I hate ABS!

 

Wow, you're pretty cool.

And you'll be even cooler when you explain this to someone who sues you if they trash their bike due to your failure to properly bleed the brakes. Good job advertising that fact here on a public forum too.

 

WOW! He didn't say he didn't bleed the damn things! He said he didn't use the digital tech at the dealership to do it! He also stated that they all were inspected by the dealership and given a thumbs up! Give the guy a freakin break!

 

I switched out the bars on my Bagger with ABS. I bled the lines with a Mity Vac and all seemed good and the ABS light went out like it should.

Just to be on the safe side, I had my dealer do an "ABS Bleed", only charged me 24 bucks.

The brakes felt pretty good after the Mity Vac bleed, but they feel even better after having the dealer hook it up to the DT.

For me anyway, the peace of mind was well worth the 24 bucks.

 

I think everyone is missing the point.....We do bar installs here at LA Choppers every week for R&D, video installs or whatever. And the point being made here, is if bled properly the digital tech isnt needed. We dont have one, and all our installs have come out perfect. We took the first few bikes we did to our local HD Dealer and they said if the trouble code isnt thrown, then ABS is fully functional. I had the service manager inspect our lines test ride it, the whole 9 yards. Trust me, we did our due diligence! As stated, if air is introduced, then ABS is inoperable, if not, they are just fine. I dont think Handlebarlouie is looking for a pat on the back, I think he's saying that do-it-yourselfers dont have their hands tied behind their backs. This is still a job that, with caution and the proper vacuum bleeder, can still be done in the garage. I have also ridden a bike with air in the line to see what happens, and the brakes dont fail, they are just spongy.

 

I have more miles on my bike backing it up to a curb than you do going in a straight line son, so hush. My post was just as Chucky explained, to educate folks on ABS bar installs, not to brag. Even though I have installed hundereds of bars, this new age of Harley Davidson with all the gizmos and computers is new to me too. So Im speaking to the people who want to hear what Ive learned not to some punk credit card biker who talks tough on the internet. Now run along watch you Sons of Anarchy 2 disc set so you know how to act this weekend when you go out and play biker with your friends. Dont forget to iron your Sturgis T-shirt, cupcake

 

Oooohhhh, now you want to measure your wiener over the internet. Classy.

I know who you're speaking to, it's a bunch of people who haven't done their bars, and will foolishly take your advice rather than running their bikes to the dealer to check to make sure their ABS is functioning properly. It's lousy advice, and it's dangerous advice.

Do whatever you want, that's your business. But anyone who cuts corners when doing work on their bikes, especially when it comes to the brakes, is a fool. Anyone who tells others that it's ok to cut corners, and does so from a (supposed) position of knowledge is dangerous, and no friend to the community.

Edited to add - To be clear, you can bleed the brakes yourself without the DT, that's not the issue. If you replace the upper brake line, you will introduce air into the ABS controller. You can bleed the system at home well enough to ride it to the dealer to have them hook it up, but until they check it, you're taking a real risk. It is possible that a home bleed will get all the air out of the controller, but I damn sure won't gamble my life on that.

 

Dang dog, you still didnt read it right, the man is saying you dont have to go to the dealer. I didnt read no where that we should cut corners. What I read was a old timer giving his two cent. Why you gotta hate? You started off your first post coming all strong with "wow, youre cool". That aint what this is about dog, and I know you aint Ironed your shirt yet LOL! PEACE!

 

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Rock on Louie! Guys like you are the reason i joined this forum! Someone whos been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt! Don't let the haters get you down, the rest of us value your knowledge and experience!

 

Don't believe me, I don't care. Just RTFM, and look at what the OP posted back in June.