tommygun
Registered user
A couple of weeks back I wrote about the dreaded triangle of death/brake failure symptoms I had. Dreading the worst after reading of potential ABS pump failures, final drive disasters, etc, I called BMW who quoted me £1400 for the replacement ABS pump 
. Once I'd soiled and changed my shorts, I spoke to the chaps down Beemer bikes who suggested I change the speedsensor first. £60 later and a lot of cutting of cable ties, the error had gone and i was a happy man.
The sensor looked like it had actually burnt out with a hole about half a milimetre wide, and covered in metal filings. Is this a sign of the FD on its way out? Jim von Baaden seems to think this is quite normal. I also answered my own question about whether the bike goes into 'limp' mode when the triangle appears, and I guess it does, as there was no hesitation and/or stuttering once the part was replaced.
Anyhow - happy to be back on the road, although I did notice a bit of salt damage from the winter whilst tracing the sensor wire. I feel a date with Hammerite and ACF-50 coming on...
. Once I'd soiled and changed my shorts, I spoke to the chaps down Beemer bikes who suggested I change the speedsensor first. £60 later and a lot of cutting of cable ties, the error had gone and i was a happy man.The sensor looked like it had actually burnt out with a hole about half a milimetre wide, and covered in metal filings. Is this a sign of the FD on its way out? Jim von Baaden seems to think this is quite normal. I also answered my own question about whether the bike goes into 'limp' mode when the triangle appears, and I guess it does, as there was no hesitation and/or stuttering once the part was replaced.
Anyhow - happy to be back on the road, although I did notice a bit of salt damage from the winter whilst tracing the sensor wire. I feel a date with Hammerite and ACF-50 coming on...
