[mgp steve]

sgoodwin-Amen! My first BCR had 10,000 miles on it and my ‘04 S had 11,000 miles on it when I bought them. Their suspensions had seen better days.

My second ‘04 BCR had 2,500 miles on it when I bought it in 2016 so I’m guessing the stock suspension could be considered new. It was definitely better than the first BCR which I kept for foul weather riding and therefore could compare real time.

I replaced the 2,500-mile BCR’s suspension with a Wilbers set up. The difference was amazing. It was so much better I was worried that I’d ride the old BCR the way I now rode the new BCR and would kill myself. So I got a Wilbers for the old BCR.

Recently I showed the new BCR at a Concours event as a stock bike which meant reinstalling the 2,500 mile shocks. The difference in handling was apparent.

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John2Lman, don’t get your hopes up on rejuvenation of the ‘04’s ABS. That said, I’d be happy to help you troubleshoot. I’ve put about 160,000 miles on the ‘04, ABS, servo assisted, linked power brakes system without a fault.

The system has nine brake bleeders that have a sequential bleeding procedure. Easy to screw up. Low brake fluid in the under tank module (not the front and rear brake reservoirs) will disable the ABS.

If you have no ABS warning lights flashing and no ABS, I would suspect someone purposefully disabled it. There may even be missing components.