grumble grumble BRAKES flaring filthin grumble..

[blowerbike]

josh,
do you think any of the ladies around here might need some engine covers?
i may post them...i have over 100 pans/stator/clutch/sprocket/ignition/valve cover/starter cover and so on..
oh,
and i just found a nice 1150 clutch cover while i was looking through this stuff.:twistedevil:

 

[TheCafeKid]

josh,
do you think any of the ladies around here might need some engine covers?
i may post them...i have over 100 pans/stator/clutch/sprocket/ignition/valve cover/starter cover and so on..
oh,
and i just found a nice 1150 clutch cover while i was looking through this stuff.:twistedevil:

I might be up for some black stuff, both for mine and this 82 im working on. And i WANT that clutch cover!

 

[blowerbike]

I might be up for some black stuff!! both for mine and this 82 im working on. And i WANT that clutch cover!

-->insert your own joke here<--

i'm not gonna touch what he just said

 

[TheCafeKid]

-->insert your own joke here<--

i'm not gonna touch what he just said

HA!! Ba da BUM...

Seriously tho, I may be up for some covers myself, for both of these bikes...

 

[blowerbike]

what you want?
im eating my bologna samich dinner.

 

[bwringer]

Josh,

Are you talking about priming or bench bleeding the master? I found a much cleaner way to do this. I found a piece of clear hose that fit very snugly into the master banjo bolt hole, so snugly that I could actually screw it in. I used about six inches of hose, clamped the master into a vise then worked the piston in and out. This way it can suck fluid back in and you can easily see if there are any air bubbles.

Thanks,
Joe

In all things motorcycling, ask yourself, "What Would Joe Do?" There you have it. You have been honored to receive The Word of Joe, straight from the hand of Joe. ray:

Bench bleed (AKA prime) your master cylinder and you shall find yourself at last on the first part of the true path to achieving full stoppingness.

 

[kinnet]

I am trying like hell to get this brake line off the swing arm but I can't get it out of the last 2 guides... Does anybody know a trick to getting it out of the guides that won't make me throw things?

 

[bwringer]

I am trying like hell to get this brake line off the swing arm but I can't get it out of the last 2 guides... Does anybody know a trick to getting it out of the guides that won't make me throw things?

If they're the guides that are sort of a tab, you just have to just bend them up a bit. Put some tape on a big screwdriver so you don't nick the paint too much.

The ones that are loops welded to the swingarm where the brake line is threaded through them, they're juuuuust big enough for the brake line end to go through after they're disconnected.

 

[kinnet]

If they're the guides that are sort of a tab, you just have to just bend them up a bit. Put some tape on a big screwdriver so you don't nick the paint too much.

The ones that are loops welded to the swingarm where the brake line is threaded through them, they're juuuuust big enough for the brake line end to go through after they're disconnected.

Thank you! I was ready to shoot it...

 

[TheCafeKid]

So Brian, you HAVE to disconnect the brake line to get it off? Damn. I was hoping to be able to get it off in one unit. I will take a look when i get home from work. My lovely assistant is trying her hand at it now obviously. Isnt she wonderfull??

 

[kinnet]

So Brian, you HAVE to disconnect the brake line to get it off? Damn. I was hoping to be able to get it off in one unit. I will take a look when i get home from work. My lovely assistant is trying her hand at it now obviously. Isnt she wonderfull??

No. I will make it come off with out taking the line off.

 

[blowerbike]

So Brian, you HAVE to disconnect the brake line to get it off? Damn. I was hoping to be able to get it off in one unit. I will take a look when i get home from work. My lovely assistant is trying her hand at it now obviously. Isnt she wonderfull??

HOLY BAT CRAP.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOT YOUR BRAKES FIXED YET???????
when all else fails.
you can adapt some cable pinch type brakes off of your 10 speed..
maybe you can handle that eh?:twistedevil:
ok im kidding...
well kinda:lol:

 

[TheCafeKid]

HOLY BAT CRAP.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOT YOUR BRAKES FIXED YET???????
when all else fails.
you can adapt some cable pinch type brakes off of your 10 speed..
maybe you can handle that eh?:twistedevil:
ok im kidding...
well kinda:lol:

I hadnt even touched them to be honest. I went about assuring that my BACKUP plan was ready to go, just in case

 

[blowerbike]

QUOTE=TheCafeKid;1048630]I hadnt even touched them to be honest. I went about assuring that my BACKUP plan was ready to go, just in case [/QUOTE]



HMMMMMM :-k:-k:-k

 

[kinnet]

HOLY BAT CRAP.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOT YOUR BRAKES FIXED YET???????
when all else fails.
you can adapt some cable pinch type brakes off of your 10 speed..
maybe you can handle that eh?:twistedevil:
ok im kidding...
well kinda:lol:

They're fixed! (and it's a BMX... Sheesh!)

 

[TheCafeKid]

QUOTE=TheCafeKid;1048630]I hadnt even touched them to be honest. I went about assuring that my BACKUP plan was ready to go, just in case

HMMMMMM :-k:-k:-k[/QUOTE] OK OK they're done...sheesh. Blow it out your bike, blowerbike

 

[bwringer]

There's always "Flintstones" style braking, too... little rough on the boot soles, though.

 

[TheCafeKid]

There's always "Flintstones" style braking, too... little rough on the boot soles, though.

Laugh, but Ive seen people TRY! (Im sure you have too..lol)

 

[Dogma]

Laugh, but Ive seen people TRY! (Im sure you have too..lol)

I've actually done it, but not on anything steet legal. 450 lb SAE mini baja in the faculty parking lot. We didn't have the brakes or the floor working yet, so when the prof started backing his Mercedes out, I had to do something. On a lighter note, the transmission we had mounted was working...