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Well I figured where the dirty fluid came from ......I put an old caliper on that wasn't given to me by a mate that just had lying around .....feel like a right ass ....bit ah well gonna clear out all the lines and try again with the correct caliper today lol

Yeah last month i replaced all the piston seals and dust seals, gave it a clean .....wasn't super thorough as it was pretty clean in there.

Yeah think I'm definitely gonna swap them out...but ......also want to find out what's going on everything is as it should be , maybe I have dodgy fluid or something because it went bad real fast , just running it through a clean system made it 4 shades darker easily lol

Yeah everything is the correct way , I've tried a vacuum bleeder , I've tried all types of bleeders , it's had 2 litres of fluid through now , tried the "tie the lever to the bar" trick .........I think I'll just swap them out

The actual lever .......no I can't say it has

Thanks for the replies so today was new MC rebuild kit,new caliper seals,new lines,new bolts and washers all round new bleed nipples and 1lt fresh brake fluid ......can still pull the lever to the bar ....there's a little more pressure but that's all , also pushed the pistons back and the fluid that came into the fluid reservoir smelt like absolute ass , .....anyone know a good straight swap caliper ? I've never known anything like these ..... infuriating

Yeah it got me at first , but means the lever can be pulled to the bar , gonna try re bleeding while I wait for parts.... , thanks for the replies ,

Yeah all new fluid in today ......got a MC rebuild kit on order just incase , was really hoping the new lines would solve it as the bike had the original brake hoses on

Hi folks , so I have a 1999 gsxr 750 on mot it had advisory for "insufficient lever travel" on the the front brake ....so rebuilt the calipers,put new braided lines on today .....and still the same ,can pull the lever to the bar , the braking force is fantastic and the lever is firm ....but just not firm enough....any ideas ?

Yeah that's what I thought , but might just strip it all down when I can .....good excuse to buy a 2nd bike

So went out this morning same thing it wouldn't do 1st but went into 2nd even when cold , then selected 1st with no issues even after restarting , took the clutch out made sure the basket didn't have notches ...all good,push rod,bearing,plates,worm drive,adjuster, all good ,reset all the adjusters and set them again all good ....same thing,won't go into 1st until it's gone into 2nd ..also checked the side stand switch that was my 1st go to....all good there , might have to look into selector fork and shaft bearing .......I feel a full strip down and rebuild might be on the cards ........or bike shopping lol

Yeah I'm gonna tear into just to be safe ....it was a whole new clutch pack last year an only put a few hundred miles on it , thanks for the replies

Hi folks, I have a 99 gsxr 750 always clunked and jumped when put into 1st , recently it's jumped and stalled every time I put it in 1st , so I thought I'd try 2nd today an it popped in (usual clunk and twitch) now goes in 1st no problem, pulls as she should, gear change are good , no slipping ......I'm just puzzled has anyone else had anything like this ?

yeah he needs a van thanks

Hi folks hope everyone is well, just trying to find out where the test centers are in the Stafford area , have a friend that wants to do his test off his own back but having trouble finding test centers mod 1 and 2 they seem to be all shutting down or just not covering motorcycles anymore

No worries it was the front pulley spline had chewed all the teeth off it

Ok cool came fired right up .......but my god it sounds like a vintage diesel tractor ....any ideas where to start looking ?

Turns out my meter cables were broke . As I tested the wires to the coil for a circuit it was reading about 7 volts each cable waiting for new coil to arrive

Thanks for the reply, yeah battery is good ...theres no power going to the coil I put a multimeter on the connections and they were dead but then I ain't got a clue when it comes to electricity

Just got a 2005 honda sh125 to use for late/early shifts seeing as the gsxr is far too loud...anyway got this little ped as spares and repairs needed a new battery so got that ....as I turn on the key the fuel pump primes then sounds like it's clicking...the same sound as when you try starting a bike with a flat battery ,is this normal ? I know nothing about mopeds so don't know if they do this ....also turns out there's no spark coil connection was so corroded it literally crumbled off

Check your side stand switch . My gsxr 750 used to jump and stall no matter how warm I got it or what oil I used .....turns out the tab pushing the side stand switch had bent so wasn't fully pushing the switch all the way

Most newer helmets come with removable washable liners , earrings studs or small hoops shouldn't be much bother , hair ....ponytail ? Or possibly a balaclava or thin beanie as for nails .......no ideas at all

I'm sure they would try. I've noticed there were a few bikes on my estate but all have vanished and a slew of Audi's have appeared....maybe they just hate bikes round here lol my neighbours have an Audi S3 (fully max powered out) and have never received a complaint and he drives like a nutcase

Lmao i was actually tempted to get a bunch of bikes round but got a feeling it would back fire on me and I'll end up with an asbo ....if asbos are still a thing lol

Well still not heard from her as of yet .....but there were a couple of bikes on the estate last night so maybe I'll get another visit this weekend