Brakes are often neglected by many bikers once they have delivered thousands of miles halting your motorbike when you need them. This brief DIY maintenance of your braking system is yet another reminder that any of us should check them regularly and ensure they operate effectively to avoid being among many casualties from bike accidents.
After many years and miles of use, your braking systems could possibly be providing you poor functioning and you do not possibly know it. Do your braking system provide easy progressive braking or do they perform like a switch -all or none? This doesn't indicate that they are flawed or worn-out, your calipers just need serviced. There are sealing o-rings in the calipers that simply must be cleaned and lubed. Following this, it will improve your stopping functionality significantly. I've found mid to late make Harleys need caliper routine maintenance.
The way to know if your bike needs this is to simply squeeze the handle. If it touches or is near the accelerator grip, your calipers need serviced. The things you're gonna need to try this job is some brake clean and some type of lubricant similar to Tool Box Buddy and a pry bar.
Remove your calipers from the bike and pump the brake lever. As you can see, just a pair of the four pistons in the caliper actually are working okay. The other 2 are firmly sticking.
What you must do is clean the caliper pistons, spray a small amount of brake clean on them and blow dry with compressed air. You will need to carry such out more than once depending on how dingy your calipers are.
Once your caliper pistons are nice and clean, spray some lube on them. Then get your pry bar and place it between your brake pads and pry the pistons back into their bores. Next, squeeze your brake lever and take notice of how the pistons emerge from the caliper. What you are aiming is that each of the pistons all come out equally and at the same time. You are going to should do this several times to get them come out smoothly.
This is exactly what you are aiming: all pistons equally extended. This could take five to ten squeezes of the brake handle. Reinstall your brake and torquethe caliper bolts to spec, normally 35 ft. lbs.
Pull your brake lever till you have a decent solid feel. Watch how far away the lever is from the accelerator grip. That is the way your brake handle should look and feel. Next you're ready to take your motorbike for a test drive. Be mindful and allow yourself plenty of time to adjust to the freshly serviced braking system. This advice can be applied to anything that has brake calipers, perhaps even your old truck.
Before we part ways, keep in mind that even a good brake system may fail. In case that time occurs, we should be ready at all cost. Be sure to wear any protective helmets to prevent severe traumas. If you're thinking you might be compromising style when riding a bike with a helmet, look around, try fitting a German motorcycle helmet or any stylish protective gear that suite your Harley's looks. Just make sure they are made from the highest quality; Not only you are safe, you're way looking cool with it. Ride Safe and happy riding!
After many years and miles of use, your braking systems could possibly be providing you poor functioning and you do not possibly know it. Do your braking system provide easy progressive braking or do they perform like a switch -all or none? This doesn't indicate that they are flawed or worn-out, your calipers just need serviced. There are sealing o-rings in the calipers that simply must be cleaned and lubed. Following this, it will improve your stopping functionality significantly. I've found mid to late make Harleys need caliper routine maintenance.
The way to know if your bike needs this is to simply squeeze the handle. If it touches or is near the accelerator grip, your calipers need serviced. The things you're gonna need to try this job is some brake clean and some type of lubricant similar to Tool Box Buddy and a pry bar.
Remove your calipers from the bike and pump the brake lever. As you can see, just a pair of the four pistons in the caliper actually are working okay. The other 2 are firmly sticking.
What you must do is clean the caliper pistons, spray a small amount of brake clean on them and blow dry with compressed air. You will need to carry such out more than once depending on how dingy your calipers are.
Once your caliper pistons are nice and clean, spray some lube on them. Then get your pry bar and place it between your brake pads and pry the pistons back into their bores. Next, squeeze your brake lever and take notice of how the pistons emerge from the caliper. What you are aiming is that each of the pistons all come out equally and at the same time. You are going to should do this several times to get them come out smoothly.
This is exactly what you are aiming: all pistons equally extended. This could take five to ten squeezes of the brake handle. Reinstall your brake and torquethe caliper bolts to spec, normally 35 ft. lbs.
Pull your brake lever till you have a decent solid feel. Watch how far away the lever is from the accelerator grip. That is the way your brake handle should look and feel. Next you're ready to take your motorbike for a test drive. Be mindful and allow yourself plenty of time to adjust to the freshly serviced braking system. This advice can be applied to anything that has brake calipers, perhaps even your old truck.
Before we part ways, keep in mind that even a good brake system may fail. In case that time occurs, we should be ready at all cost. Be sure to wear any protective helmets to prevent severe traumas. If you're thinking you might be compromising style when riding a bike with a helmet, look around, try fitting a German motorcycle helmet or any stylish protective gear that suite your Harley's looks. Just make sure they are made from the highest quality; Not only you are safe, you're way looking cool with it. Ride Safe and happy riding!
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