ESA Fooked?!

[Andy B]

Suspension is as hard as nails.

Doesn't matter what setting and what loading it all seems to be the same. No sign of physical exhaustion and no leaks anywhere.

Bike is GSA with ESA and four years old with 18,000 miles on the clock.

Any thoughts?

 

[bisbee]

Can you get hold of a GS911 it might show up a fault code?

 

[Andy B]

No one nearby that I'm aware of.

 

[trebor]

Suspension is as hard as nails.

Doesn't matter what setting and what loading it all seems to be the same. No sign of physical exhaustion and no leaks anywhere.

Bike is GSA with ESA and four years old with 18,000 miles on the clock.

Any thoughts?

This is exactly what happened to my old 2010 GSA when it was 3 years old, it too had done 18,000 miles. Thankfully I had the extended warranty and had it fixed by the dealer, who fitted a new shock at no cost to me. If you don't have extended warranty then this is an expensive dealer repair, the best bet would be to whip the shock out yourself and get it rebuilt by a company in Yorkshire that can rebuild the original shocks at a very reasonable price. Search these forums to find out which company it is and how much they charge.

Bob

 

[DervMan]

No one nearby that I'm aware of.

I'm in Bristol with a 911 if that's any help?!

 

[Roymondo]

If you try to change the settings (both preload and damping) does the display blink for a few seconds while the adjustment is made? When you change the spring preload from solo rider to big mountains, can you feel both ends of the bike being lifted on the suspension? (and lower again when you change it back).

 

[Sunny Jim]

Firefoxracing.co.uk - Keighley, West Yorks - very, very good at all things suspension

 

[Bendy toy]

If the ESA has failed the costs could be high.
Check the electrical connectors.

 

[G5RJO]

I'm in Stourbridge with a GS911.... again, just ask...

Roger.

 

[Andy B]

Damn! Rode through Hagley this afternoon

Would it be convenient to come over at the weekend?

 

[3bikesnospace]

Do you have the warning triangle on dash?If you do a search others have had the same problem. I seem to recall disconnecting the battery to reset the computer cured one case and a dealer software update sorted another. Good luck!

 

[G5RJO]

yes... PM'd you.

Roger.

 

[Andy B]

No warning lights or messages

I might try the battery disconnect though. Somehow I doubt it but it'll take 5 mins so why not.

 

[Andy B]

Well knock me over with a feather!

Disconnected the battery for five minutes last night and she's riding fine now!. So how do you account for that?

We'll see if it lasts. I'll put a few miles on the clock this weekend and see how it goes

 

[Roymondo]

It's controlled by a (simple) computer. Computers sometimes crash or lock-up and require a "power cycle" (i.e. disconnect power completely) to start working again. Simply switching off the ignition may not suffice.

 

[kwallace21]

You lucky B*****d !
Nice one.

 

[3bikesnospace]

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