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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: downtowndownunder on October 01, 2015, 08:41:37 AM

Title: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: downtowndownunder on October 01, 2015, 08:41:37 AM

Hello all

Just purchased a Downtown 300i for my wife with 5800km on the odometer.

Today whilst riding the ABS light came on and the Speedo needle dropped to 0.

Is this a known issue?

Are there any links available for workshop manuals for this model?

Cheers

Title: Re: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: downtowndownunder on October 01, 2015, 08:51:48 AM

Found a link for the manual in another thread thank you

Title: Re: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: de dee on October 01, 2015, 05:14:55 PM

In all of USA and Canada we have no ABS on our 300i scooters GTI ,s and downtown,s   how sad!!!  de dee    82 years old and I could use it,  to good of a grip still,  and I tend to lock the wheel when I get to close to cars, thank goodness I leave lots of room in front of me ,.

Title: Re: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: downtowndownunder on October 02, 2015, 02:27:51 AM

Appears the speedo and ABS share the same sensor. As experienced by another member in their thread - one of the wires had broken just above the connector above the wheel well. The flex point when the handlebars are turned appears to be right on the loom connector.
With very little spare  wire protruding from the loom, ended up cutting the connector off. Pulled the connector plug apart and soldered in two extension tails.
Soldered the extended tails to the loom wires and covered with heat shrink and taped up.

Congrats on the good DNA there De Dee. I can only hope I'm still on the road at 82.

Title: Re: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: de dee on October 02, 2015, 05:54:34 AM

 I did that three weeks ago, I used a plug from a HID light system, that was not connected to any-thing,.from my van,  wired it in ,and it works, that is better than paying $ 300.00  for a new wire loom,  with the job of installing the wire loom for the whole scooter,.

Title: Re: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: downtowndownunder on October 02, 2015, 06:44:15 AM

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No more pictures - As soon as I got it back together the Missus took off on it.

Link to Service manual turned out to be dud if anyone can further assist?

Title: Re: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: xsel777 on October 02, 2015, 08:05:37 AM

Well done. Nice job

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Title: Re: 300i ABS light on & speedo off
Post by: CROSSBOLT on October 02, 2015, 11:32:21 AM

Really great macro pictures! Good find!

Karl