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Old Sep 8, 2024 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Spanners39
Brakes keep you alive, throw it away and spend the coin to get a decent used one or a new one...dead is a difficult position from which to enjoy riding.
we always see that type of people in the shop as an 80 iq is actually dead in the brain - liberal state who knew
 
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Old Sep 8, 2024 | 04:31 PM
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we always see that type of people in the shop as an 80 iq is actually dead in the brain - liberal state who knew
I'm not sure the colour of the state legislature has anything to do with a human being's capacity to make shonky decisions lol! I've met idiots from all parts of the political spectrum.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 02:47 PM
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good news my caliper is not stripped only the connector, so I ordered the ninety-dollar front brake lines they were a bitch to put on and now I'm scared to try them wonder will they work now keeping my fingers crossed wow
 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 1981 suprglide
good news my caliper is not stripped only the connector, so I ordered the ninety-dollar front brake lines they were a bitch to put on and now I'm scared to try them wonder will they work now keeping my fingers crossed wow
Gotta be Bled..Thoroughly.
Never seen $90 worth of Brake Lines... Damn!!~
Explain how front Brake lines are difficult to put on?? Them Ones should have assembled themselves....
 

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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 05:21 PM
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Gotta be Bled..Thoroughly.
Never seen $90 worth of Brake Lines... Damn!!~
Explain how front Brake lines are difficult to put on?? Them Ones should have assembled themselves....
one reason they were difficult had to clear that stabilizer bar didn't wanna take it off, so I kept trying after three attempts job complete
 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 1981 suprglide
one reason they were difficult had to clear that stabilizer bar didn't wanna take it off, so I kept trying after three attempts job complete
Now I have a Terminology Problem.. What Stabilizer Bar??
 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Racepres
Now I have a Terminology Problem.. What Stabilizer Bar??
lol it's one I put on long ago to stabilize the front shocks it may have another name
 
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Old Sep 15, 2024 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 1981 suprglide
lol it's one I put on long ago to stabilize the front shocks it may have another name
Maybe???
There is Untold Information about Material Matching on Disk Brakes...But...Advertising seems to Always Win Out...
 

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Fork Brace ?
 
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wow you're right that is a fork brace LOL
 
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