Fitting a so called 'ABS' brake lever/master

[Sean.S]

Okay so i need to pick your brains again with another noob question. A master cylinder/brake lever i want to buy is listed on ebay as an ABS lever. My questions are;

-can this be used with a brake thats not ABS?

-is the ABS even operated by the lever?


here is the lever in question

[Ichy]

Maybe the master cylinder is different on ABS?

What bike is it for?
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[Sean.S]

[Albigularis]

Usually the ABS unit is a servo which is connected along the lines of the brakes. Certainly on the Multistrada and my R1200GS, the master cylinders were as normal, and the servo is about half way down the brake lines.

Here's an idea of how it works sorta, although its a fairly complex diagram for what its showing-

https://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/BMW%20R1200GS/hari/GS_models/bmw_r1200gs_abs_2007.jpg

To have ABS, you need wheel speed sensors on the wheels, a sensor connected to the ECU and a pump to loosen the brakes off when you slam them on too hard. Perhaps it just has ABS in the title because it fits an ABS bike?
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[Sean.S]

@Albigularis: thanks for that, youve explained everything i needed to know

Sean

[wr6133]

[Sean.S]

Yes alright thank you

i am still learning about bikes and mechanics and there are things i still dont know about, but i do realise now what a dumb question that was. Nevermind

[Stalk]

We all ask questions, that's how we learn. Keep asking! Dumb would have been fitting the part and then coming on her saying "Please help, Abs not working"

[weasley]

I guess I agree with the the sentiment, but I am a bit alarmed that someone without even a basic grasp of brake functionality is contemplating the replacement of a master cylinder. Brakes are one of the systems where 'trial and error' is not a practical learning strategy.
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[Sean.S]

I could install and bleed basic brakes competently, but no i didn't understand how abs works. Ive never come across it before, so havent needed to know

Thanks for the responses

[MCN]