I needed new tires on my 09 SG (ABS) and I found a set of factory take offs (wheels and tires) from a 2012 (ABS) for less than the price of a rear tire. I put them on my bike today and now my dang ABS light is blinking and won't go off. No problems with this before. Any things to check for?

 

Have you ridden the bike yet? The light blinks til the bike gets up to 3 mph (I think) then goes out in normal operation.

When my sensor wire broke, the light would blink til I started moving then it would come on solid.

 

I rode it a few miles just to make sure everything was right. It blinked the whole time.

 

Yep, that's first. Then if don't stop blinking, make sure the gray bearing (abs) is on the sensor side, both wheels must signal the sensors to kill the abs light. Also, ck to make sure you didn't pull a wire and break it during install.

 

The only other possibility I can think of would be the speed sensor because the bike has to know that it's moving to turn the light off. Any of the other scenarios discussed would cause a lack of pulses to the ABS computer at speed and cause the light to be on constantly, I would think. However, that would be quite a coincidence. Are you having speedometer or turn signal cancellation problems? They are related to a bad speed sensor.

Wish I knew more about the ABS.

 

make sure front wheel is on correctly. It will install either direction but if backwards ABS light on all the time and no other problems will occur. Had a friend find this out for himself this last fall.

 

Everything appears to be on the right way. I'm aware that the light flashes until 3-4mph, but it won't stop flashing at all. It doesn't stay on, just stays flashing. ABS is not functional right now either.

 

Did you check for DTC codes? Fuses?

 

Figured it out. The tire was mounted on the wheel backwards. Got it remounted and put it back on. ABS fixed.

 

You probably noticed the arrows on the side of the tire indicating rotational direction. That that coordinates with the ABS bearing being on the left front and right rear.

I might would have changed out the wheel bearings with new ones. Hope the used ones provide you good service.