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Hmm, I don't think that's it, since I was just outside and pushed the piston in pretty easily. Also, I get no pressure when I shut the bleeder, and if the piston was seized I should hypothetically still be getting pressure, just no brake?

Hey guys, so this is actually for my girlfriend's bike (1979 Kawasaki KZ400), the forum for that thing has been dead for like 2 years though, and this place has such smart folks ;) We bought this bike and I thought it would be easy to get back on the road, and I've been kicking myself in the...

So I'd like to premise this by saying I did a search and couldn't find a threat, so if there is one it's my lack of search skills... not lack of trying ;) I have attempted to paint my handlebar + gas cap twice now (some lady hit my bike and bent the bar... so I had an excuse this time)...

Well, I just went outside and got *serious* about figuring it out. I took two straight edges with me and, as much as I hate to admit this (both for its simplicity and me saying it wasn't it), pretty sure the handlebars are bent. I couldn't see it by eyeballing it, but when I ran a straight...

I just took another look at it, just in case, and it really doesn't look like the handlebar is bent. It looks to me like there's something in the general front fork area that is supposed to stop it, but now isn't. It's kind of annoying that I can't figure out what is stopping it on the right...

So, someone hit my bike in a parking lot and knocked it over. Hard. *sigh* Ironically, this has done more damage than the many times I laid it down when I first started riding (suggestion: do not teach yourself on a 600 in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains). The clutch lever is bent...