07-17-2021, 07:57 AM
Just got back from the Triumph dealership where a pretty green Steve McQueen edition Scrambler 1200 was waiting for me to look at, and luckily the brakes were totally fine on the way there and back. I'm going with my initial assessment that the ABS front brake channel solenoid was stuck, and running a fresh liter of DOT 4 through it got things freed up. Working the lever with the ignition on and shorting the brake switch connectors seemed to do the trick.
Fluid was a dark amber color and didn't look like Italian salad dressing so I am sure just running some new DOT 4 through it is all it took to fix it. A new ABS modulator is $1,500 and buried under the battery box, in front of the rear fender and it sits in a support just over the swingarm so I'm really happy it did not have to come out.
Fluid was a dark amber color and didn't look like Italian salad dressing so I am sure just running some new DOT 4 through it is all it took to fix it. A new ABS modulator is $1,500 and buried under the battery box, in front of the rear fender and it sits in a support just over the swingarm so I'm really happy it did not have to come out.