Brake help

Had the caliper off my gpz900 tonight cos I wanted to check the piston not
sticking. However, now that I have re-assembled the thing, I can't get any
pressure at the pedal, doesn't seem to be bleeding at all. There is no
obvious leakage around the piston so the seals appear to be intact, and the
caliper body is perfect. Any suggestions?

 

<Muses>

They do, rather. Oh, they pull it up, but you need a helluva strong
right hand.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older

And you and Platy both ride them? Well, there's a thing...

 

Fair play, you've never had a wank in your life, right?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

<looks at floor, shuffles feet>

I might have.

 

THERE ARE IMAGES I DO NOT NEED - THAT IS ONE OF THEM.

 

They work okay - well, the front ones anyway. The back is no better than
the front brake on the Z200. But I've got the span adjuster out on max, and
I can still almost get the lever back to the bar.

That said, the bike as a whole is a terrific long-distance express:
Thornbury-Brighton and back at a door-to-door including-all-stops average
speed of 78mph...

 

So you don't want to hear I may have as well, I suppose.

Righto, I'll not mention it.

 

THERE ARE IMAGES I DO NOT NEED - THAT IS ONE OF THEM.

 

OH DEAR FUCKING GOD.

 

Oh c'mon - where do you think the buck teeth and the squinty eyes came from?

 

That it is, but so are other bikes, to be fair. What I like about the
Trophy is that incredible grunt and top-gear whizz. I can't think of a
big bike I've ridden recently with that sort of torque.

 

Yep, it's like an automatic at times - you just don't bother to change gear.

I was using the Drifter yesterday, and marvelling at how light and delicate
and small it was. And slow. In fact, it was reminiscent of the Z200...

 

Of course he does - and it goes waaaay past 11.

 

Yes and it's all in a database. When you own thousands of records - as I
do - you need some semblance of order and lists.

 

Paul Corfield says...

I admit I nearly numbered my socks so that I could wear them in
rotation. Then I realised that I could simply wear the black pair one
day, and the dark grey pair the next and so on and so on.

 

what's the new clique phrase? - oh yes - *sweet baby jesus* ;-)

 

Paul Corfield says...

You are Brian Potter AICMFF northern club acts