Twitchknaf
XS650 Member
so this basket case project of mine keeps biting my butt
Thought I had my rear brake issue figured out took it for a shake down ride tonight and we'll I'll let the pictures speak for the rest
Had an issue with the brake stay tab bending in the location the po had it so I moved it down and re welded it in place"terrible welder but this did not break"
Plans where to take it to a friends and have him re weld all my stuff to clean it up.
Brake was pulling on the pivot as I've read is the proper way. Pedal went soft briefly then had good breaks again, on the very next application of rear brake all hell broke lose.
Brake pivot snapped off, ripped the brake stay nut right off at the drum pulling my brake stay arm right off wrapping the linkage around the drum locking everything up on me at about 30mph
Now the brake would kick me out from time to time on this little shakedown ride then have good bite, or would be completely useless then pop and be working fine again. Right before it failed I had a stiff pedal hard to describe similar to the end of a fluid brake pedal throw then well yeah
I want to do this myself and get it right but I'm at the point to take it to a shop that works on custom builds if need be.
Thought I had my rear brake issue figured out took it for a shake down ride tonight and we'll I'll let the pictures speak for the rest
Had an issue with the brake stay tab bending in the location the po had it so I moved it down and re welded it in place"terrible welder but this did not break"
Plans where to take it to a friends and have him re weld all my stuff to clean it up.
Brake was pulling on the pivot as I've read is the proper way. Pedal went soft briefly then had good breaks again, on the very next application of rear brake all hell broke lose.
Brake pivot snapped off, ripped the brake stay nut right off at the drum pulling my brake stay arm right off wrapping the linkage around the drum locking everything up on me at about 30mph
Now the brake would kick me out from time to time on this little shakedown ride then have good bite, or would be completely useless then pop and be working fine again. Right before it failed I had a stiff pedal hard to describe similar to the end of a fluid brake pedal throw then well yeah
I want to do this myself and get it right but I'm at the point to take it to a shop that works on custom builds if need be.