Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 14:37:23 GMT
So after realising that something was a bit out of whack on my brakes after Blyton and brake fade, Kevin had suggested bleeding the brakes again, I knew after the initial build I had managed to fit the bias bar the wrong way round so adjustment to it was only putting more pressure on the rear brakes. That in mind I decided I would swap over the Banjo bolt fittings on the front and rear brake master cylinders, I knew I had made it as easy as possible to setup the brakes, making all fittings work on Banjo adaptors, however what I had forgotten was that my rear leaking brake line when sending to MSVA, had been replaced by RTR, and they had used a straight screw in nipple, meaning my 10 minute job turned into a 3 hr job, I needed to remove the seats, tunnel and then feed the rear brake line back towards the front so I could unscrew and remove it GRRRRR...
However, once done I was able to easily swap over the pipes, and then re-bled the entire system. Unsure of if this was going to make much of a difference when driving I was eager to see if my 3 hrs of suffering had paid off. I eagerly set off down the road and tried the brakes, wow, what a difference, plucking up a bit more courage I accelerated up my road like what can only be described as a F*CKING lunatic, up to 70 in first gear, and slammed on my brakes, H*ly cr@p, my brakes are awesome now, I feel much much safer in my trike now, I can only presume the majority of my braking was being done on the rear caliper, and maybe this is why I had brake fade.
The real test is at the weekend, when braveness and no common sense are in the air
I took the liberty of moving my reverse switch to the floor and replaced the button with an authentic floor mounted button, replaced the battery with one I bought a while back, and fitted my new volt meter.
Caravan will hopefully be done for the weekend, its ready enough to sleep in, just need to re-trim the door. I had planned to do this yesterday but all my time was taken up on the trike.
Drift camera CHECK
Rollbar mount CHECK
Wishbone mount CHECK
Food CHECK
Looking forward to Curborough.
See you all there......
However, once done I was able to easily swap over the pipes, and then re-bled the entire system. Unsure of if this was going to make much of a difference when driving I was eager to see if my 3 hrs of suffering had paid off. I eagerly set off down the road and tried the brakes, wow, what a difference, plucking up a bit more courage I accelerated up my road like what can only be described as a F*CKING lunatic, up to 70 in first gear, and slammed on my brakes, H*ly cr@p, my brakes are awesome now, I feel much much safer in my trike now, I can only presume the majority of my braking was being done on the rear caliper, and maybe this is why I had brake fade.
The real test is at the weekend, when braveness and no common sense are in the air
I took the liberty of moving my reverse switch to the floor and replaced the button with an authentic floor mounted button, replaced the battery with one I bought a while back, and fitted my new volt meter.
Caravan will hopefully be done for the weekend, its ready enough to sleep in, just need to re-trim the door. I had planned to do this yesterday but all my time was taken up on the trike.
Drift camera CHECK
Rollbar mount CHECK
Wishbone mount CHECK
Food CHECK
Looking forward to Curborough.
See you all there......
?
