Good luck should you ever want your rear parking light to work
There is a reason for Fuse 1 and Fuse 2 being separate they become live at different settings on the ignition
It works perfectly
It works perfectly
sockpuppet
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It works perfectly
of course it would. Thought the servo plug would only become live at full ignition not the parking light Ed209
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Sorry to go off topic slightly but as the servo is electronic would this be the reason why my battery doesnt stay charged? I live in a hilly area so have brakes on when at traffic lights nearly all the time. If I do shorter journeys could the excessive servo operation be keeping the battery in a low state of charge? cheers
With the engine running, even idling, the alternator will more than keep up with the demands of the servo and other electrical drains. But if your battery isn't fully charged when you start and all your journeys are short it may never get a decent charge.
Best advice would be to disconnect it from the bike and charge it properly (or just go for a decent ride
) and then see how it does. But this cold weather is hard on batteries and will show up ones that are a bit tired.
I had two customers who had bmw K series bikes with servo, and both of them commuted through london. And both had the bikes stall and stop running due to sitting at traffic lights with the brakes applied ( as they'd ben taught by the iam or whoever
), due to the electrical drain on the system with the servos running for long periods.BMW took one of the bikes back as he wasn't a happy man and didn't think the bike was fit the purpose. The other sold his.
If you have a 1200 and your battery is knackered and doesn't want to except a charge the bike starts to shut things down until finally the engine stops, even though the alternator is producing all the electricity the bike could ever need.
When working for a dealer i sold a new 1150GS to a chap who had the bike delivered and takes it out for a first ride that night. He stops at first T junction and the bike dies. We had a run through the switches and the ABS ignition on/off scenario during the handover and as the battery probably hadn't been charged at PDI (charged outta the box sir... etc) the use of the brakes was enough to kill the bike.
I liked servo ABS for riding all year round and a K12LT hard on the brakes in the pissing rain almost defies science Still having a servo pack up mid ride would certainly sort out whther you panic or stay cool in an emergency
I liked servo ABS for riding all year round and a K12LT hard on the brakes in the pissing rain almost defies science
Still having a servo pack up mid ride would certainly sort out whther you panic or stay cool in an emergencyPS I think this is why we are sticking with 11/1150GS's
No "Dealer intervention" for us
Dinger
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last 2 mot's brakes were tested without the engine running therefore no servo
This puzzles me. I had a 1200 with servo and now I've got a 1150 with servo and I quite like them. I am wary of the fact that if the servo fails you only have residual braking but the Rockchunk's statement shows that residual braking is enough.
Has anyone had a servo failure? if so, is it certain death or do you just have to whiten your knuckles?
Rockchunk's statement shows that residual braking is enough.
Has anyone had a servo failure? if so, is it certain death or do you just have to whiten your knuckles?
You can easily try residual braking for yourself and it's probably a good idea to experience it the first time in a safe environment rather than fully laden down an Alpine pass. Find a quiet stretch of road, stop and switch off the ignition. Hold the brake levers on and switch on the ignition, you now have 'residual braking' Go for a ride and try your brakes.
