo Radley wrote -- that'd just piss me off ) I rechecked my ABS light...no flashing. Drove over the calming strips briskly, enough to bounce my *** off the seat on both, and BINGO...ABS warning light pops on! Guess wheelspin will do the trick, from either end of the bike.

 

[SkooterG]

I'll send you my bill.

 

[RadioHowie]

I'll send you my bill.

At 10 cents a word, I can afford it. At ten cents a cogent thought, radman would owe US!

Oh, how do you like my new avatar -- tribute to the REAL radman. :rofl:

 

[SkooterG]

I'll send you my bill.

At 10 cents a word, I can afford it. At ten cents a cogent thought, radman would owe US!

Oh, how do you like my new avatar -- tribute to the REAL radman. :rofl:

10 cents a word? Go back to my earlier post and work on your reading comprehension skills my communications industry friend.

That was 10 cents a letter!

I know. You can still afford it. :glare:

No comment on the new avatar and radman. Ain't touchin that one.

 

[RadioHowie]

I know. You can still afford it. :glare:

Maybe not...I'm the recent "beneficiary" of downsizing. :angry2:

Didja know you can pick up around $16-$20 an hour just driving around, listening to the radio?

 

[GAPS]

According to the service manual, the following conditions can lead to a flashing ABS warning light:

1) Rear wheel rotated while on centerstand.

2) The rear wheel raced.

3) The motorcycle was ridden on the rear wheel with the front wheel elevated.

4) The motorcycle was ridden on extremely uneven roads continuously.

5) The brake switch is defective or improperly adjusted.

#5, brake switch defective or improperly adjusted......, do they elaborate any? I would like to know what they do to check for this.

My 06 has been flickering the ABS light....now I wonder if it is just a very sensitive system or a real problem.

ABS seems to work fine as I have activated it several times. This was thru the rear linked brake, did not attempt to activate ABS with the front brake lever.

I can confirm #3, when riding with front wheel elevated the ABS light came on as it should .

 

[GAPS]

Just wanted y'all to know before you entered a battle of wits unarmed, "Search" came up with this:

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...111&hl=flashing

which was NO help.

Looks like we came to the same conclusion here, NO help.......when will I get my hands on an 06 manual? Where are the various electrical connectors that are part of the ABS located? Im looking for a loose connection.

 

[Thumperbike]

I also am getting a flashing ABS light on my 06. First time on freeway. 90+ degrees, both wheels always on the ground, no severe bumps, 360 miles. Second time 450 miles, identical situation. Key off resets error. Brake resevoirs are full. Damned if I want to take it back to the dealer.

 

[SkooterG]

If its just a flashing ABS light that resets with an on/off of the key, I really wouldn't worry too much about it. Everything is working normally. If it always flashing, then you would want to take some action, though your ABS is still working.

 

[MyOwnRocket]

The abs light on my 05 flashes when I take one of those handy highway exits at an extreme angle and probably well above the posted limit of 25mph; not every time but maybe 3 out of 10 times the light flashes, it then resets after key is turned off / on. The abs light also flashed when I had to break real hard when some ***** pedestrian walked out in front of me a few weeks ago, then reset as described; key on / off. Based on the above posts I will consider this normal operating procedure; good to know the flashing light only indicates a reset issue not a failure of the abs system; correct?

MyOwnRocket

 

[okmac]

I am new to the fjr world, haven't bought mine yet, but If you have a problem with ABS lights blinking and then when you turn off the bike and restart they go off you have a battery problem. The ABS is very sensative to battery voltage and if your battery is not up and fully charged the lights will continue to blink but after you have run the bike for just a bit and charged up the battery then if you turn it off and restart the ABS will stop blinking.

On a BMW this is an indication that your battery is no longer holding a full charge and someday down the road it is going to fail on you. It could be today or months from now but it is on its way.

 

[SkooterG]

FJR ain't no beamer. As was expained in previous posts, a flashing abs light simply means there was an anomaly in the information the system is receiving. ABS is still functioning. The anomaly has nothing to do with battery voltage or condition, but contradicting info from the sensors, such as when doing a wheely, slipping the rear tire under acceleration, or rding on very bumpy roads or irregular surfaces.

 

[un4gvn1]

Check to see if your brake light is staying on when you abs light acts up. Mine did it too and i found that the rear brake light switch was stuck. Simple adjustment and never reoccured.

 

[flyinlow]

I am new to the fjr world, haven't bought mine yet, but If you have a problem with ABS lights blinking and then when you turn off the bike and restart they go off you have a battery problem. The ABS is very sensative to battery voltage and if your battery is not up and fully charged the lights will continue to blink but after you have run the bike for just a bit and charged up the battery then if you turn it off and restart the ABS will stop blinking.
On a BMW this is an indication that your battery is no longer holding a full charge and someday down the road it is going to fail on you. It could be today or months from now but it is on its way.

On a BMW the ABS system is different from most bikes and cars. The BMW uses servos to assist the brake pressure, where most ABS systems you supply the pressure with your foot or hand and the ABS solenoids cycle to alternately cut and re-apply the pressure to slow you down without locking up. This is why most BMW's with ABS have a funny feeling to the brakes, you don't get the nice feedback that you do with normal brakes.

 

[Kari]

I had problem on my fjr 06 with ABS warning light. It start flashing after 4000 km on normal ride. I have YAMAHA heated hand grip (not 06 OEM) and the female connector on front brake light switch was loosed.

When the connector is making no contacts the brake light will be on. And if brake light is on too long time the ABS control module will switch the ABS to fail mode. It is easy to fix (press connector to make better contact) but the reason why ABS is not available because of bad connector of accessory is not acceptable.

Accessories is not allowed to effect safe functions of FJR ! :angry:

 

[radman]

Man, if that pisses ya off, gonna be an interesting year. Taking offers yet, or should we wait for the ad?

 

[crizyal]

I found this to be kind of an interesting deal. I just installed new car horns on my 06 and today for the first time my ABS light started to flash. It did correspond to heavy usage of my new horns (playing with them while riding in no traffic). This supports the voltage drop theory.