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Ed	11-12-09 08:53 AM

Band round the brake fluid reservoir

See this quite a lot - but why do people do it? I've heard a number of offerings, none of them really plausible, such as:

in case of a spill (seems to me that if the fluid eats paintwork, it'll eat the average sock)
to stop UV light degrading the fluid (I didn't know brake fluid is UV sensitive - is it??)
to stop distracting the rider (you'd be very sad if you sat and watched the reservoir)
to stop it freezing (ridiculous)
fashion (possible)

but I'm guessing that nobody really knows.

Do you have a band on your reservoir? Why?

What does the org think?

punyXpress

11-12-09 09:40 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

Probably another racer style thing?
Believe racers used to use these when British singles were all the rage & vibration would shake everything so hard that fluid leapt out of the breather. The sponge muff would keep it off paintwork etc.

_Stretchie_

11-12-09 09:57 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

Because your a tart and you own a gixxer in toothpaste colours (or if you don't own a gixxer you are just a tart)

Dave20046

11-12-09 09:57 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

I thought it was just numptys wanting to complete the sportsbike look. However your top one might well prompt me to do it, hopefully the sock would absorb a fair bit of the fluid in a spill.

simesb

11-12-09 10:00 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave20046 (Post 2121438)

I thought it was just numptys wanting to complete the sportsbike look. However your top one might well prompt me to do it, hopefully the sock would absorb a fair bit of the fluid in a spill.

If your bike is so bashed up the fluid reservoir breaks, chances are that a bit of brake fluid damage will be fairly insignificant in the repair bill...

Dave20046

11-12-09 10:07 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

Quote:

Originally Posted by simesb (Post 2121442)

If your bike is so bashed up the fluid reservoir breaks, chances are that a bit of brake fluid damage will be fairly insignificant in the repair bill...

Not if it's an SV!

mikelcfc

11-12-09 10:44 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

i have an r ang g one... purely as it was free and and i thought i might aswell put it on

carty

11-12-09 11:09 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

Apparently racers use it for reason 1 on your list. I have one (or had, it was a free one with a magazine and the elastic's gone on it now) because the racers have them.

dizzyblonde

11-12-09 11:14 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

A band?
Rubber band? eh?

oh you mean one of those kind of fabric glove things? That'll be to keep it warm then:rolleyes:Some people like to pamper their bikes a little too much.

And no I don't have one..too chav. Besides one of my reservoirs don't even have the metal clip to hold the lid on....somewhere in YCs garage I believe

Dave20046

11-12-09 11:17 AM

Re: Band round the brake fluid reservoir

Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde (Post 2121502)

Some people like to pamper their bikes a little too much.

ahem
:smt019:D

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