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Old Jun 11, 2019 | 02:13 PM
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so i hate to say it but i laid my bike down taking a turn ran off and down she went on the right side. all was alive and rode 30 min home, and 2 things.

my brakes are now stiff and harder to pull back. still have a full master cylinder and no leaks. plates arent locked up at all.. thought about trying to drain, fill and bleed them... not sure what could be causing this other than i laid it down on that side

also i have the red security light on and this model didnt come with a fob and dont know how to get rid of it without taking it to the dealer...

and help or thoughts appreciated, thanks for checkin this out.

---RideOn
 
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Old Jun 12, 2019 | 08:36 AM
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distorted lever. make sure the rotor run out is still good.
what year. might try powering down the machine. that should remove the soft code but the hard code will remain and will require a scan tool to erase but after so many start cycles without repeat, these usually go away.
 
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