Back brake absolultely knackered after trackdays
 

Cadwell on tuesday 17th Aug and then RAF leeming last saturday were asbolutely ace - but now my back brake isn't working..

You can push the lever all the way down to the stop - the pad does connect with the disc but the bike gently rolls to a stop.

It's still got original rubber brake lines and has had the same brake fluid & rear pad in it since before I got the bike (I've done 7,500 miles since march) but it was working until the end of saturday when I got home..

So what do we reckon has caused it to fail? Has the brake fluid boiled on track day, then expanded, and now that it has cooled it's left space to expand into? Or has the brake line expanded from the heat maybe? Or could it be the rear pad has thinned right down to the point where there's nothing left?

Guesses on a postcard as I'm off to fix it today :D

Re: Back brake absolultely buggered after trackdays
 

Never mind your back brake! Get the video posted! :)

C

PS, just bleed them. Sounds like the fluid in there has boiled and given off gas.

Re: Back brake absolultely buggered after trackdays
 

well well well, look who it is, the nobber who's made me lurk around on ebay like a sex pest looking for filthy minitwin's all week... what the feck do you want you delinquent?!

(video is gonna be up shortly :)) the back brake has needed fixing basically since I got it as always been around 80% efficient - got braided lines & pads sat on the side, just need to stop being a lazy fecker and get on with the work

Re: Back brake absolultely buggered after trackdays
 

:) :) :)

Stop procrastinating! Get that video done. Its your top priority!

Re: Back brake absolultely buggered after trackdays
 

Get off your ar5e, and the org, and get it fixed you lazy bone idle good for nothing cider drinking wazak. ;)

Or, I say old chap do you not think it would be a tadge wise to repair your arresting device.:D

Re: Back brake absolultely buggered after trackdays
 

Oi paul, stop ya winging ya bloody lightweight and get that video posted up ya tool! :)

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FFFFFFS it's encoding into DV format as we speak so I can drop it into Adobe Premiere! Thinking a kasabian track or maybe fatboy slim?

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Re: Back brake absolultely buggered after trackdays
 

you use the back brake on trackdays!!!??? I've only ever used it at Cadwell over the mountain and a little bit where there's that horrible crest on the back section of Oulton. Certainly not enough to cook the pads though. It sounds like it's just boiled - bleed it and it should be fine. Are they braided lines or standard?

Re: Back brake absolultely buggered after trackdays
 

only thing my back brake does is keep the scrutineers happy