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Red Herring · 12-06-10, 08:00 PM

Had a bit of a fright today....
Doing a trackday at Lydden with my son. During the lunch break we had a bit of a rush to fit a new front tyre to my bike, and turn the back one around (Lydden is really hard on the right side and a tyre won't last the day if you don't)
Anyway we were first out after the break and I did a couple of laps to scrub in the new tyre and then came down the hill to start my third lap, went to brake for Paddock and the lever came straight back to the bar.... Had a bit of panic back brake (in fact loads and almost ended up backing it in!) and just made the corner. Limped back into the pits and found that the pad retaining pin and one of the pads had gone from the left hand caliper. It seems in our rush to get it all back together I must have caught the caliper on something and knocked the little clip out. Lesson learned, check and double check everything...twice!

12-06-10, 08:06 PM

Alls well, that ends well..

12-06-10, 08:07 PM

Not good, so i take it your track day finished sooner than expected then?

Bluepete · 12-06-10, 08:07 PM

Oooooh, good save!

Pete

Red Herring · 12-06-10, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Holdup

Not good, so i take it your track day finished sooner than expected then?

It did for the GSXR. Fortunately I'd taken the Supermoto along as well so just rode that all afternoon! I'd promised my son a go on it and his Aprilia 125 went sick on him in the afternoon (probably just a plug) so we ended up sharing it for the last few sessions. He now doesn't want to ride the Aprilia any more...!

Sid Squid · 12-06-10, 09:14 PM

Have you discovered a new and really bloody quick line through there though?

Biker Biggles · 12-06-10, 09:18 PM

Does it involve gardening and demolishing that old bus they use as an office?

Red Herring · 12-06-10, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Have you discovered a new and really bloody quick line through there though?

Most definitely not!

punyXpress · 12-06-10, 09:52 PM

. . . and I thought you had an invasion of mice!
As they say at Wimbledon: " New Balls, please "
And at Lydden: " New Shreddies, please. "
BTW: well held that man.

12-06-10, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Herring

Had a bit of a fright today....
Doing a trackday at Lydden with my son. During the lunch break we had a bit of a rush to fit a new front tyre to my bike, and turn the back one around (Lydden is really hard on the right side and a tyre won't last the day if you don't)
Anyway we were first out after the break and I did a couple of laps to scrub in the new tyre and then came down the hill to start my third lap, went to brake for Paddock and the lever came straight back to the bar.... Had a bit of panic back brake (in fact loads and almost ended up backing it in!) and just made the corner. Limped back into the pits and found that the pad retaining pin and one of the pads had gone from the left hand caliper. It seems in our rush to get it all back together I must have caught the caliper on something and knocked the little clip out. Lesson learned, check and double check everything...twice!

I've seen that happen before, Gixer pad retaining pin R-clips aren't the best at staying in place. I got into the habit of either lockwiring the the R-clip in place or keeping the open ends together with a very small cable tie instead of lockwire.

12-06-10, 08:00 PM	#1
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Eeeeek Had a bit of a fright today.... Doing a trackday at Lydden with my son. During the lunch break we had a bit of a rush to fit a new front tyre to my bike, and turn the back one around (Lydden is really hard on the right side and a tyre won't last the day if you don't) Anyway we were first out after the break and I did a couple of laps to scrub in the new tyre and then came down the hill to start my third lap, went to brake for Paddock and the lever came straight back to the bar.... Had a bit of panic back brake (in fact loads and almost ended up backing it in!) and just made the corner. Limped back into the pits and found that the pad retaining pin and one of the pads had gone from the left hand caliper. It seems in our rush to get it all back together I must have caught the caliper on something and knocked the little clip out. Lesson learned, check and double check everything...twice!

12-06-10, 08:06 PM	#2
Milky Bar Kid Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Eeeeek Alls well, that ends well..

12-06-10, 08:07 PM	#3
Holdup Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Eeeeek Not good, so i take it your track day finished sooner than expected then?

12-06-10, 08:07 PM	#4
Bluepete Member Mega Poster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex motorcyclist Posts: 1,961	Re: Eeeeek Oooooh, good save! Pete __________________ https://www.facebook.com/pete.philli...04?ref=tn_tnmn

12-06-10, 09:14 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Eeeeek Have you discovered a new and really bloody quick line through there though? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

12-06-10, 09:18 PM	#7
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: Eeeeek Does it involve gardening and demolishing that old bus they use as an office? __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

12-06-10, 09:52 PM	#9
punyXpress Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riding, North Posts: 2,664	Re: Eeeeek . . . and I thought you had an invasion of mice! As they say at Wimbledon: " New Balls, please " And at Lydden: " New Shreddies, please. " BTW: well held that man. __________________ Was: K2 naked in rapid yellow - gone to a better? place Now: Street Triple R