Can I SAFELY ride with...?... Brake question
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Road Warrior
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Can I SAFELY ride with...?... Brake question
I'm just finishing up the internal wiring on my apes and will start the clutch and throttle cables install. I don't feel confident in bleeding the front brake though.
Would I be crazy to remove the front brake and ride it a few miles to the local indy shop for the front brake work? I am moving on Friday and won't be allowed to leave my bike in the parking lot where I live now, and will have almost NO time to work on the bike between now and then. Thanks.
P.s. Any tips for all the cable installs would be much appreciated!
DH
Would I be crazy to remove the front brake and ride it a few miles to the local indy shop for the front brake work? I am moving on Friday and won't be allowed to leave my bike in the parking lot where I live now, and will have almost NO time to work on the bike between now and then. Thanks.
P.s. Any tips for all the cable installs would be much appreciated!
DH
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RE: Can I SAFELY ride with...?... Brake question
Considering your front brake is 70% of your stopping power I'd say no way would I do it, but thats just my chickenchit ***. Bleeding the brake line is easy. Just connect a piece of tubing to the bleeder fitting, put it in a jar with some brake fluid in it. then open the bleeder and start pumping making sure to keep an eye on the fluid level in the master cylinder to kepp up the fluid level. When you get most of the air out,close the bleeder and keep pumping to build up pressure in the caliper. Alternetly pump and open the bleeder ( Goes faster if you have someone helping). When the lever feels firm with no spongyness your done. The cables are alot easier to get on the throttle body if ya take the air cleaner off. Read the service manual it tells ya just about all you need to know. Good luck!
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RE: Can I SAFELY ride with...?... Brake question
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I'm just finishing up the internal wiring on my apes and will start the clutch and throttle cables install. I don't feel confident in bleeding the front brake though.
Would I be crazy to remove the front brake and ride it a few miles to the local indy shop for the front brake work? I am moving on Friday and won't be allowed to leave my bike in the parking lot where I live now, and will have almost NO time to work on the bike between now and then. Thanks.
P.s. Any tips for all the cable installs would be much appreciated!
DH
I'm just finishing up the internal wiring on my apes and will start the clutch and throttle cables install. I don't feel confident in bleeding the front brake though.
Would I be crazy to remove the front brake and ride it a few miles to the local indy shop for the front brake work? I am moving on Friday and won't be allowed to leave my bike in the parking lot where I live now, and will have almost NO time to work on the bike between now and then. Thanks.
P.s. Any tips for all the cable installs would be much appreciated!
DH
Then again, I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane!
Road Master
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From: The Left Coast
RE: Can I SAFELY ride with...?... Brake question
I'd vote NO on the ride w/o a front brake.
The brake bleed is no big deal..do a search, there's some good advice .I used the squeeze up from the bottom method with an oil can. Really, you can easily chage your brake line, you gotta be patient as you bleed the brake out is all.
The brake bleed is no big deal..do a search, there's some good advice .I used the squeeze up from the bottom method with an oil can. Really, you can easily chage your brake line, you gotta be patient as you bleed the brake out is all.
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