Six30 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: No when I got back I pushed it round to a spot I could put it on its centre stand and it felt the same but when I was riding it before I smelt the burning I had thought “this doesn’t feel like it’s pulling away the same as usual” but dismissed it cos haven’t ridden it since Christmas Eve. It continued to stink on the return journey. I wonder if they were on and loosened off, if that can happen. did you AC 50 it or clean any parts that get hot recent ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggie Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 If you can't do a really long wheely then your back brake will be binding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Six30 said: did you AC 50 it or clean any parts that get hot recent ? Other than stare lovingly at it I’d done nothing to it since the last ride apart from check the tyre pressures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tiggie said: If you can't do a really long wheely then your back brake will be binding If a long wheely is all it needs I’ll be dandy, there’s a nice empty strip passed the police depot here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Brake pads are usually in slight contact with the disc so you will usually hear a slight rubbing as you rotate the wheel. It doesn't take much for salt to cause that slight contact to be a bit firmer. But rotating the wheels by hand will make it clear if there's a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 I’ll have another look at it after lunch when there’s someone about to give me a hand to get it on its centre stand, for some reason even though it weighs the same as the other bikes it’s heavier?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: I’ll have another look at it after lunch when there’s someone about to give me a hand to get it on its centre stand, for some reason even though it weighs the same as the other bikes it’s heavier?! Thats just all to do with pivot points etc Put the rear wheel on a piece of wood about half an inch thick and you will be surprised how much easier it is to get on the centre stand 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, Stu said: Thats just all to do with pivot points etc Put the rear wheel on a piece of wood about half an inch thick and you will be surprised how much easier it is to get on the centre stand Oh yeh hadn’t thought about that. Thanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulc Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 If you have not used it since Christmas eve perhaps it could be moisture in the exhaust burning off, or something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, paulc said: If you have not used it since Christmas eve perhaps it could be moisture in the exhaust burning off, or something similar. Kept in a dehumidified garage which is fairly temperature stable. We’re talking a powerful burning smell over time, not a whiff that faded. Has been left unridden for longer than 3 weeks before with out any problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulc Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 As most folk say then most likely brake related, does the bike have combined braking or just straight forward calipers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD-40 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Do you cover your rear brake when you ride? If you do you could be pushing the lever as you ride. It's easy to do it and not notice if you have a thick boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, WD-40 said: Do you cover your rear brake when you ride? If you do you could be pushing the lever as you ride. It's easy to do it and not notice if you have a thick boot No I don’t cos for me it’s too easy to rest my foot on the brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, paulc said: As most folk say then most likely brake related, does the bike have combined braking or just straight forward calipers? Callipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulc Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Callipers. Ah I see, the reason I asked was because I was reading somewhere that a faulty valve on a linked or combined braking system can cause brake drag at low or high speed braking I cant remember which way round and that could cause overheating and possibly be spinning free as a bird once stationary on its centre stand. Just that it would be easy to see a sticking caliper piston or binding pads. Edited January 16, 2021 by paulc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesea Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 If your going to put your hand on or near hot things. Use the back of your hand, is more sensitive and if it does burn your natural reaction is to pull hand away. If your that worried you could put water on disc and see if it hisses. Another thought would be back of hand on callipers and work way towards disc.. Oh and if it's twin disc front don't assume if one side is cold the other side is. Also did your bike to find strongest smells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Oh yeh hadn’t thought about that. Thanks. have heard that only triumph has the secret of putting a bike on/off a centre stand a bike mechanic told me that years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Is the rear brake fluid ok, not a slight leak onto the exhaust. Unlikely i know. Anything stuck in the junction of the manifold where you cant see by just looking, have to get under. il bet you've done all that though. drives you crazy doesn't it. if its not pulling very well, does seem like engine. I know air filters are hard to get shit into or id say look in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 36 minutes ago, jedibiker said: Is the rear brake fluid ok, not a slight leak onto the exhaust. Unlikely i know. Anything stuck in the junction of the manifold where you cant see by just looking, have to get under. il bet you've done all that though. drives you crazy doesn't it. if its not pulling very well, does seem like engine. I know air filters are hard to get shit into or id say look in there. Thanks Jedibiker. I’ve got a good list of stuff to look at/do now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Thanks Jedibiker. I’ve got a good list of stuff to look at/do now! It will be like the audi advert from years ago,, hours of looking for something daft.. good luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 45 minutes ago, jedibiker said: It will be like the audi advert from years ago,, hours of looking for something daft.. good luck Here's a little motivational video on finding things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 any joy finding the issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 hours ago, jedibiker said: any joy finding the issue? Put it on the centre stand and got another set of ears to listen. Concluded it was a very light brushing sound, not a scraping sound. Span the wheel in first and no burny smell, no heat from brake or any surrounding area. Decided to warm it up and ride it towards the bike mechanics place and if the burning smell returned ask him to have a whiff. Nothing, no smell, rode beautifully like it usually does Would like to know what burning brakes smell like but there is another contender- the heated grips, it may have been a burning glue smell. The bloke I bought it from said it was serviced, the grips were fitted and it was then stored unridden until I bought it. On the highest setting they are so unbelievably hot you can’t touch them with bare hands (I have asbestos hands) to the extent I thought they’re not right. I switched them on today on a lower setting and when I stopped I sniffed around the bike very much like a dog sniffing another dog and there was a definite whiff emanating from that area. Who knows but I’m not gonna sweat about it. Nice to be out in the sunshine for a minute or two. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 You have a mechanic that's open?! Obviously not Rider's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, S-Westerly said: You have a mechanic that's open?! Obviously not Rider's. He opened throughout the first lockdown too cos he’s an MOT centre and they were allowed to stay open if they wanted to. He’s marvellous. Ex BMW bike mechanic from somewhere up there in that London, got that quiet librarian thing going on, cares about what he does and doesn’t charge the earth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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