road salt

[bikenut]

so, its that time of year again for sticking brakes dudes........

time to service the calipers and pads etc......

pads can stick on their "stops", the bit the pads butt against and "resist" the force.........or is that transfer the force etc........

slide pins can stick or go stiff......same with pistons.........and pad retaining pins too!!

I did mine before the cold weather ( see gets really angry when I fix the ped in the kitchen :D :D ) but the pads are due a remove and clean and service again as there is loads of salt on the roads around here............unless of course you are a fair weather biker, meaning the brakes will be seized solid in the spring? :karma:
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[Minty]

I have never performed a winter road salt brake service. Never had a problem.
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My fingers smell of your mum.

[bikenut]

zen....little and often........etc.

remember ktm in motorcycle news last year??
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[pdg]

I 'serviced' my brakes today by giving them a good wash. While I was there I did the bottom half of the bike as well just to make sure.

https://i.imgur.com/1eBf3g7.jpg



The rain did the top half this morning.
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Any and all advice given should not be followed - if you have to ask it means you don't know so get a man in to do it for you.

[Fisty]

[Casper]

Take car, take bus, get a pushbike, walk. Every year is the same. Deal with it or stop moaning.

[gavbriggs]

[bikenut]

Ive a secret trick!!! Lithium grease on the discs and as they go through they lube the pads and pins etc!!!

and I suppose you are in a hospital bed with your legs in plaster?? :D
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[cheeseman]

[UrbanRacer]

When i used to ride through the winter months i never needed to service the brakes, however the salt always manged to make the bike look sh!t with corrosion.
I don't bother riding through winter now, its too expensive replacing corroded parts when the good weather comes back around.

[Beehive Bedlam]

I unbolt the front calliper from the fork leg on my varadero and dunk it in a bucket of hot soapy water and scrub it clean every Sunday in the winter.

[bikertomm]

Front wheel up onto a paddock stand.

Turn wheel and spray the hose down there.

Then get hot soapy bucket of water and scrub discs,

Rinse and repeat.
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07' Honda Hornet now full powaah! My guide on performing an oil change!

[drbaig]

Currently mine are pissing me off properly. I am not riding much these days, maybe twice a week. Every time I go to move the bike they are jammed stuck with the rotors caked in rust. Back wheel starts spinning, no movement on the front. It takes a good few jugs of water to get the rotor free.

I thought fitting braided lines would help but nope that has not helped.

Once on the move they seem to be fine but this rotors getting rusted and the front wheel getting stuck is getting on my nerves now. Will tackle it tomorrow to see if I can come up with a solution. Hopefully it is as simple as the rusty retaining pins. I only recently cleaned it as well.
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yzf 600r

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Commuter_Tim]

Would anybody happen to know if 0000 wire wool is too abrasive to use of the disc?
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The above post is most likely nonsensical.

I ride a Bandit 600... badly.

[pdg]

[Commuter_Tim]

[bikenut]

https://i.imgur.com/1eBf3g7.jpg how deep dude and did you need a snorkel :D :D

be prepared for new wheel bearings and s/arm, caliper overhaul kits and seized centre stand etc etc etc

zen....little and often.
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[UncleFester]

[bikenut]

time will tell or will he???????

problems looming for him unless.......mind you any water in the wheel bearings etc is doing its good work as we speak!
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[monkeybiker]

[iooi]