Dreaded ABS light flashing

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Hi Out yesterday for a run and on the way I had to drive across a section of road where there were raised lines on the road to warn of a cross roads where accidents have been the norm, these are quite high off the surface of the road ~ 2cm . Anyway I rode over then at about 60mph while braking quite heavily :) and on stopping at the white line noticed that the ABS light was flashing rapidly :) I thought for a few seconds and decided to switch her off and then restart... light went off and I proceeded on my way deliberately riding on the bumpiest parts of the road and deliberately braking heavily to see if it would happen again, I thought it had something to do with riding over the raised sections at speed while braking, but there was no reoccurrence... great I thought just one of those things that the GS is renowned for. Got home and was about to put the bike in the garage but had to get the keys so left the bike ticking over while I got them. Opened the door drove in and braked ... ABS warning light came on again! Not had a chance yet to see if it is going to stay on although I have switched of and back on and the ABS light is illuminated as normal before it goes off after you ride it for ten metres or so. Any clue as to what might cause this ... other than a real dreaded ABS fault? Bike is a 205 model with the switchable servo/ABS and a pitiful 32000 km on the clock.
 
It's a 2005 bike. The problem you suggest only applies to the post 2007 bikes without the servo brakes.

Just a thought as I have heard the very smallest of things can upset the system. Could it have been something as simple as the brake light having some problem with the bumps and being intermittent this causing the problem... although why then it should reappear when I dabbed the brakes when stopping in the garage?? As a matter of interest the brakes were as far as I could tell were working fine although I did not test the ABS was actually functioning properly.
 


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