1200GS ABS modulator failure - Watchdog anyone?
- Thread starter surreygraham
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To clarify, hopefully: Blue Bell in Crewe where I bought the bike, told me that although ABS was listed as an option, if I didn't specify it on my bike, then they couldn't get me a delivery date for a non ABS bike as BMW were selling them like hotcakes - hence over 4 months wait even with ABS. As Andres put it, If you got ABS, then you got the servo as well.
I'd be well interested in how to remove the ABS/servo from a 1200 as I've only ever seen articles about removing the system from 1150s.
There we are then
ABS - Optional, NOT Mandatory to have ABS that was also Servo Assisted
Whether you wanted to wait 3/4/5/6 months for BMW to make one without ABS, was up to you and unfortunately you probably fell for the salesman's ploy saying it was too difficult to make a bike, without ABS for you
It was easiest, for him to tell you it was too long a wait and that he would potentially not get a sale
I've specified a non ABS bike, in 2005 and it came within a month
Anyway it's water under the bridge
The main difficulty IIRC, with the 1200 is that the ABS sensor doubles as a speedo pick up which is electronic, so removing the ABS system creates a speedo drive problem
Unlike on the superior 1150GS, which has a simple cable operated speedo drive and removing the ABS, doesn't affect it
As i understand it Steptoe and Dr Farkoff have solutions to that little issue.......! ( Could be wrong though) and as they do it for a living it's only fair to pay for the expertise...
I have a 1200 GSA Servo/ABS and the brakes are pretty good (Well compared to me HD!!) but... as soon as the ABS/Servo fails.... i'll be getting steppers to rip the lot out and bin it...
"OK. So you were screeching up to a line of stationary traffic or following too close, having left no margin for error, and suffered a partial brake failure on a 10 yr old bike that has/had a well documented history of ABS failure (which you shouldn't be relying on anyway) and in a moment of panic you decide to do exactly the wrong thing by swerving into the oncoming traffic and possibly killing them, and you want to complain to a telly programme about BWM build quality?"
That's the sort of argument you'll be up against.
Simon.
Exactly, get a Pro to do the work
To the OP, the bike is 10 years old... a component has failed, that can be removed or replaced at a hideous cost.... give Steptoe a ring (Google GS Shop) he will sort you out...
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