2008 Kawasaki ZG1400A8F Problems

WHEN RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE I BRAKED HARD TO TEST OUT THE ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS SYSTEM TRIGGERED AS IT SHOULD MODULATING THE BRAKING. WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW COMING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE REAR BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE AND I COULD NOT GO. EVENTUALLY I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON WHICH SOLVED THE ISSUE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM. I WAS IN A LOCATION IN ORDER TO SPECIFICALLY TEST OUT THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH IS NEW TO ME. HAD I BEEN IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY IN WHICH I NEEDED TO ONLY TEMPORARILLY SLOW AND THEN GO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN FORCIBLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO POWER CYCLE THE MOTORCYCLE OFF/ON TO RESET THE ABS. ALL RECALLS TO DATE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS MOTORCYCLE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE ISSUE IS REPLICATEABLE AND SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THE ISSUE AS NOTED ON OWNERS FORUMS ONLINE.

EXITING EXIT 115 NORTHBOUND ON I-75 AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES I FOUND I HAD NO REAR BRAKES WHATSOEVER. LIKEWISE, AS I CONTINUED ON TO A SAFE SPOT TO PARK THE BIKE THE BACK WHEEL WOULD OCCASIONALLY FEEL AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO LOCK UP. IT WAS AS IF THE ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING WHEN I WAS MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. NO ABS WARNING LIGHTS OR FAULT CODES APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL TO PROVIDE ANY WARNING THAT I HAD AN ISSUE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME HOWEVER THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER KAWASAKI CONCURS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE KAWI APPEARS TO PLACE THE BLAME ON BRAKE FLUID THAT ISN'T CHANGED AT 2 YEAR INTERVALS MINE WAS FLUSHED AT 15-18 MONTH INTERVALS SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2010. FURTHERMORE, THE DEFAULT MODE FOR ABS FAILURE SHOULD BE LOSS OF ABS, NOT LOSS OF THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE PART NUMBER THAT MALFUNCTIONED IS 16082-0023. *DT UPDATED 10/5/18*JB