Another ABS problem.

[limey]

My ABS light has been coming on and off for a few months now and this week I did a trip in Northern Quebec to ride the Trans-Taiga road.
Anyway I needed heated gear for most of the trip and when the ABS light came on the heated liner would shut off and then I would turn the switch for the gear all the way off then back on again the ABS light would go back off for about 1/2 hr till it repeated the whole process over again. Wondering if it could be related to a battery problem?

 

[WJBertrand]

Try connecting some kind of voltmeter to your battery and monitor it when this happens. Could also be the alternator/ stator. My old ST1100’s ABS would shut down and trigger the light when system voltage got too low. Perhaps the same is true for the Super Ténéré?


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[patrickg450]

how is the heated gear hooked up? Straight to the battery? On a relay?

 

[limey]

how is the heated gear hooked up? Straight to the battery? On a relay?

Goes through a fuse block.

 

[RicoChet]

Paul if I had to guess I would definitely do as the previous poster said, check voltage and see if its getting enough current -- I know my bike say's it's getting 14v when the bike is running and but that dips dramatically even when I use my air horn, or when the cooling fan comes on.. your heated gear may draw a lot in a battery that may not handle it. Check and let us know!

 

[limey]

Paul if I had to guess I would definitely do as the previous poster said, check voltage and see if its getting enough current -- I know my bike say's it's getting 14v when the bike is running and but that dips dramatically even when I use my air horn, or when the cooling fan comes on.. your heated gear may draw a lot in a battery that may not handle it. Check and let us know!

What I can’t understand is the light goes OFF when I turn on the heated gear and also the heated grips.

 

[WJBertrand]

Can you pull error codes for the ABS system through the dash diagnostics function? Should be a saved code if so, even if the light is off.

 

[Xclimation]

The first easy thing I would check is grounding.

 

[limey]

Can you pull error codes for the ABS system through the dash diagnostics function? Should be a saved code if so, even if the light is off.

No error code.

 

[limey]

The first easy thing I would check is grounding.

I’ve cleaned the grounds, one on the motor and the other behind the seat. Is there another one I’m missing?

 

[limey]

Well after talking to Patrick he suggested starting with the simple things and it ended up being corrosion on the positive terminal.

 

[Xclimation]

Yay! Glad it's fixed! I've personally had many-a-problems with cars/bikes because of pos. terminal corrosion/connectivity!

The only thing better than the new bike feeling.....is the fixed problem for free or cheap feeling! Now you can ride with no worry!

 

[limey]

Yay! Glad it's fixed! I've personally had many-a-problems with cars/bikes because of pos. terminal corrosion/connectivity!

The only thing better than the new bike feeling.....is the fixed problem for free or cheap feeling! Now you can ride with no worry!

I bled the hell out of the brakes, checked the 2 sensors, cleaned the magnetic pickup, checked front and rear brake switches and it ended up being something simple.

 

[patrickg450]

start with simple stuff first......



glad i could help

 

[Checkswrecks]

Glad to hear of your success.
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That Patrick's just such a simple guy.