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1978 GS1085.
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Where are you at Charlie?Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
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Ed
To measure is to know.
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KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-ResurrectionComment
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OK!!!!!!!
I get it! You made your point
That's what my calipers probably look like by now, plus the bottom of the master cylinder.
I guess I'm not going to be riding the Suzuki for a while, with all the other activities the wife has planned this summer, but I still have the VFR, so all isn't lost
Thanks for all the help. BTW, I'm 64 years old, and haven't wrapped myself around a tree yet, plus been riding bikes for more then 30 years and still here, but thanks all for your concern
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we are just making sure you get to 65 and beyond and have more years of riding ahead of you....
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Frozen brakes = no bleeding?!?
I am reading this thread after a newbie morning of trial and error.
I have swapped on GSXR foot controls including MC. After getting my adapter plates yesterday I was planning on a bleed and ride morning. Well, no fluid was coming out when I had the brake line connected to the caliper and bleeders open. Fluid flowed when disconnected.
Took it all off and the pistons were seized. I guess if they wont move, no fluid will flow. Newbie flame opportunity!
I had an extra caliper for learning, which was also frozen, But after getting it to move, it blew crap out the bleeder and into my eye. Other than not having my glasses on, would this prove to be a good seal for fluid? I am pretty sure the answer is a rebuild kit of some sort?
This is a 78 gs750 cafe hack job that I am trying to make rideable and safe.Last edited by Guest; 08-04-2012, 03:34 PM.Comment
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But if you don't and you get brakes that are not where they should be you may never get a chance to ride againI would prefer to just get the brakes working well and safe enough to be able to ride to a shop, and let them do what they have to!
Knowing me, if I have to start taking everything apart, it's going to end up in a big cardboard box.
I haven't ridden in 3 years, and would rather ride then start on a project that may never get finished
Brakes on a bike are not something you should take lightly
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The resistance phase
The last time I had mine in the shop they broke my speedometer cable, and the caliper was clipping the rivets on the disk when they put the wheel back on. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME IT WAS EVER IN A SHOP! It always ends up with "why the heck didn't bother to listen to the guys who really know, because that's what I ended up having to do anyway". I'm pushing 65 also, but somewhere along the line "after the resistance phase" I learned to listen.
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