Check your Brake Arm Fixing Bolts
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Check your Brake Arm Fixing Bolts
Just a reminder to all, to check the bolt that holds the rear caliper to the braking arm that runs on the underside of the swingarm, CHECK IT. I know that this might seem stupid but I have had a KR1 for a month now and the other day,while braking hard into a tight right hander, the bolt snapped. The caliper rotated to the top of the swingarm, snapping of the bleed nipple, bent the disk( i dont know how but it did)and at the same time ripped the brake line in half. Nearly got highsided big time. Luckily I was only 2 kays from home so I limped the bike home for urgent repairs and a change of underwear. Ive never heard of this before, but Im letting you know, in the hope that it doesn't happen to you guys.
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A decent high tensile stainless bolt will be fine. Its a known problem is as far as any bolt can, after years of use, break. Its just one of those things worth keeping an eye on and/or replacing when you next strip something in that area of the bike.headcoats wrote:Sounds bad
I'm fitting the KR1S front and rear to my LC
Is this a known problem and is there a stronger bolt to fit ?
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Garry wrote:another way round the problem is not to use the back brake
I only ever use it in the paddock or for stoping on the start finish line at the start of a race. Have had to use it once or twice when I've over cooked a corner but that's about it.
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What's a back brake?the-elf wrote:Garry wrote:another way round the problem is not to use the back brake
I only ever use it in the paddock or for stoping on the start finish line at the start of a race. Have had to use it once or twice when I've over cooked a corner but that's about it.
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what's a brake..???Red Devil 777 wrote:What's a back brake?the-elf wrote:Garry wrote:another way round the problem is not to use the back brake
I only ever use it in the paddock or for stoping on the start finish line at the start of a race. Have had to use it once or twice when I've over cooked a corner but that's about it.
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