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[Chuck A]

since this is not CF : i was on my bike racing yes i was going really really really fast, someone cuts me off locked up the bike and my rear brakes stopped working, ended up when i locked up the bike this is what happened, remember i am not posting this on CF, because i know i was wrong and really dont want to hear the BS, Heres a pic of my rear brake caliper went from 160 to 30 very quickly

yes the caliper and brake spun around, dont know how, but it did

[Chuck A]

PS the caliper is supposed to be one the bottom, i f-ed up my rear brakes.

[MEANZ06]

Street racing on a bike...

[vtelvr]

Ouch. Hope you're ok. At least you know where you messed up

[JRD77VET]

Did you have the correct torque values on the rear axle? The top pic shows the cutout on the caliper bracket that is supposed to keep the bracket in the correct orientation.

Are there marks on the inside of the swingarm showing it was assembled correctly?

Oh, one more thing. As a fellow motorcyclist, Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly.

[Chuck A]

well i just rechecked it looks as though the bracket that holds the caliper in place was not put on properly, very pissed off indeed

[Stangkiller]

Originally Posted by Chuck A

well i just rechecked it looks as though the bracket that holds the caliper in place was not put on properly, very pissed off indeed

Yikes! You're very lucky it didn't throw you off or down.....who did the last work on the bike?

[Chuck A]

i dont know have the bike serviced before i bought it,,i am wondering if i should reinstall the rear tire, yes i will reinstall it

[Mr Brns C6]

Holy Cow Chuck, glad you're around to write about it........better have a few Heinies

[pappytinker]

I would remove that cube valve cap and replace it with a simple one. I have seen instances where the centrifugal force caused by the spinning wheel caused the valve stem to bend over from the weight and break the stem causing sudden, catastrophic loss of air. Not a good thing.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Holy Hell you're lucky. That could have gone bad in a big hurry. My roaring around days are behind me. When I ride now, (Which is often) it's a leasurly putt.

Besides, both my bikes are Harleys. They don't really go fast.

[Kerrmudgeon]

That's Kharma, and you got off easy.

[Chuck A]

Well brought it to the shop everything is back to normal, just dont understand how the hell this happened, very weird indeed

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Mr Brns C6

Holy Cow Chuck, glad you're around to write about it........better have a few Heinies

had several, told the wife a different story, yea she can be a real crazy nut

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Chuck A

Well brought it to the shop everything is back to normal, just dont understand how the hell this happened, very weird indeed

Stupidity might be a good explanation (been guilty myself). Glad you're O.K. though. Did you check over the work to make sure it was done right this time and have you looked into track time if you want to keep testing your luck?

[Fastguy]

That is scary, could have snapped and broke the rear apart.

I had to laugh a little at the "cut me off" part though.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Fastguy

That is scary, could have snapped and broke the rear apart.

I had to laugh a little at the "cut me off" part though.

I was thinking about Scissors' thread when I read the OP here.

[...Whitepower...]

Don't all those bikes come in crates and require some assembly?

I would go to the shop where it was purchased from and demand that a master tech fix it (free parts and labor).

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

Don't all those bikes come in crates and require some assembly?

I would go to the shop where it was purchased from and demand that a master tech fix it (free parts and labor).

If he bought it new that's an option.

[Chuck A]

It was a richardcranium moment on my part, i guess the nice weather kind of well screwed with me