I had a spongy rear brake and did a bleed job
just yesterday. I tested the rear brake alone to
see if I could get it to lock up and it did not!
The ABS kicked in just like it is supposed to.
This is without using the front at all. So the
line about having to use front and rear is crap.
Tom Czerniak
SHAWN PEARSALL wrote:
>
> Yup you guessed it.....my bike is now back at the dealer....good weather
> here so they tested the bike on dry pavement and gravel. Apply both
> brakes.....abs works (he says). Use the rear brake, he can get the wheel to
> lock up...he calls Yamaha (Corp Engineering...then Cavenaugh...who now
> doesn't want to talk to anyone about this...he deferrs the technicians to
> the Regional Technician now handling the cases on a case by case basis.)
> Yamaha says....locking up the rear wheel WITHOUT using the front brake will
> always cause the abs to lock up the rear wheel (or some line of shit like
> that).
>
> I say Bull Shit...this is not a linked abs system. it never did this before
> up until 10K miles, Yamaha RT says he will authorize the replacement of the
> unit, but what am I going to do for Yamaha after it doesn't change anything.
> My service guy indicated...Would I pay Yamaha $2,000 for the upgrade? Would
> I blast a message to the list indicating how wrong we really are for pushing
> Yamaha into this replacement policy?
>
> This is shit guys & gal...if you can tell I'm pissed your right. I've been
> getting crap customer service from K-mart to Yamaha this week and this
> stuff really gets my goat.
>
> Here's what I need:
>
> Those people with the new HU's..please go try this test for us....find some
> slight gravel, lock up the brakes (both) to confirm your abs works...careful
> more back than front here) Then try just your back brakes...to see if the
> pulse or lock up. Keep in mind Yamaha is saying the rear wheel is
> "supposed" to lock up if only the rear brake is applied....I think this is
> crap
>
> Those without replacement units...try this as well...less see how much
> Yamaha really knows about their own technology
>
> Please prove me wrong
>
> Shawn P
