| Author | Message | ||
     Dtaylor |
I "field tested" the BAS on my 2008 Ulysses a month or so ago, with a low-speed drop in a grassy rutted path. The rut and the small side bags kept the bike from being entirely parallel to the ground, but it was close enough that I was surprised that the motor kept on chugging until I reached down and kill-switched it. Does anyone know what angle the BAS kicks in at, and if there is a best way of testing the BAS module with a multimeter? I'm hoping to check that out once the bike is put away for the winter. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Funny you mention it but I dropped my 2008 when it was under a month old. The engine was still running and I had to turn off the engine with the kill switch. The engine was pinning me to the pavement by my left boot so it was pretty much as sideways as it could get with the bags still on. I have seen a picture of a BAS opened up and it was a weighted switch coupled with an SCR, I think. Looked like a little pendulum. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
found the thread: http://badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/ 628831.html?1303742597 | ||
| Ratbuell |
I dropped mine about a month ago unloading from a soaking wet truck bed in the pouring rain. '06, full Journey bags. It chugged for about five or ten seconds, then quit on its own. It doesn't appear to be an instant "kill". | ||
| Froggy |
Official BAS tester here - There is a small delay before the ECM cuts the connection, this is to prevent the bike from shutting down under a long hard turn. Also, the bike needs to be pretty much completely horizontal for it to work, the bags can hold the bike up just enough that it may or may not trigger it. I've had it happen even on my 1125CR that I fell over on a slight hill, the bike didn't shut off because it was just banked a few degrees too high. I've also had the BAS shut my Ulysses with bags off, so it does indeed work. You can check the BAS voltages with ECMspy on the DDFI2 bikes, I don't recall if you can do that with Tunerpro on the newer bikes. That can let you easily determine if your BAS is functional or not. They are cheap and not hard to replace, so it is no big deal if needed. | ||
| Griffmeister |
Yeah, I checked my BAS in the driveway. Damned if I didn't hit that spot where the tree root was lifting the asphalt as I tried to turn around. Ended up being one of those deals where I stepped off the bike as it was going down, went past horizontal with the wheels up in the air briefly, engine shut right off. Kind of confirms that it's there for a total lay down. | ||
| Hooper |
Don't forget to cycle the ignition from on-to-off-to-on after these little "experiments". After my Uly did an Olympics-worthy "floor routine" after hitting a deer, it didn't want to restart once I heaved it back up on its wheels until I turned the key back and forth. | ||
| Dtaylor |
I suspect my switch is likely functional, then. Thanks for all the anecdotal postings! |
