Well, I owe. And I’m stubborn. I would have exhausted hours of brain drain trying to troubleshoot that flashing ABS light. The forums told me how to get the failure code (fuse M1, M3, wait 5 seconds but not 9, read the number of flashes). Nope. No code flashes. Just a glaring solid red light seemingly insisting that I was too dumb to even follow those simple instructions! Tried M1 not M3, M3 not M1, M1&M3, neither M1 norM3, kickstand up, down, turned bike to align with true north. Finally after one last try under a full moon on the third Thursday of the third month, I gave up and resorted to something I had never done before. I became a poster on the forum.
Within a few hours I had helpful suggestions from posters here. Thank you all! Unfortunately none solved the issue. Then along came Larry(IGOFAR). I read the reviews here. Wow! Larry provided contact info and said he was confident he could help me, maybe in one phone call. It took two but only because it took me a couple of days to check/correct a couple of thing Larry pointed out just in a short conversation. Phone call no. two taught me more about my bike than years of riding and doing most of my own maintenance. I’ve been riding ST‘s since 1996. I didn’t know how much I didn’t know. Two phone calls. Maybe an hour total and three pictures. By asking me focused questions Larry led me through some assessment procedures, narrowing possible causes until we arrived at a likely cause. And I say “we” fully meaning “Larry”. I have some home work to do, but I’m confident I’ll be back on the road and with Larry’s help the bike will be in better shape and I will be much more knowledgeable about my ST.
Mechanic is not an adequate description, nor is technician. I think maybe ‘ST Systems Analyst‘ might fit. If he ever offers help, accept gratefully!
I owe, and will repay somewhere down the line.
