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ABS Fault Mystery
I have an ABS gremlin that I am hoping someone has experience with. I have an 06 Sprint that has an ABS light that stays on. It began after I installed a TomTom GPS. I did not disconnect the battery because I hate the ^&)* seat bolts but the key was out of the ignition the whole time it was disassembled. I took the whole front of the bike off, including the instrument panel, and replaced my headlamps with silverstars and the main beam with a PIAA bulb. I located and cut the stock connector off of the factory pre-wired GPS power plug and just used some butt connecters to hook into those, and secured all the excess wire. So after I reassemble the entire front of the bike and ride it, the abs light does not extinguish. I took it to the dealer to have the fault code read and reset figuring the it was just a stored code or something. They have had the bike for a month and torn it apart trying to figure it out. I have had this happen in the past (and posted here about it) and the fault turned out to be a faulty sensor in the front. The service manager said that the front sensor is the only problem they have ever had with Triumph ABS systems so they replaced that but it did not correct the problem. They have been in contact with Triumph who says I must have spliced into an ABS wire, which is BS. When I remove the fuse for the GPS it stops working so I know I am in the right wires. It is wired to the correct power source and I never tapped into any other wires. In frustration (and I am sure out of irritation with my near daily calls) the dealer has pulled off several components and swapped out with a used bike in their inventory to try and identify the faulty component, but they can not figure it out. The ABS works on the rear (and presumably on the front; I am too chicken to get going and try to lock the front wheel) even though the fault light is on. Any ideas? Everyone is baffled, and I use my bike as my main source of transportation because I have a 40 mile commute to work each way. I have spent $450 more on fuel this month because my bike is in the shop, and the weather is getting better, so I would really like to get this figured out.
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