Sudonate91
XS650 Addict
I guess the rusty cotterpin that was in it didnt hold up...Bolt came out of the brake stay. You're lucky the lever broke.... otherwise the rear would have locked and dumped you on your arse.
I guess the rusty cotterpin that was in it didnt hold up...Bolt came out of the brake stay. You're lucky the lever broke.... otherwise the rear would have locked and dumped you on your arse.
I'm gonna suggest you slow down a bit and do a thorough safety inspection on your bike before any more rides. Nose to tail.... replace cotter pins.... double check lock tabs on sprockets... brake disk.... everything.... and that tire looks like it'd pop if you so much as looked cross-eyed at it.I guess the rusty cotterpin that was in it didnt hold up...
You dont sound like a grumpy old man at all. I am not leaving my neighborhood with this bike for awhile. Today I took it down the culdesac and back. Got it into 3rd gear for the first time. I really was just wanting to feel how the back wheel rolled. I walked it back after the brake broke too. I will need to get it inspected to get my license and such so new tires are a must. I will go through and look at other things like cotterpins. The "get the bike running" part of my build is done. In the spring I will get to the "get it street ready" part of my build. New tires and proper oil is step 1 and 2. A good tear down, clean up, doll up will also happen then. Also want to get a helmet, gloves, and a jacket if I plan on actually riding it. My mentality now is still just a sunday driver or bringing it to family events to remember gramps.I'm gonna suggest you slow down a bit and do a thorough safety inspection on your bike before any more rides. Nose to tail.... replace cotter pins.... double check lock tabs on sprockets... brake disk.... everything.... and that tire looks like it'd pop if you so much as looked cross-eyed at it.
If that brake stay had let go while you were leaned into a corner.... a car coming at you in the other lane... you might not be on your computer right now. Don't mean to sound like a grumpy old man, but you're a lot luckier than you realize.
Im a avid cowboy boot wearer. So I hope those should suffice.Good advice from Jim ...this is getting a bit risky
Solid footwear is something further to consider .
Over the years I have used work boots -- Some with steel toe caps , And army surplus leather boots.
Last long and are not so expensive.
Some with little higher shafts ,,which I like ... it takes the wind and the heat should leg go against pipes or engine
Flip flops or sneakers wont do it if bike stops and you need to kick a lot.
Not for me anyways.
Or push it for that matter.
Or put the foot down hard.
Work boots seems to be the norm in the US .. If you look online ... Those can be used in the shop also .when doing the work
and then hop on for the test ride.
Reality is, those boots should have armored shafts. That could save some post accident amputations. Helmet, gloves, and armored shaft boots should be my first three gear choices. I don't care to wear motocross boots any more than the rest of you.Im a avid cowboy boot wearer. So I hope those should suffice.
Also looks like I installed a fancy new brake linkage... The kind that wraps around the shaft ..looks like you have one of those real special tyres that have the tread on the sidewalls
point i was making is with those tyres is.........
1; dangerous as hell and could blow........lucky the brake stay did brake because going any faster and blowing a tyre....
2; hard to judge the handling with such an old damaged tyre......the side wall cant flex properly thats why it affects the handling
So I actually used one of those bolts - I imagine it was the stock one. I do remember the cotterpin being REALLY bad (rusty and weak due to to much bending). I left it idling for quite awhile before I took it down the lane, maybe it shook itself to pieces. Maybe I forgot to put the pin back in when I was told my wheel was on backwards and I fixed it. I actually still have the bolt. I saw it skip across the ground. Nut is missing of course. I think im going to order a near linkgage rod, bolts, and drum arm.So, what made this happen? Did the bolt holding the torque arm to the brake plate break or fall out? That bolt is pretty special, shouldered, stepped, and has an oval head so it fits into the cut-out on the backside of the brake plate.
If you just used a regular bolt there, that may be why it gave out.
Cotter pins are one time use only.