As usual, thanks in advance for the respond.
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Addicted
mp3 250
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 590 Location: West malaysia |
To take out the worn out brake pads(needed it for reference) of the Handbrake and leave it void while using the bike? I know that I won't be engaging the handbrake for this period of time. I was at the bike shop for a new tire and rear brakes. The mechanics there reckons it is okay without any pads and I rode home without em'.
As usual, thanks in advance for the respond. RIDE SAFELY EVERYDAY, RIDE AGAIN EVERY TOMORROW. |
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Ossessionato
![]() mp3 500 & hoping 4 new guzzi
Joined: 29 Mar 2008
Posts: 3941 Location: Kingston, Tn |
if you accidently touch the brake you'll be buying new rotors and possibly new calipers. Don't ride it till you get new pads.
While U can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink http://www.etradebabymail.com/?mId=34288578.3 MV #5270 UPS-SC #8 |
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Hooked
2009 MP3 400
Joined: 14 Nov 2008
Posts: 101 Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. |
+1 OAD, not to mention the safety aspects of the situation.
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Molto Verboso
Red MP3 500 RUBY DRAGON
Joined: 29 Nov 2008
Posts: 1196 Location: Northern CA |
Re: Is it okay?
SH Lim wrote: To take out the worn out brake pads(needed it for reference) of the Handbrake and leave it void while using the bike? I know that I won't be engaging the handbrake for this period of time. I was at the bike shop for a new tire and rear brakes. The mechanics there reckons it is okay without any pads and I rode home without em'. As usual, thanks in advance for the respond. Mods: GIVI windshield and E52 topcase & ZUMO 550 w/Touratech mount & DL650 handguards & JCosta Var. & Crank Case Breather Loop. Yet to be: Steibel horn & LEDs & HIDs & Seat & Laminar Lip. |
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![]() GP800, Fuoco, X9 250 Evo
Joined: 26 Aug 2007
Posts: 13319 Location: SW London UK |
It's perfectly OK, but I'd put some gaffer tape over the handle to remind me.
If you did use the handle, the mechanically propelled pistons wouldn't reach the disc anyway. The pads only wear when you've run for a while with the handbrake on - normally they should last the life of the bike. Jim Crowther. Curmudgeon and Grumpy Old Git. No more PMs please. I tend not to answer them... Donkei Skök SC |
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![]() mp3 500 & hoping 4 new guzzi
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Posts: 3941 Location: Kingston, Tn |
jimc wrote: It's perfectly OK, but I'd put some gaffer tape over the handle to remind me. If you did use the handle, the mechanically propelled pistons wouldn't reach the disc anyway. The pads only wear when you've run for a while with the handbrake on - normally they should last the life of the bike. While U can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink http://www.etradebabymail.com/?mId=34288578.3 MV #5270 UPS-SC #8 |
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![]() GP800, Fuoco, X9 250 Evo
Joined: 26 Aug 2007
Posts: 13319 Location: SW London UK |
In what way is the presence or otherwise of a working parking brake a safety issue?
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Hooked
Piaggio MP3 500
Joined: 27 Dec 2008
Posts: 188 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida |
jimc wrote: In what way is the presence or otherwise of a working parking brake a safety issue? |
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Molto Verboso
Red MP3 500 RUBY DRAGON
Joined: 29 Nov 2008
Posts: 1196 Location: Northern CA |
TJC wrote: jimc wrote: In what way is the presence or otherwise of a working parking brake a safety issue? Mods: GIVI windshield and E52 topcase & ZUMO 550 w/Touratech mount & DL650 handguards & JCosta Var. & Crank Case Breather Loop. Yet to be: Steibel horn & LEDs & HIDs & Seat & Laminar Lip. |
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Joined: 26 Aug 2007
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I think OAD may have missed the 'handbrake' bit of the OP - no-one 'accidently' touches that, or even deliberately touches it while in motion.
It's certainly not an 'emergency' brake, and that term for cars seems only to be used by those in N.A. - elsewhere it's known as a handbrake in cars, or if used only when parking (as in the case on the MP3) parking brake seems more appropriate. Jim Crowther. Curmudgeon and Grumpy Old Git. No more PMs please. I tend not to answer them... Donkei Skök SC |
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Ossessionato
![]() mp3 500 & hoping 4 new guzzi
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Posts: 3941 Location: Kingston, Tn |
jimc wrote: I think OAD may have missed the 'handbrake' bit of the OP - no-one 'accidently' touches that, or even deliberately touches it while in motion. It's certainly not an 'emergency' brake, and that term for cars seems only to be used by those in N.A. - elsewhere it's known as a handbrake in cars, or if used only when parking (as in the case on the MP3) parking brake seems more appropriate. Jim has a point in duct taping the lever in the down postion till you get it properly repaired. While U can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink http://www.etradebabymail.com/?mId=34288578.3 MV #5270 UPS-SC #8 |
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Yep - though taping down the handle does nothing apart from remind you it won't work, so not to rely on it.
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mp3 250
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 590 Location: West malaysia |
Re: Is it okay?
mjm50cal wrote: SH Lim wrote: To take out the worn out brake pads(needed it for reference) of the Handbrake and leave it void while using the bike? I know that I won't be engaging the handbrake for this period of time. I was at the bike shop for a new tire and rear brakes. The mechanics there reckons it is okay without any pads and I rode home without em'. As usual, thanks in advance for the respond. I haven't been using the hand/parking brake since more than a year ago as I always forgot to disengage it before moving. That was why there wasn't any pads left on it. Once again, thanks for all the replies. RIDE SAFELY EVERYDAY, RIDE AGAIN EVERY TOMORROW. |
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Molto Verboso
Red MP3 500 RUBY DRAGON
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And sometimes we actually ALL arrive at the same conclusion eventually.
Just goes to show you>>>>>> Great minds think differently. Mods: GIVI windshield and E52 topcase & ZUMO 550 w/Touratech mount & DL650 handguards & JCosta Var. & Crank Case Breather Loop. Yet to be: Steibel horn & LEDs & HIDs & Seat & Laminar Lip. |
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It actually goes to show folk should read the question before answering it - as applicable to childhood exams as to questions on these forums - and yes, I've been guilty of not reading properly myself in the past.
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Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 2292 Location: Milledgeville, GA |
I think this one was more a problem of how we are separated by a common language. I've reread a dozen times and was not sure which brake until OP replied.
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