Funny but not funny.

gavbriggs · Crazy Courier Joined: 11 Jun 2013 Karma :

After buying my 125 varadero, 2005, a couple of weeks ago I'm slowing sorting the niggles out.

The rear brake was dull and I could see the pads were past their best so called in for a set after work today and set about the job. The piston wanted a clean and after pushing it back I noticed the slides were stif/seized.

A couple of bolts and the caliper should come off, well it was tight but a bit of copper slip would sort the threads etc and run a die down em to clean em up.

Now, which idiot thought it was a good idea to use aluminium calliper body and steel slide pins? Come forward and I will slap you. Moron!

Four bleeding hours to change two pads! I had to use a slide hammer in the end with some heat to liberate the slide. What a bag of a job. Anyway I refurbed the calliper and refitted, bled and it all looked and worked as it should.

Took it for a test ride to the stables and slowing from 70mph to the little down hill tight left bend before a t junction felt extremely safe and solid braking. Happy days, called in at the stables to see the mrs and my horse, put bike on stand, walekd away and doosh, bike fell over and broke the front brake lever!

What a twat of an afternoon! I felt like basil fawlty, all the hard work doing the rear calliper and the bike is unusable!

Anyone else have worse luck today?

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Downhill slope? ~~I've done~~ I've seen it happen... Whistle

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covent.gardens · World Clap Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2012 Karma :

Done it also, bike fell over about 3 minutes after I left it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I would think someone knocked it over, but I was sitting on the wall waiting for someone, saw movement out of the corner of me eye, then crunch Rolling Eyes

Sidestand couldn't have been fully extended.

CarlosCBR · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Karma :

How did you put it on its stand (left hand side) and it fell and broke the brake lever (right hand side)?
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R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

Done sim thing couple weeks ago on a meet to the IOW. we all stopped to wait for some back markers and I was at the back, due to dodgy front brake! (It caught fire 3miles from the ferry!) and we had loads of bikes so I was stuck on the downhill part of the road. I stuck the bike on the side stand and got off, 1 minute later after shutting back box and walking round it rolled forward off the stand and fell on its side trapping my leg in the process.

Lucky for me the GS500 in front stopped it rolling into all the other bikes Laughing

and a few lads gave us a hand getting her upright. Also was on a grass verge so that and my leg saved any damage.

Although I did have an orange sized bruise and cuts on my leg.

Great way to impress new biker buddies on my 1st meet. Embarassed

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gavbriggs · Crazy Courier Joined: 11 Jun 2013 Karma :

It's nice to know people have also done a similar trick!

I must have put the stand somehow higher than it should be or put the wheels in a dip, it fell over to the right hand side and missed a car by a few inches!

They are only just down from the 90 degree position so I would imagine a stone under the stand would do the job nicely! And did!

It's all fixed now though, a couple of extra scratches on the front fairing and the exhaust heat shield on the silencer. I will have to see what can be done to make it more sturdy. A strong wind would knock it over.

Any suggestions. Maybe take it off and cut the foot off it and shave half a cm off?

It would be good to raise the rear suspension a little that would also bring it in better position for me. Only need a small amount.

Wonko The Sane · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Karma :

when parking my vara I'd always turn the bars before putting on the stand, then as I got off, would pull the bike back against the stand slightly to make sure it was fully extended,

I'd also always park facing uphill slightly if possible, if not, across the hill.

gavbriggs · Crazy Courier Joined: 11 Jun 2013 Karma :

I normally do double check, just had a senior moment!!! Mind you I'd rather drop a 125 than a 1000 if I have to drop any at all!!!

pits · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Karma :

I am waiting for my Duke to do that, most of the time I end up having to wheel the bike around until I find a spot where I can actually put the stand down as it's way too high.

That said I know my mate has ridden his bike to the shops, got off, walked into the shop and waiting at the till someone asks him "Is that your bike?" as you just see it free wheeling down the hill past the window Laughing

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