Back brake problem

Lozzo? He'z just ziz guy, you know?

Yep, a new motorcycle would cure the problem for sure.

 

<fx: Shocked!>

 

frag says...

What ratchet?

Frag, have you ever taken a bike caliper apart? There are never ratchet
systems involved.

 

The inherent rat shittiness of the rubber.

 

I had to have a look at a parts dwg for a Bandit 6 after I read that
just in case Suzuki had put something really weird on them.

It was like an April fool joke on a time delay and he caught me.

 

I suppose it's the closest way of describing its action. Fwiw, there are
ratchet mechanisms on some disc parking brakes on some cars - nothing
but trouble they are.

 

gbzzl says...

On a CG125 it's much easier just to move the brake actuating arm round a
notch on the splines sticking out of the drum. Why the **** did you do
that to a perfectly good motorcycle?

 

Yup.

I recently got my mate Sooty to extend Gertrude's heel-change gear
lever by 15mm, because my big feet kept knocking her into another
gear. I still knock it, but not nearly so often.

Next on the list is a re-built seat with the support in the right
places for a me-shaped backside, because about 100 miles is my limit
before I need to stand up for a while. I've heard of a place in
Coventry that seem to know what they're doing but any suggestions
would be welcome.

I've considered Corbin, but I couldn't use their seat with the luggage
I have fitted.

 

Lozzo? He'z just ziz guy, you know?

Duh, ignore me, thinking of ancient brakes on a VW Polo I had...

 

Be more shocked Chris. It's STILL not finished.


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