Gripe of the day - What is yours? - Page 538 - SV650.org

maviczap · 10-01-18, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Trev

January resolution gym idiots. The place was packed out this evening - it's bad enough that I can only really go after work and it's busy enough as it is without wallies taking up all the machines whilst barely moving. Work up a sweat or you are wasting your time, and mine!

They'll have given up in a week Trev, just hang on

SV650rules · 11-01-18, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

January resolution gym idiots. The place was packed out this evening - it's bad enough that I can only really go after work and it's busy enough as it is without wallies taking up all the machines whilst barely moving. Work up a sweat or you are wasting your time, and mine!

They are the people who keep gym going by paying subscription and not using facilities after end of January LOL

Sir Trev · 11-01-18, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SV650rules

They are the people who keep gym going by paying subscription and not using facilities after end of January LOL

That's true but their brand new shiny trainers and still-creased-from-the-packet "muscle tops" are comical. Which is some recompense I suppose.

Trev B · 11-01-18, 10:05 PM

I got to the gym 3 times a week 3 hours at a time......it’s only a part time job keeping the changing rooms clean

Heorot · 15-01-18, 01:02 AM

Tried to wheel the bike round before going out on it only to find that it was immovable. The front brake was locked on to the disk. The guy that does all the work on it for me is busy and can't look at it until Friday. I have zero mechanical skills.

BanannaMan · 15-01-18, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Heorot

Tried to wheel the bike round before going out on it only to find that it was immovable. The front brake was locked on to the disk. The guy that does all the work on it for me is busy and can't look at it until Friday. I have zero mechanical skills.

No promises but you can try LIGHTLY tapping on the front calipers with a wooden mallet or rubber hammer and sometimes it will free them up.
Keep in mind what you are trying to do is move them side to side to push back the caliper pistons.
Should it free up apply the brakes several times to make sure it doesn't lock up again.
If it works consider yourself lucky!!
If not give up. Don't do further damage beating on the calipers.

15-01-18, 09:21 AM

Or undo the brake nipple a tiny tiny amount....just enough to release some pressure in the caliper.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heorot

Tried to wheel the bike round before going out on it only to find that it was immovable. The front brake was locked on to the disk. The guy that does all the work on it for me is busy and can't look at it until Friday. I have zero mechanical skills.

Red ones · 15-01-18, 12:27 PM

I'd tap lightly on the calliper. I bet the pad and disc have rusted together a bit.

Sir Trev · 15-01-18, 04:10 PM

Puncture in the car. The "tyre pressure warning" message is usually a false alarm but out with the pressure gauge and... blast it. Limped slowly to a local garage as there was still a reasonable amount of psi left and a nail was spotted, tyre off, plugged, back on and we were on our way again 15 minutes later, just £15 lighter which was lucky.

maviczap · 15-01-18, 06:00 PM

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15-01-18, 01:02 AM	#5375
Heorot Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: South Norfolk Posts: 341	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? Tried to wheel the bike round before going out on it only to find that it was immovable. The front brake was locked on to the disk. The guy that does all the work on it for me is busy and can't look at it until Friday. I have zero mechanical skills. __________________ Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, both are wrong; the real problem is the cup is too big. Honda 125 CG blown engine Gone to the great mechanic in the sky Naked SV650 K3 in Silver

15-01-18, 12:27 PM	#5378
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? I'd tap lightly on the calliper. I bet the pad and disc have rusted together a bit.

15-01-18, 04:10 PM	#5379
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,465	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? Puncture in the car. The "tyre pressure warning" message is usually a false alarm but out with the pressure gauge and... blast it. Limped slowly to a local garage as there was still a reasonable amount of psi left and a nail was spotted, tyre off, plugged, back on and we were on our way again 15 minutes later, just £15 lighter which was lucky. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

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