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Nope! never heard a thing

No as it was the dust seal I should have said really

Its been a long time since I had a bike where the pads are in the caliper my most recent bikes all have a similar design to that one Anyway it can only be the pistons not retracting back in the caliper or the slides sticking thats causing it to bind I have twisted a seal when assembling calipers in the past which can cause them to stick too

I think the points system needs a revamp! Some of these old folk are getting confused!!

The ledge for the pads is normal although there is usually a metal/stainless steel bit that goes on there Its always wise to put a touch of copper grease on there too but that won't be the reason the brakes are sticking Also check that the brake lever is returning to the correct position and not sticking on slightly Forget the hoses until you have tried everything else although it can happen where they collapse its pretty rare and I am a firm believer in checking everything before spending money as you could just be chasing a fault

I would put something in the caliper between the pads and pump the brake and see if the piston retracts once released. You will notice as whatever you put in you should easily be able to take it out again. Did you clean out the rubbers where the slides go and did you grease them back up? they look a bit dry in that pic

Hi and welcome Replace the pads and clean the disc with brake cleaner

Maybe just a verbal warning..................

Can you get a picture of the caliper? Usually if its had new seals etc then it would be the slide thats sticking

I use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ifblock.motchecker&gl=GB you can set it to remind you up to 30 days before your MOT is due

Yes! He sent me a message yesterday he has a new phone and struggling to get on but not heard anything since

Wheres the bike? Newcastle/sunderland area? I would get @Bender to deliver it he does nothing all day............ Personally I would be tempted to go have a look at the bike before you buy it and also ride it and ride it home too

Pretty sure its to be expected well except for the rank bit Easy way to tell is does it have a gasket? if so its there to stop leaks

He must be getting paid enough to be out there doing it all! it seems a bit strange to be honest

Not watched it but I was a bit puzzled that Brad Ray is only competing in the European rounds only

Fitted the centre stand today The springs on this thing are pretty powerful! so much so that I ended up making a tool to fit the springs to make life easy I also polished up my black widow downpipes and refitted them today I then found half a clip on the floor! it had broken off the left foot peg pin! luckily I had a clip to fit I then found the other half of the clip when I moved the bike

Mass production for you! It's all done on the cheap

Do you prefer colouring in

you want to be thankful the instructions aren't translated from Chinese

This may help https://www.zumouserforums.co.uk/app.php/ZXT-P72a

Fresh from the powder coaters Not bad for £20

If you don't keep it on a charger and you only ride every now and then and the bike has alarm and immobiliser there is a strong chance that the battery has been running low over a period of time You need to check if you have good voltage when running and if so I would give the battery a good charge and then go from there

4k for a clutch to fail on a new bike! I would be taking it further

@Steve_M I just get a message saying I am not allowed to view this route

Not exactly. The problem lies with the LED is in a different position than that of a filament bulb which produces a different light scatter due to its position There is LED's out there where they are set to the same as filament bulbs and you get the same scatter with no stray light I bought these and they are spot on https://www.amazon.co.uk/KATUR-H7-Headlight-Waterproof-Conversion/dp/B07QXB6SW7/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=led+h7+headlight+bulb&qid=1677014141&sprefix=led+h7+%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-4