poor rxs im such a twunt

[Welshd1k]

managed to min my almost mint rxs tonight well 20 mins ago. aproaching roundabout . breaking hard from 30 mph ish to come to a stop get to 10 -25 yards away doing 10mpph ish? and the front end just washes away from me. dont know wtf happend just remember sliding down the road slowly.

damage as far as i can see bent foorpeg. scratched exhaust and bent rear indicator. damage to me. cut my little finger! teach me for wearing MX gloves ><

gear
scuff on my mx gloves.
scratches on my xr1000 textiles. umm dirt? they look fine haha

oh fucking hell im a twat aint even supose to be walking for another 2 days let alone riding after having an op on my knee last friday ahahahaha
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[N cee thirty]

tut poor rxs
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[SpannerMonkey]

RXS front end lock-ups... Had one of them myself in the wet. Not good!

[Welshd1k]

[27cows]

This is often caused by substantial drum wear. Grooves in the drum wear similar grooves into the brake shoes and under heavy braking they join up like pieces of a jigsaw....causing a sudden lock up. Usually only happens in the wet, though I'm not entirely sure why.
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[Serendipity]

Yup, did that on my RXS... ...twice. Once each side. First time I was overtaking two lanes of cars approaching a set of traffic lights. I braked to what I thought was reasonable level and bang! I was down before I knew it. It was in the wet...

The bike was ok to ride, but I stored it in a mate’s lockup while I sorted out spares. I suspected that the brake shoes were overly worn leading to the pinion locking sideways, so I organised new shoes and even got a newish front wheel. I went to pick up the RXS after a few weeks and rode it back to mine being very cautious with the front brake...

...it began to rain...

... I thought I’ll be ok so long as I don’t have to stop briskly...

...cars in front do an emergency stop...

...bang!... ...bollocks!

However I’ve ridden it in all weather for years since then without another incident. I’m careful not to neglect the brakes anymore and Pirelli City Demon tyres make a world of difference.
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