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Removing ABS K100 LT. Relays and hoses question Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:38 am
touchwoodsden
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I am fitting a sidecar on a K 100 LT. I have leading link forks which have twin brake hoses.
I therefore remove the original front set up and have been figuring for months (I have had other jobs to do) how to attach a splitter which splits the hard brake hose (from the rear of the bike), under the steering head so that it was relatively stable.
I came to the conclusion that the original splitter on the non-ABS which goes through the centre of the steering head was a solution to the problem but obviously meant removing the ABS.
The ABS is not without problems and this is well noted and has all the breaks were apart anyway and the ABS would need resetting (which I understand has its own problems) I decided to get rid of the ABS altogether.
It will soon be sold on eBay which I can sell is working when it came off the bike which is what it was!
I have removed the small blue relay under the tank (no ABS light), the modulators, all the steel piping, the tail unit control unit, and all the associated wiring which I have “sealed off” under the right side panel adjacent to the battery. It makes getting the rear light unit in and out much much easier.
And so, now to the point of the question.
I was told to “remove the relay under the tank”. Using a stethoscope I ascertain which one it was, the small blue one. Please confirm that’s correct.
Someone has told me that there are 2 blue relays which need removing. The one I removed is the small blue one but, there is another “normal size” blue relay also. Does that one need removing? Help please.
I have obtained the splitter for the front brakes which goes down the steering head.
With regard to brake hoses, the one which went from the rear master cylinder to the modulator will actually connect directly to the rear caliper. So I have done this but the connection into the caliper needs angling upwards so that the hose does not rub on the foot rest hanger
The now redundant hose which connected from the modulator to the rear caliper is about 355 mm long which is a bit longer than the hose which should go between the front master cylinder and the splitter on top of the steering head. The correct hose for that front brake is about 290 mm long. I can see no reason not to use the now redundant hose from the rear, on the front and simply have a bend between the front master cylinder and the top of the steering head.
Has anyone else use those hoses in that way
?
Incidentally, the hoses look like new.
Thanks for feedback guys.
I therefore remove the original front set up and have been figuring for months (I have had other jobs to do) how to attach a splitter which splits the hard brake hose (from the rear of the bike), under the steering head so that it was relatively stable.
I came to the conclusion that the original splitter on the non-ABS which goes through the centre of the steering head was a solution to the problem but obviously meant removing the ABS.
The ABS is not without problems and this is well noted and has all the breaks were apart anyway and the ABS would need resetting (which I understand has its own problems) I decided to get rid of the ABS altogether.
It will soon be sold on eBay which I can sell is working when it came off the bike which is what it was!
I have removed the small blue relay under the tank (no ABS light), the modulators, all the steel piping, the tail unit control unit, and all the associated wiring which I have “sealed off” under the right side panel adjacent to the battery. It makes getting the rear light unit in and out much much easier.
And so, now to the point of the question.
I was told to “remove the relay under the tank”. Using a stethoscope I ascertain which one it was, the small blue one. Please confirm that’s correct.
Someone has told me that there are 2 blue relays which need removing. The one I removed is the small blue one but, there is another “normal size” blue relay also. Does that one need removing? Help please.
I have obtained the splitter for the front brakes which goes down the steering head.
With regard to brake hoses, the one which went from the rear master cylinder to the modulator will actually connect directly to the rear caliper. So I have done this but the connection into the caliper needs angling upwards so that the hose does not rub on the foot rest hanger
The now redundant hose which connected from the modulator to the rear caliper is about 355 mm long which is a bit longer than the hose which should go between the front master cylinder and the splitter on top of the steering head. The correct hose for that front brake is about 290 mm long. I can see no reason not to use the now redundant hose from the rear, on the front and simply have a bend between the front master cylinder and the top of the steering head.
Has anyone else use those hoses in that way
?
Incidentally, the hoses look like new.
Thanks for feedback guys.
