Ooops, look what fell off last night

[Deleted account 200123001]

I was tinkering with the GSA last night and a little (ahem) mishap occured.





All that space going to waste.



So much for just cleaning all the shite out of the front calipers and replacing the rear caliper.

One of the pistons popped out spilling some very grubby looking brake fluid all over the floor.

So took the oportunity to do the Servo removal as well, that heap of scrap wont be missed I'm fed up of the damn thing the most god awful lump of engineering I've had the misfortune to operate.

Apart from the loss of braking power with no ignition which is no help when moving the bike around without the engine running, there has been no end of times I've been gently braking and the unit can't decide whether it's on or off so just modulates (like the ABS kicking in) and nearly throws me off balance stoopid thing!

You will not be missed.

While one of the pistons were out I noticed some damage to the seal and some minor loss of the polished coating on the pistons.

That's another £100 quid then for a rebuild kit....may change the calipers to the Brembo units and have done so this one shares the same pad type as the outfit.

 

[(RIP) trickytree]

Couple of the dust seals on my Rockster had swelled up and popped out of the grooves so I replaced the calipers with Brembos......much better calipers than the Tokitos imo.
As my bike is a none ABS anyway I fitted a pair of twin tone fiamms in there.

 

[The Grey One]

Maybe a clue to your ABS woes lies in the state of your brake fluid! Should be changed every two years (unless you have an accurate testing device, then replaced as needed)

I am always puzzled by comments about the brakes being poor when the bike is being pushed. How fast do you push it? On one or two occasions I have had to push the bike on a steep gradient where better braking might help, turning the ignition on gives full braking you know! Otherwise the brakes are more than up to the speed I can push the thing.

John

 

[Deleted account 200123001]

As my bike is a none ABS anyway I fitted a pair of twin tone fiamms in there.

Now there's a bloody good idea! Might have to copy that.

Should be changed every two years )

I've had the bike about 12 months now so I dont know when it was last changed.

I am always puzzled by comments about the brakes being poor when the bike is being pushed.

Even pushing around at normal pace, I've found them woeful, though I'm now wondering given the state of the fluid, the damage to the seals and pistons whether its sticking pistons that are making the brakes woeful.

 

[Puffin]

Looks heavy with that gone you can probably fit a small car battery in the hole

 

[Tractors are go]

Bit of araldite and a quick polish and it'll all be sorted

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[Deleted account 200123001]

Looks heavy with that gone you can probably fit a small car battery in the hole

They do weigh a fair bit, I always thought it would be useful to fit a secondy fuel tank in there with the pump in it, would be quite easy I would think with the balance pipe the 30l tank has.

 

[DrFarkoff]

What way did you Do the De ABS'ing?

 

[Deleted account 200123001]

I Just ripped everything out last night.

I'll be following Dave H's guide tonight putting it all back.

I'm not planning to sell the bike on so I'm happy to destroy the ABS wiring and remove un-necessary clutter.

I do wish though I could get rid of the sensors without destroying them, the last time I tried to remove one I had to drill it out as the dreaded white powder had packed itself so tight between the alloy and S/S sensor case there was no other way, so I'll probably leave them in.

Edit....

Just spotted your other post...I'm curious now about this "new way", I've taken no notice of servo removal thus far as I've not needed to.

 

[DrFarkoff]

Undo the electronic box from the ABS unit 4 security screws (I used vise grips to start these off) and some plug connections ,

Seal it up (I use number plate cut up and bolt it on the base and then silicone around the edges ) and refit it to the loom plug

Remove blue relay from Fuse box

Remove remaining lit bulb (When ignition on) from dash or tape over it on top

Re-pipe brakes as per a standard non abs bike

Job done no wire cutting No switch replacing

 

[Deleted account 200123001]

Like that method!

 

[Flipfly]

Undo the electronic box from the ABS unit 4 security screws (I used vise grips to start these off) and some plug connections ,

Seal it up (I use number plate cut up and bolt it on the base and then silicone around the edges ) and refit it to the loom plug

Remove blue relay from Fuse box

Remove remaining lit bulb (When ignition on) from dash or tape over it on top

Re-pipe brakes as per a standard non abs bike

Job done no wire cutting No switch replacing

+1 so much easier

 

[ahebron]

Couple of the dust seals on my Rockster had swelled up and popped out of the grooves so I replaced the calipers with Brembos......much better calipers than the Tokitos imo.
As my bike is a none ABS anyway I fitted a pair of twin tone fiamms in there.

I fitted a cheap FI fuel filter in that gap, still got space for set of horns though.
Bike is non abs

Adrian

 

[Puffin]

They do weigh a fair bit, I always thought it would be useful to fit a secondy fuel tank in there with the pump in it, would be quite easy I would think with the balance pipe the 30l tank has.

Excellent idea

 

[Deleted account 220427001]

if you have that space modify the battery carrier I fitted a 30 amp hr battery in my r1150rt makes a lot of difference spins up
quicker on starter

 

[Bikermike1411]

I'd been wondering what the HUGE cavity under the tank was for! I've a 2000 GS (non-servo from new I was told) - do ALL 1150's have the space for the servo unit then?

 

[Deleted account 200123001]

Yes Mike,

However, there was ABS non servo and ABS with Servo, both fit in the same space and weigh a good few kg's.

Currently looking at Oil catch tanks that are fitted to cars to see if one can be modified to fit in that gap. Venting is one problem to overcome.

 

[Timolgra]

Venting is one problem to overcome.

Then you have another problem

 

[King Rat]

If you go to Morocco, you could get 5lbs of hash in that space.

 

[Neil W]

Yes, good for storage

I'd been wondering what the HUGE cavity under the tank was for! I've a 2000 GS (non-servo from new I was told) - do ALL 1150's have the space for the servo unit then?