82 750t front tire sticking

[GSXR7ED]

I've Got A Hunger

^^Well, how bout that Mr. Adventure...moving from New York to Colorado!!!

I guess if I thunk about doing that I woulda kept my Luggage Rack (which I sold to a member here but never got paid--some things we learn from).

You gotta be ready for the elements for sure...a wet-weather parka and trousers comes to mind. Travel light...I usually pack more changes of underwear than trousers...and at least 5 shirts. I'm use to putting the bike on my trailer and heading out...but that was because I had job to get to this past year.

Good luck with the maintenance...lemme tell you; patience is a must. Rushing any maintenance (no matter how discerning) is just not worth the effort if you take shortcuts. Thanks for the positive reply...I re-read my question and it came off kinda questionable (without inflection).

Seeya around and post pics of your adventures with your "T".


Ed

[GSX1000E]

Here is a motivational short video that should be longer with more frames but you get the idea. It shows a cross country trip of a two young lads on motorbikes having the time of their lives!

http://vimeo.com/34638170

Here is his blogspot: http://kerncountykid.blogspot.com/20...8_archive.html

[dcsowrider]

Here is a motivational short video that should be longer with more frames but you get the idea. It shows a cross country trip of a two young lads on motorbikes having the time of their lives!

http://vimeo.com/34638170

Here is his blogspot: http://kerncountykid.blogspot.com/20...8_archive.html

thanks for sharing this! what an awesome video and blog. well worth the read

[dcsowrider]

Hey all,

I removed the brake line and caliper today. Removed the piston and cleaned the gunk out of the cylinder. I also cleaned the master cylinder out with brake cleaner, which was coated with a thick gray slime. I then used compressed air to clean out the teeny tiny return hole. Which was definitely plugged. So hopefully this fixed the problem. I'm going to order a braided Goodridge DOT line with new banjo bolts soon.

Thanks for all the help!

[GSXR7ED]

Brake Job

^^I felt a sense of accomplishment when I completed my MC/caliper/braided line rebuild. I used AGE solvent and soaked the parts for 36hrs. Post pics, we love em'.


Ed

[chuck hahn]

NEW crush washers also!!!!

[Grimly]

Hey all,

I removed the brake line and caliper today. Removed the piston and cleaned the gunk out of the cylinder. I also cleaned the master cylinder out with brake cleaner, which was coated with a thick gray slime. I then used compressed air to clean out the teeny tiny return hole. Which was definitely plugged. So hopefully this fixed the problem. I'm going to order a braided Goodridge DOT line with new banjo bolts soon.

Thanks for all the help!

What you said earlier about the caliper not sticking on the sliding pins - something worth checking is this; make sure the pins (or more correctly, the holes they go into) aren't worn. When they get worn, they let the caliper body tilt, leading to the wedge-shaped pads you've seen. When they get worn enough, the caliper can jam, with disastrous consequences, as has been mentioned. Once they've worn that far, there's no cure but replacement.
Luckily, there is (as yet) no shortage of low-miler bikes being broken for parts and the caliper brackets (standard and 'L') are easily obtainable.

NEW crush washers also!!!!

Or, if you get caught out without new ones, anneal the old copper ones. Perfectly safe to do so.

[chuck hahn]

Yup..heat them up and they get softer and can be recrushed. Been there and done that. One extra use out of them...LOL