Brakes

[bonjeroo]

I have an ABS 1200GS. It's the first ABS bike I have owned, so I am not sure if this behaviour is expected or not. I have had the following experience twice.

When braking hard, for the first fraction of a second there seems to be no braking. If anything the bike seems to accelerate forward, but I am pretty sure this is my imagination. Then the brakes kick in and slow down as usual.

The first time this happened I was riding on a very bumpy bit of road surface and I wondered if perhaps the ABS had been fooled into activating. The second time, the road surface was fine.

I don't think I have the surging problem some people have described. As my previous two bikes (Hornet and GSX-R600) were quite "twitchy" I was worried I might just be riding around the problem, but a friend has a 1200 with the problem and says there's no way I wouldn't have noticed as it's a major issue.

It's a little disconcerting, but the bike does still stop OK, albeit not as quickly as usual. Have others had this experience? Is it cause for concern, or is it just a characteristic of the ABS?

thanks in advance for any opinions.

Bonj

 

[Pukmeister]

My R1200GS ABS behaves nothing like this.

I suspect your brake pads may be sticking initially in the calipers until the servo assistance builds up enough pressure to get them moving onto the disks. If they are sticking, this can also cause them to stick on partially after use, leading to excessive heating and warping of the disks if not rectified.

NEVER scrimp on your bikes brakes, either strip and clean them yourself or get your local dealer to give them a once over. Better safe than sorry.

It could also be a fault with the ABS system, in which case it is definitely a dealer issue.