Champ says...[QUOTE] Back brakes are for poofs. hth[/QUOTE] Thank you, darling ;-)
Lozzo formulated on Wednesday : Have you thought of applying the brake then clamping the flexible hose (assuming it can be clamped) with it still applied, then releasing the brake lever? Keep the clamp on for a while, then release slowly. It might just help prove whether it is the master cylinder pulling the slave back, it should settle its internal pressures with the clamp in place.
Harry Bloomfield says... I fitted Goodridge to the rear to try and cure it. I'm not refitting the rubber hose.
I was meaning that they coud be having a problem being pushed far enough to overcome any errant burr and the burr is "helping" them go back to thir original (and too far back) position, but if there aren't any obvious problems, it's not that. Everything is fine with the pad clearances, but the And the cheapest I'd guess. It's where I'd look after inspecting the caliper itself and finding nowt wrong. then maybe a used caliper if that doesn't 'Kin brakes are becoming the bane of my fucking life this week too. I've just fitted new Brembo discs and pads to the boy's Evo coz they were squealing like a stuck pig every time he even looked at the pedal. They're *still* fucking squealing too, the cunts. Off with the new pads and a quick once over on the edges with 180 paper and a cunting splinter off the pads is now embedded in my thumb. Judicious use of copper slip on the anti-squeal shims did **** all for "light" braking, but they stopped hurting my ears with hard braking. They won't beat me either, but they're having a fucking good go. And my garage roof still isn't finished and it's threatening thunderstorms tonight. Fucking marvelous. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
TFFT. I had read 31 posts in this thread and was beginning to wonder if someone was ever going to state the obvious.
Jeremy Mortimer says... Nah, it's only got 60,000 miles on it. There's plenty of life left in the old dog yet.
There is, and it seems to be attached by locking wheel bolts now. Strange, that. There's a huge advantage to having a bunch of parts bin specials hanging about: the RF has an identical rear brake - and there's a spare RF master cylinder in a box in my garage. Hah!
New brake pads... Sacrilege, I say! It's obvious you use the rear brake too much. [1] [1] My CB still has the original *front* brake pads at ~20,000 miles.
Matt Chapter says... From this it is obvious that you, sir, ride like a girl. My Gixer gets through a set of front pads every 4000 miles max, at approx 95 quid a set. That's the trade price, by the way.
While possible, it's more likely that my right hand is busy holding open the throttle so the f'kin thing doesn't stall every time I stop. Also bearing in mind it isn't terribly fast to start with.. and the pads are like rocks. From the 70's. One of many reasons I don't own anything nearly so new / powerful.[1] I just replaced the pads on the BMW with about 23,000 on the clock. [1] Another being that I'd probably bin it right quickly.
That's not what this pile of citations sez. Who says I'm proud of it? I'm waiting for those pads to die, die, die... I'm just too cheap to change 'em before they're cooked. Meh..google gropes sucks!
Matt Chapter says... I've just clocked what CB it is that you own. I can go long with that, the pads on my old CB250RS were in that bike for at least 60,000 miles, and showed almost no signs of wear. The brakes didn't work very well when they were used, but you stopped eventually. You really are easy on the brakes, aren't you.
Dear god I hope this set doesn't last that long.. They get the job done, but that's it. I've got SS lines on there now, but it didn't make nearly as much difference as I'd hoped / thought. I don't *think* so, but I'd never really considered it till now - I don't ride with others much so don't have direct comparisions. I'm not a big fan of slowing down, anyways.
Lozzo? He'z just ziz guy, you know? The pistons shouldn't retract a long way though, the rachet should "rach" and stop them from coming back any further.
