2002 ABS.
Getting ready for a trip, and took the bike into work today to test a few upgrades. New Michelin Commander front (130-70-18) and rear (160-70/17), Hyperlights, rewired GPS mount, etc. I have been using the rear Commander (same size) for the last 2 tire changes. First time using the front Commander.
I pulled the wheels myself and had the shop change the tires. Changed wheel bearings while I was at it, as they were a bit loosey goosey, and the bike was developing a wobble at speed around corners.
Good news is that the bearings solved the cornering problem. Riding into work this am (50 miles) all was ok, but I noticed the speedo was off. Indicated 85 was actually about 88 per the GPS. It was just the opposite b4 the front tire change - the indicated was always slightly less than the GPS. Other than that, no problems.
Coming home tonight I'm thinking, "great, all is working well" when the ABS error codes started flashing - 2 lights, adjacent. $#%&! I wish I would have thought to count the pattern. Note that this was after about 75 miles on the new tire.
I just hit the reset (?) button a few times, and the lights (2) stopped flashing, but stayed on. Pulled off the freeway, and turned the ST off. Counted to 30. Turned it on, and all is right with the world - no codes. Rode the 5 miles further home, no problems still.
I did not stop to measure the front tire height, but it has to be a bit taller (as evidenced by the speedo error) than what I had on there previously - a BT45 rear in the same size, 130-70/18. The only reason I changed it after maybe 5000 miles was odd looking stress cracks and the start of severe cupping.
So, a couple questions:
1. If this was an error caused by tire size, why did it take 75 miles to throw an error?
2. If it IS caused by tire size, is it normal for the error to go away when the key is turned off?
3. Assuming it is a tire size error, and it takes awhile to "see" the error, can I assume that a couple thousand miles of wear may correct it?
And the biggest question: will I do any damage if the abs error code lights up when I'm 1000 miles into a 3000 mile trip, and just ignore it? I'm ok with no abs (as long as I'm aware of it), but I'd rather not cause any damage that I later have to fix.
TIA
Getting ready for a trip, and took the bike into work today to test a few upgrades. New Michelin Commander front (130-70-18) and rear (160-70/17), Hyperlights, rewired GPS mount, etc. I have been using the rear Commander (same size) for the last 2 tire changes. First time using the front Commander.
I pulled the wheels myself and had the shop change the tires. Changed wheel bearings while I was at it, as they were a bit loosey goosey, and the bike was developing a wobble at speed around corners.
Good news is that the bearings solved the cornering problem. Riding into work this am (50 miles) all was ok, but I noticed the speedo was off. Indicated 85 was actually about 88 per the GPS. It was just the opposite b4 the front tire change - the indicated was always slightly less than the GPS. Other than that, no problems.
Coming home tonight I'm thinking, "great, all is working well" when the ABS error codes started flashing - 2 lights, adjacent. $#%&! I wish I would have thought to count the pattern. Note that this was after about 75 miles on the new tire.
I just hit the reset (?) button a few times, and the lights (2) stopped flashing, but stayed on. Pulled off the freeway, and turned the ST off. Counted to 30. Turned it on, and all is right with the world - no codes. Rode the 5 miles further home, no problems still.
I did not stop to measure the front tire height, but it has to be a bit taller (as evidenced by the speedo error) than what I had on there previously - a BT45 rear in the same size, 130-70/18. The only reason I changed it after maybe 5000 miles was odd looking stress cracks and the start of severe cupping.
So, a couple questions:
1. If this was an error caused by tire size, why did it take 75 miles to throw an error?
2. If it IS caused by tire size, is it normal for the error to go away when the key is turned off?
3. Assuming it is a tire size error, and it takes awhile to "see" the error, can I assume that a couple thousand miles of wear may correct it?
And the biggest question: will I do any damage if the abs error code lights up when I'm 1000 miles into a 3000 mile trip, and just ignore it? I'm ok with no abs (as long as I'm aware of it), but I'd rather not cause any damage that I later have to fix.
TIA