Installed PIAA lights...servo brakes don't work!

[GSAEleventyTen]

Hi fellas,
Maybe someone can shed some light for me.

I installed a set of PIAA lights as per these instructions : http://www.r1200gs.info/howto/GMTmount.html

To summarise, I basically connected + and - directly to the battery and the relay feed I tapped into the green wire on the diagnostic plug under the seat.
I have an on/off switch which i am keeping situated under the seat as I will keep the lights on all the time.
The lights work perfectly, I was delighted with myself til I realised that my servo brakes don't!!!


Oh, in the interests of providing you with complete information, I also put on nippy normans winglets, touratech hand spoilers and a laminar lip but can't imagine any of these contributing to my problem!



Any thoughts?

 

[Shep]

If you are getting a warning light saying the ABS is faulty or the brake failure light is on, then I would check that you haven't leant on the RH hand guard moving it so it fouls the brake lever (needs a little freeplay when the lever is flicked forward)

If its not that, then disconnect what you have fitted and check it then?


Shep

 

[GSAEleventyTen]

Good man yourself Shep

'Twas the handguard alright.
There I was staring down the barrel of a big bill for having had the temerity to mess with the dreaded "canbus" system and as it transpired 'twas the handguard spoilers I added which caused the problem.

I am now delighted with myself again for succeeding in wiring the lights successfully.

Thanks again Shep.

Happy St Patricks day.

 

[VAL. H.]

'Twas the handguard alright.
There I was staring down the barrel of a big bill for having had the temerity to mess with the dreaded "canbus" system and as it transpired 'twas the handguard spoilers I added which caused the problem.

I am now delighted with myself again for succeeding in wiring the lights successfully.

Thanks again Shep.

Happy St Patricks day.

I too got caught out in the same way, didn't know what had gone wrong. Any way I needed to be in Swindon asap so I made steady progress on residual braking (it's actually not that bad) thought it'd sort it's self out when I restarted it later on. It didn't.
So not being too busy that day and my reason for being in town done, I decided to go straight to Oxford to get them to have a look as the bike was still under warranty.
Well as above they said Oh I expect that'll be the break leaver. Didn't I look cool

Val.