[Mark_h]

Maybe time to get the Ace to come see if he can sort my scooter brakes then. Simply seized piston, glazed disc and underwhelming ability of something that would pass as a rear brake set-up on a real bike trying to shift 12 year old fluid. Oh and every nut, bolt and screw corroded into place with each nut, bolt and screw head torsional stiffness being modelled on the finest ripe brie on a warm summer day.

Having digested this thread I've tried covering the disk in WD40 and the tyre in washing up liquid but if anything it's made it all slightly worse but very bubbly. Next I'll send the plastics off to the local chipshop for a respray, run some injector cleaner through the indicator flasher and obviously change the reg/rec.

Luckily the rear brake is magnificent!

Equally lucky is the fact that it rarely goes quick enough to need significant braking.