Servo brakes .. are they that unreliable?

[Taff]

....apparrently a servo costs £1600 to replace

I understood the servo can be removed. If my servo needed to be replaced, at that price I would just ask them to take it off.

 

[Bryn]

I understood it can be removed. If my servo needed to be replaced, at that price I would just ask them to take it off.

I was under the impression the brakes would not work in that case ( ABS)

I'm covered by extended warranty if it should go wrong

 

[Snoopy]

38k and no problems. I rate them highly but I was worried when buying the bike as I was a "non servo non ABS" advocant. I don't see the huge difference in feel - and the stopping power is supreme.

 

[Pukmeister]

One thought concerning the use of Servo ABS brakes.

When stopped at junctions/traffic lights etc, hold the bike on the rear footbrake only if you are to be stopped a while, don't keep holding the bike using the front brake lever:

The front brake lever runs front and rear wheel circuits continually, causing a drain on the battery and unnecessary running of the servo pump.

The rear brake pedal when used independantly simply boosts the rear brake pressure using the servo then cuts out to save excess current draw on the battery, giving the odd pressure boost as required (which can be felt as a small pulse underfoot when it cuts in.)

As for reliability, my GS is now 5 years old and has given me no cause for concern and I recently did my own brake system fluid flush with no dramas.

 

[Taff]

I was under the impression the brakes would not work in that case ( ABS) I'm covered by extended warranty if it should go wrong

The only problem would be that you may not be around to take advantage of the "extended warranty".

.. When stopped at junctions/traffic lights etc, hold the bike on the rear footbrake only if you are to be stopped a while, don't keep holding the bike using the front brake lever. ....

See your point, but being one of the old "always right foot down - left foot ready to engage gear" brigade, it will be a difficult habit to break.

 

[Pukmeister]

See your point, but being one of the old "always right foot down - left foot ready to engage gear" brigade, it will be a difficult habit to break.

Yeah I had to unlearn some bad habits myself once I realised how the Servo system performs. The 'Hendon Shuffle' or whatever they call it gets used on the one hill start I need to do on my daily commute (depending on the traffic light sequence.)