Yamaha YBR not repaired properly

[davidtheduke]

I am not sure if it is the right place to write but could not find a topic with similar issues.

I had a few problems with my YBR: the rear drum brake was squealing, the front disc brake was slightly sticky and the clutch did not gear up-down sometimes. So I took it to the service 2 weeks ago and when collecting it they said they fixed everything. Since then I used the bike daily but a few days ago I noticed that the front brake started to be sticky (not overly) again, especially in the morning when colder, but not always, only rarely. So I called the service again and I was told that it is normal for brakes to be sticky sometimes when cold. They said that if it gets sticky again, bring the bike back and they would rebuild the calliper on the brake for around £100. I asked them if they would fix it at no cost because originally I took the bike to them having this fault what they should have repaired in the first place. They said they would not repair it for free. So the question is: would I complain further or is it normal for bike brakes to be sticky?

[mudcow007]

how old is the bike?

Brakes need to be rebuilt when the piston(s) in the caliper gets covered in shite = sticky

[ZX-7R]

Sticky brakes are not normal in my experience.

What does the invoice state regarding the work they charged you for?.

Seems to me they may have underestimated what was actually wrong with your brakes.
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[skatefreak]

It depends if you paid them to 'fix' the sticky brakes before or if they had a look at it on the side for the service.
They may have loosened them up out of the goodness of their hearts but the problem returned or they could have already charged you for a rebuild and not bothered to do it.

Not enough information really.

[davidtheduke]

The bike was made in 2007.

Originally I had the earlier mentioned 3 problems with the bike, so I took the bike to service to get them fixed, and I was told they were fixed.

I am not sure that I still have the invoice but as I can recall it was not really detailed.

As an additional thing: by mistake they did an MOT on the bike (I did not ask for it) and the bike got MOTd in March even though the MOT would have expired in June. When I told them that I did not ask for the MOT, they reduced the price a bit so I went with it.

So the question still applies: should I bother?

[ZX-7R]

Get the impression they ain't the most honest of shops.
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[Keir]

how much was the service?

Its likely that you put the bike in for a service so it got an oil and filter change. You mentioned squeeky brakes and a dodgy clutch so they cleaned the caliper and rear drum with an air line and adjusted your clutch cable within that service cost.

If it turns out that your caliper is seized or something then you will need to pay the £100 or whatever for a rebuild.
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[Pigeon]

Wouldn't be surprised if they simply slid the calliper off the disc, pumped out the piston, squeezed the piston back in and re-attached it to the fork. 5 mins spent. Problem fixed sir.


Except the problem may well be crud behind a seal, or crud around the sliding pin, which means stripped calliper, clean, new seals most likely, new brake fluid, bleeding brakes. Probably 30mins.

If the piston itself is rusty / damaged. Then it's some time with wet+dry, or more likely a new piston (if the garage is doing it). Either way, another £50 on top of the strip+clean price.