Kilbane83
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Had a serious run in with lady luck today. I was just about to head out to Leakey Tx, from San Antonio.. about a 180mile trip out in the middle of nowhere when I was stopping at a light and my brake lever went soft. I pulled into the gas station at the corner and took a look, fluid was gushing down the side of the left rotor/caliper. I did some parking lot maintence, took the caliper off and looked at the pads realizing I"ve never checked them since I put em on and yikes! Those where Galfer pads at one point.
As luck would have it, there was a motorcycle store just down the street. I took the pads off and remounted the caliper and limped the bike over to the shop using the rear brake.. who'd a thought it'd come in handy
Got a set of new EBC pads, replaced both sides in the lot... and spent the next hour bleeding the brakes. Fun stuff. It could have been a hell of a lot worse so I'm thankful it happened where and when it did. It's my own damn fault. 25kmiles and I never thought to check the pads :tard:
Moral of the story, check your pads when you change your oil. I know I will from here on out.
As luck would have it, there was a motorcycle store just down the street. I took the pads off and remounted the caliper and limped the bike over to the shop using the rear brake.. who'd a thought it'd come in handy
Got a set of new EBC pads, replaced both sides in the lot... and spent the next hour bleeding the brakes. Fun stuff. It could have been a hell of a lot worse so I'm thankful it happened where and when it did. It's my own damn fault. 25kmiles and I never thought to check the pads :tard:
Moral of the story, check your pads when you change your oil. I know I will from here on out.