Hi all, is this a fault or is it normal

[gaz h]

i`ve just purchased a 2003 rockster with ABS, but on the way home i noticed when braking a noise that sounds like electric buzzing, and also when i start the bike the brake failure light flashes but goes out when you set off ridding and does`nt come on untill you restart the bike, is this normal, i`m thinking after reading a few topics on this helpfull forum,
it is servo noise i`m hearing when braking ? and does the abs flash on anyone else`s bike when first started ?
any advice and help would be helpfull, apart from that the bike is superb and love it to bits
cheers Gaz

[taosports]

Yes, the noise and the flashing light is normal. The noises you hear are the brake servos and the flashing light is the ABS system check which goes out when you are underway.

[gaz h]

Thanks, i feel much better now, I thought i had bought myself an expensive abs problem, but all seems good, thanks again for the reply

[kneedown]

Is ABS worth the money,I've been riding for 45 years,BMW's for 20 years and have never even considered ABS,,,But all this talk has got me thinkin.

mike

[gaz h]

it stops a lot quicker than my previous bikes and its twice the size,
rgv 250rr
gsxr 400rr
fz600 street fighter
xt600

Just makes an anoying buzzing noise from the servo when you press the brake lever or foot brake, does anyone know how you can cure the noise ?

[Nakigara]

All Rocksters sound like that.

[iowabeakster]

The noise is annoying. You will get used to it, but if like me, you'll never like it.

does anyone know how you can cure the noise ?

EARPLUGS!!!!

[Weeeeee]

Hmmf,

I like the sound personally, makes the bike sound more alive. But, that was one of the first questions I had, before riding away from the dealership.

[Helmetrock]

The servo buzz is cool!

That's the first thing you show to a non-BMW motorcyclist when you should tell them why a BMW is better than a jap in every way

[CorvuS]

I didn't like the sound at first but later i considered it to be funny. Sounds like the terminator hehe. As if the bike was taken from a SF movie

[gaz h]

I didn't like the sound at first but later i considered it to be funny. Sounds like the terminator hehe. As if the bike was taken from a SF movie

lol Your right, although i could almost play a tune with mine as the harder i press the levers the higher the note=D>

I will be heading to Amsterdam at the end of june for the weekend on a stag do, i might see you cruising about. i will be in hill street blues

[gaz h]

I didn't like the sound at first but later i considered it to be funny. Sounds like the terminator hehe. As if the bike was taken from a SF movie

lol Your right, although i could almost play a tune with mine as the harder i press the levers the higher the note=D>

I will be heading to Amsterdam at the end of june for the weekend on a stag do, i might see you cruising about. i will be in hill street blues

[gaz h]

I didn't like the sound at first but later i considered it to be funny. Sounds like the terminator hehe. As if the bike was taken from a SF movie

lol Your right, although i could almost play a tune with mine as the harder i press the levers the higher the note=D>

I will be heading to Amsterdam at the end of june for the weekend on a stag do, i might see you cruising about. i will be in hill street blues