tnaracing14
New Member
Hello Everyone,
Last week I noticed my ABS light is blinking during ride. Manual says that means the ABS is down but the brakes continue to function conventionally, but won't give any further insight.
After a few days of riding on it I've started to notice what it feels like when the issue begins but I have no clue what it could be, since I'm not experienced with ABS on bikes at all.
At some point during the ride, most mornings right when I start off, but also some times a few minutes into the ride, I'll apply the brakes and the lever gets VERY stiff, feels almost as though it's stuck. If I hold it to continue braking I can feel the controller loosen up, I can feel the fluid moving around in the system and the lever returns to what it should feel like but then the ABS light starts blinking in that moment and stays on the rest of the ride. Brakes operate just fine.
I think a side effect of this issue is that the bike also won't upshift from 1st for a few moments, regardless of mode. I'll mash the button a few times before it upshifts and goes well past it's usual point, but that only happens once or twice. It didn't start happening until the ABS issue started though, which is why I think the ABS is also slightly interfering with the DCT here.
2014 DCT ABS with about 39000 miles, always performed the proper maintenance. There was a point over a year ago where I had to store it outside without a cover in the rain for a couple months but that was too long ago to have been the cause of these issues...I think. I do use it to ride in the rain though, since it's my only means of transportation.
Anyone have any insight? I have no clue what it could be and I don't want to take it to Honda just yet. I can fix most things myself, I just need to figure out what it is first.
Thanks.
Posting this in a second forum to see if I can get a quicker response, since this is my daily driver and I have no other means of transportation at the moment.
Last week I noticed my ABS light is blinking during ride. Manual says that means the ABS is down but the brakes continue to function conventionally, but won't give any further insight.
After a few days of riding on it I've started to notice what it feels like when the issue begins but I have no clue what it could be, since I'm not experienced with ABS on bikes at all.
At some point during the ride, most mornings right when I start off, but also some times a few minutes into the ride, I'll apply the brakes and the lever gets VERY stiff, feels almost as though it's stuck. If I hold it to continue braking I can feel the controller loosen up, I can feel the fluid moving around in the system and the lever returns to what it should feel like but then the ABS light starts blinking in that moment and stays on the rest of the ride. Brakes operate just fine.
I think a side effect of this issue is that the bike also won't upshift from 1st for a few moments, regardless of mode. I'll mash the button a few times before it upshifts and goes well past it's usual point, but that only happens once or twice. It didn't start happening until the ABS issue started though, which is why I think the ABS is also slightly interfering with the DCT here.
2014 DCT ABS with about 39000 miles, always performed the proper maintenance. There was a point over a year ago where I had to store it outside without a cover in the rain for a couple months but that was too long ago to have been the cause of these issues...I think. I do use it to ride in the rain though, since it's my only means of transportation.
Anyone have any insight? I have no clue what it could be and I don't want to take it to Honda just yet. I can fix most things myself, I just need to figure out what it is first.
Thanks.
Posting this in a second forum to see if I can get a quicker response, since this is my daily driver and I have no other means of transportation at the moment.