05-06-23, 03:07 PM
Had a fantastic run on Sunday over a great route but decided not to run it in the reverse direction as the clutch cable began to fray at the lever. I adjusted it to get me home on a less bendy route. Swapped out the cable today as I actually had a spare.
More problematic was the leak that had developed from the L/H front caliper. I have had this bike for a couple of years and the chap I bought it from had changed the caliper pistons and seals just before I bought it. Stripped out the pads and cleaned up the caliper, leaving it overnight connected to it's hose to see which piston was leaking and it was the inboard smaller one. The first warning sign (other than the leak) was the fact that all four pistons were in the caliper back to front with the blank end bearing on the pad. One dust deal had been guillotined with most of it inside the caliper. Another one was folded over. The leaking piston seal seemed to be far too large and must have been squeezed into its groove before the piston was forced through it. Ordered up a new seal kit so should have it sorted for next weekend.
Strange thing was the brakes worked really well (far better than my GSXR) and it took a couple of years and a good few thousand miles before the shoddy work showed up.
More problematic was the leak that had developed from the L/H front caliper. I have had this bike for a couple of years and the chap I bought it from had changed the caliper pistons and seals just before I bought it. Stripped out the pads and cleaned up the caliper, leaving it overnight connected to it's hose to see which piston was leaking and it was the inboard smaller one. The first warning sign (other than the leak) was the fact that all four pistons were in the caliper back to front with the blank end bearing on the pad. One dust deal had been guillotined with most of it inside the caliper. Another one was folded over. The leaking piston seal seemed to be far too large and must have been squeezed into its groove before the piston was forced through it. Ordered up a new seal kit so should have it sorted for next weekend.
Strange thing was the brakes worked really well (far better than my GSXR) and it took a couple of years and a good few thousand miles before the shoddy work showed up.