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 Brake failure light
Advice please! I just got my spyder out of shop. It needed a new rear tire, and I had the parking brake looked at because it had some occasional slippage. Ended up putting a new rear brake rotor and disc on my 2012 RT, and a new motor which controls the tightness on the parking brake line when it is engaged. I rode it home with no trouble on Friday. Saturday it did not get ridden, as I had some car errands to run. This AM was going to take a friend for a ride before church. The bike flashed an orange BRAKE FAILURE sign on the display, and I could not disengage the parking brake. I turned the engine off, let it set for a few minutes, turned it back on with same results. The red parking brake light stays on no matter how many times I try to toggle it off. Obviously no ride, and had to call it off with my friend. I have a car, so transportation not a problem. But I usually do ride the spyder to work. Have any of you had this happen? What advice? Do I need to get it towed back to dealer on Tuesday?
2012 Can Am spyder RT: RED! Widow pegs with kuraykyn mounts, ride on sealant in all tires, stebel nautilus air horn, ELKA shocks, Ultimate saddle & driver backrest, digital clock & oil pressure gauge (replaced OEM gauges), xenon lights all around, Custom dynamics brake light, SEAL pup floor boards, Baja ron sway bar, chain guard, bump skid & block off plate (all from spyderpops), Baker air wings, Custom Dynamics turn signals & fender lights, custom paint job (hot rod flames)
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update- after leaving bike alone in garage for an hour, I went out to start it and it turned over with no warnings, and I was able to disengage the parking brake- according to the red dash light, which went on and off with the toggle. No brake failure light. Still did not ride it and going to church in car. What do you think?
2012 Can Am spyder RT: RED! Widow pegs with kuraykyn mounts, ride on sealant in all tires, stebel nautilus air horn, ELKA shocks, Ultimate saddle & driver backrest, digital clock & oil pressure gauge (replaced OEM gauges), xenon lights all around, Custom dynamics brake light, SEAL pup floor boards, Baja ron sway bar, chain guard, bump skid & block off plate (all from spyderpops), Baker air wings, Custom Dynamics turn signals & fender lights, custom paint job (hot rod flames)
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Active Member
Another thing to do is check the fluid under the seat... Make sure that the floats in it are not stuck.. That can cause brake failure light to come on...
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Very Active Member
were you able to pull up any codes?
USAF '69-'89 E7
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Definitely check the brake fluid.
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Motorbike Professor
Because it did not blow the fuse and it worked the following AM, I would guerss that parking brake was not adjusted properly so the cable is snagging on the sheath or the drum can't return sufficiently, the position switch is sticking due to debris or misalignment, or the cable needs lubrication. I would report the problem to the dealer and have them go over it more carefully.
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
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