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Old May 11, 2014 | 02:02 PM
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I changed my pads little while ago on the rear and have been on a couple of rides and then today the abs light stays on and the back rotor is hot. is the rotor supposed to get hot. any thoughts
 
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Old May 11, 2014 | 03:12 PM
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Well, the rotors will be hot after riding.

But the fact you have an abs light on does indicate a problem.
But just saying the rotor is hot does not help much really.
 
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thanks didn't know if that was normal that the rotors would get hot, but after reading another thread on this I started checking wires and found a break in the front by the forks someone already repaired it so all is well I fixed it and ride on, no abs on anymore with out the help of a dreaded dealer tk god
 
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