..In my dealings with Kaw on the rear brake failure issue I was told by their Senior Technical Service Representative that the ABS valves and solenoids are activated/cycled/tested every time the bike is started and ridden the first few yards. If the system is fault free the ABS light is extinguished. WRONG!
Our problem and Kaw's (to a much lesser extent) is that the ABS light is extinguished even when there is a fault with the valves. The warning system does function as detailed in the FSM. Kaw knows this as I stated above.
Nope.
I have to reel in my arrogance, and knowledge on this posting, and stick to facts, but I have to say this:
yes, you are on a different continent than I am, but the features of the bike as far as safety, are worldwide. Period.
Emissions and associated programs are the ONLY differences between all bike introduced during the cycle the o/p's bike was manufactured in, and in reality, it holds true thru today, no differences in operational safeguards have been changed.
You seem to be the harbinger of faulty brake issue, and I have followed you from your first posting on it's surfacing for yo, Unfortunately, there are so few issues I personally have seen, or been asked about, that I can say these ones that pop up, ON OLDER GEN I BIKES, are extremely rare, yes... they do surface, but in such a low incidence I truthfully cannot see a "pattern"
I admire your tenacity on pushing this into some safety issue, but in reality, you are not on the continent, therefore. doesn't meant much to our TSA.
So.. Where does this all lead ?
Every machine delivered to a customer can fail, I do not see a "pattern" of failure on gen I C14's, I see a "few", I can spout off about a bizillion other "issues" people have had, in great numbers, abut other material and mechanical parts, but this is not one I can truthfully point my finger at, and stand up in court, and say "it was always a problem, and should have been fixed.."
Just have not seen enough instances of it to red flag it, or carry the banner as you seem to be doing.
now, when you harvest all the reports of various failures, and document ALL of them, and keep a database of them ALL, send it to me, I'll compare my notes.
relax, let the o/p pursue this a bit, and allow him to see what transpires, non of this angst you bear assist in his solution.