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03-10-09, 11:31 AM

Basically the bike was left for a week in Emma's garage, due to a puncture in the back tyre. Took the wheel off and went to katch's to have a BT016 fitted which i bought from Bandito.

Anyhoo, i noticed there was a fluid on my caliper and was leaking off the forks. I thought it was fork oil - because the bike was on a rear paddock stand, and the bike had settled, thus pushing up some fork oil past the seals.

I also checked for brake fluid, i wiped everything off and pumped the lever and held it in to see if anything would ooze out of a hose... Nope!! Nothing!

I rode to tesco's and looked at the front, caliper was wet cos it was raining today, but still the same fluid dripping onto the disc!

So, phoning a friend of mine who does a lot of work for me, he told me the only fluid in the bike thats greeny blue is coolant. But the question is, how in gods name is it getting onto the caliper from flowing down the fork? The coolant system isnt anywhere near the caliper / disc?

Anyone got an idea how its getting there and what / where it might be leaking from?

03-10-09, 11:31 AM	#1
Phaelok Guest Posts: n/a	Coolant issue? Basically the bike was left for a week in Emma's garage, due to a puncture in the back tyre. Took the wheel off and went to katch's to have a BT016 fitted which i bought from Bandito. Anyhoo, i noticed there was a fluid on my caliper and was leaking off the forks. I thought it was fork oil - because the bike was on a rear paddock stand, and the bike had settled, thus pushing up some fork oil past the seals. I also checked for brake fluid, i wiped everything off and pumped the lever and held it in to see if anything would ooze out of a hose... Nope!! Nothing! I rode to tesco's and looked at the front, caliper was wet cos it was raining today, but still the same fluid dripping onto the disc! So, phoning a friend of mine who does a lot of work for me, he told me the only fluid in the bike thats greeny blue is coolant. But the question is, how in gods name is it getting onto the caliper from flowing down the fork? The coolant system isnt anywhere near the caliper / disc? Anyone got an idea how its getting there and what / where it might be leaking from?