First time posting, hoping someone else has had my same issue... get ready for a downer.
2007 BMW F800ST with ~35,000 miles
One day after a wash, I noticed the my ABS light was on and my speedometer was not clocking miles. Later I realized that the odometer was not clocking miles. Thought this was a fluke and put the bike in the garage, sat for a few days, took it out again and everything functioned properly.
Fast forward about 3 weeks later (as soon as I'm firing up the bike to take a trip down to Austin no less) and what do you know, ABS light on and miles aren't being clocked. Oddly enough, speedometer is working. After power cycling the bike many times for fuel ups, lunch, etc. on my 600 mile trip I notice that either immediately after startup or within the first ~two miles of riding the ABS light comes on. 9/10 times the odometer will not work. About half the time on startup the speedometer will work, the other half it will not budge. Rarely the speedometer will not work, but during my ride it will "come alive" and start working. There is zero consistency with any of these problems which is very aggravating.
So, I take the bike into Freedom Powersports (who has historically done a great job serving my other bikes) to have them diagnose my issue. They tell me it is the rear wheel speed sensor so I give them the go ahead and $437 and a week later I get the bike back. Pull it out of the lot and what do you know, ABS light is still on but speedometer is working. I did not take the bike immediately back to see if they had fixed at least part of the problem but nope, same intermittent problems as before. I take it back as soon as they are open again. They kept the bike for 4 weeks after that and was in contact with BMW troubleshooting the issue. They have told me that it is either a $1,500 part or a $2,000 part but they are not sure if either part will fix the problem. I have a trip coming up to Tail of the Dragon, Blue Ridge Parkway, etc. so obviously I had to get the bike for that. I'm also not willing to spend over $1,000 on the bike considering the age/miles. Anyway, I took the bike back "as-is" and will go with no miles clocked, no speedometer, and no ABS []
My question is, has anyone ever seen the problems I have been encountering? To me it seems like a multi faceted problem where multiple parts could be causing the issue. Any DIYers around that could send me some info on some things for me to try?
2007 BMW F800ST with ~35,000 miles
One day after a wash, I noticed the my ABS light was on and my speedometer was not clocking miles. Later I realized that the odometer was not clocking miles. Thought this was a fluke and put the bike in the garage, sat for a few days, took it out again and everything functioned properly.
Fast forward about 3 weeks later (as soon as I'm firing up the bike to take a trip down to Austin no less) and what do you know, ABS light on and miles aren't being clocked. Oddly enough, speedometer is working. After power cycling the bike many times for fuel ups, lunch, etc. on my 600 mile trip I notice that either immediately after startup or within the first ~two miles of riding the ABS light comes on. 9/10 times the odometer will not work. About half the time on startup the speedometer will work, the other half it will not budge. Rarely the speedometer will not work, but during my ride it will "come alive" and start working. There is zero consistency with any of these problems which is very aggravating.
So, I take the bike into Freedom Powersports (who has historically done a great job serving my other bikes) to have them diagnose my issue. They tell me it is the rear wheel speed sensor so I give them the go ahead and $437 and a week later I get the bike back. Pull it out of the lot and what do you know, ABS light is still on but speedometer is working. I did not take the bike immediately back to see if they had fixed at least part of the problem but nope, same intermittent problems as before. I take it back as soon as they are open again. They kept the bike for 4 weeks after that and was in contact with BMW troubleshooting the issue. They have told me that it is either a $1,500 part or a $2,000 part but they are not sure if either part will fix the problem. I have a trip coming up to Tail of the Dragon, Blue Ridge Parkway, etc. so obviously I had to get the bike for that. I'm also not willing to spend over $1,000 on the bike considering the age/miles. Anyway, I took the bike back "as-is" and will go with no miles clocked, no speedometer, and no ABS []
My question is, has anyone ever seen the problems I have been encountering? To me it seems like a multi faceted problem where multiple parts could be causing the issue. Any DIYers around that could send me some info on some things for me to try?