Brake HELP!!!

Porkchop · 02-07-2009, 09:22 PM

So it was finally warm enough to ride today, and all the ice melted. My bike is stored at my friend's. So we drug both mine and my friends R6 out of the garage. Dusted them off and had to give mine a little jump to get her rolling.

Right across the street from his house is a high school, so I was going to practice in the big parking lot. So we gear up and start rolling down his long driveway, and i get to the street doing all of 10mph and pull the front brake lightly and it locked completely. Scared the fuck out of me! But Matt was already pulling away on into the HS, so i decided to gingerly cross the street and use only the rear brake. So i jump off and tell him what happened and ask him to ride mine and check it out. Sure enough he locks up the front too.

We cant figure out what could be wrong. There is basically no feel at all. It's like you get past the initial lever travel, and when you should start to get some feel..... BAM! Completely locked......

thanks...

Trip · 02-07-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

So it was finally warm enough to ride today, and all the ice melted. My bike is stored at my friend's. So we drug both mine and my friends R6 out of the garage. Dusted them off and had to give mine a little jump to get her rolling.

Right across the street from his house is a high school, so I was going to practice in the big parking lot. So we gear up and start rolling down his long driveway, and i get to the street doing all of 10mph and pull the front brake lightly and it locked completely. Scared the fuck out of me! But Matt was already pulling away on into the HS, so i decided to gingerly cross the street and use only the rear brake. So i jump off and tell him what happened and ask him to ride mine and check it out. Sure enough he locks up the front too.

We cant figure out what could be wrong. There is basically no feel at all. It's like you get past the initial lever travel, and when you should start to get some feel..... BAM! Completely locked......

thanks...

drain fluid and refill, always good to replace all your fluids after winter

Cutty72 · 02-07-2009, 10:15 PM

Also check the pads... are there any?

Quick281 · 02-07-2009, 10:39 PM

fluid and pad check.

Yamerhaw · 02-07-2009, 10:54 PM

calipers sticking? i dont know though, thats strange

Porkchop · 02-07-2009, 11:37 PM

The pads might be worn.... but that wouldnt explain why there is no pull.

marko138 · 02-08-2009, 05:10 AM

Oh...and this completely justifies the PRE RIDE CHECK. Make sure your shit is proper before you go ripping out of the driveway.

Porkchop · 02-08-2009, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Oh...and this completely justifies the PRE RIDE CHECK. Make sure your shit is proper before you go ripping out of the driveway.

I was rolling off throttle at 10 mph, and pulling straight across the street into the parking lot. Hardly ripping out of the driveway.....

This was my first ride on my motorcycle, i was feeling stuff out. For something like this.

Porkchop · 02-08-2009, 08:14 PM

The brake fluid resivoir mount is messed up. Its kinda leaning at a 40 degree angle.... which i would fucking fix if i had a damn day off. And i wont for like 11 more days. Would that do anything?

Quick281 · 02-09-2009, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

The brake fluid resivoir mount is messed up. Its kinda leaning at a 40 degree angle.... which i would fucking fix if i had a damn day off. And i wont for like 11 more days. Would that do anything?

It might but the only sure fire way of avoiding any future trouble is to clean out the entire system with new fluid and no air in the system. Might as well check the pads too.

Especially if you bought this bike and haven't gone over these things, it would be a very wise idea.

02-07-2009, 09:22 PM	#1
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	Brake HELP!!! So it was finally warm enough to ride today, and all the ice melted. My bike is stored at my friend's. So we drug both mine and my friends R6 out of the garage. Dusted them off and had to give mine a little jump to get her rolling. Right across the street from his house is a high school, so I was going to practice in the big parking lot. So we gear up and start rolling down his long driveway, and i get to the street doing all of 10mph and pull the front brake lightly and it locked completely. Scared the fuck out of me! But Matt was already pulling away on into the HS, so i decided to gingerly cross the street and use only the rear brake. So i jump off and tell him what happened and ask him to ride mine and check it out. Sure enough he locks up the front too. We cant figure out what could be wrong. There is basically no feel at all. It's like you get past the initial lever travel, and when you should start to get some feel..... BAM! Completely locked...... thanks... __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

02-07-2009, 10:39 PM	#4
Quick281 Victim of Blazer Rapage Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Talkeetna, AK Moto: 06 GSXR 600 Posts: 1,707	fluid and pad check. __________________ -Alex- Resident TWFix Noob. My 06 GSXR 600 <-- Its Clickable Fools.

02-07-2009, 10:54 PM	#5
Yamerhaw Country Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicktown in NC Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 797	calipers sticking? i dont know though, thats strange __________________ “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

02-07-2009, 11:37 PM	#6
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	The pads might be worn.... but that wouldnt explain why there is no pull. __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

02-08-2009, 08:14 PM	#9
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	The brake fluid resivoir mount is messed up. Its kinda leaning at a 40 degree angle.... which i would fucking fix if i had a damn day off. And i wont for like 11 more days. Would that do anything? __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold