brakes go out when im 12 help
07-02-2004, 11:44 PM
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brakes go out when im 12 help
im rockin first gear at like 20 to 25 just trying to learn to 12 and work on gettin slow chit. i go say 5 blocks just tryin to keep them slow and usually about every 2nd or 3rd time my brakes go completely out and i have to sit there for five minutes or so and pump them up......ive tried bleeding them ive also filled the reservoir up so there is no air in it....and in my final attempt to fix it angled my reservoir so it sits straight up and down when im in a wheelie..........anybody else ever have this problem??????? or is my chit just fuked up??
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07-03-2004, 09:48 AM
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Re: brakes go out when im 12 help
if yer constantly fighting the engine with your brake pedal to adjust your hieght, then they might be fading out on ya... get higher quicker and use as lil brake as possible to keep the bike where you need it. hope i helped.. later.!
07-03-2004, 05:42 PM
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Re: brakes go out when im 12 help
Originally Posted by matdawg99
im rockin first gear at like 20 to 25 just trying to learn to 12 and work on gettin slow chit. i go say 5 blocks just tryin to keep them slow and usually about every 2nd or 3rd time my brakes go completely out and i have to sit there for five minutes or so and pump them up......ive tried bleeding them ive also filled the reservoir up so there is no air in it....and in my final attempt to fix it angled my reservoir so it sits straight up and down when im in a wheelie..........anybody else ever have this problem??????? or is my chit just fuked up??
07-03-2004, 08:06 PM
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Re: brakes go out when im 12 help
Originally Posted by RONNIE
if yer constantly fighting the engine with your brake pedal to adjust your hieght, then they might be fading out on ya... get higher quicker and use as lil brake as possible to keep the bike where you need it. hope i helped.. later.!
07-05-2004, 07:38 PM
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Re: brakes go out when im 12 help
see i think your right, so if i use less brake i shouldn't have this problem??? because i do keep a light constant pressure on the lever.....so i guess ill try that and see
07-06-2004, 08:12 AM
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Re: brakes go out when im 12 help
Originally Posted by FHL
I don't know if I'm right but you could also be overheating the brake fluid causing it to boil and stop working.
07-06-2004, 11:30 AM
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Re: brakes go out when im 12 help
im not slowing it down in five blocks im holding a costant speed..... i just keep a light constant pressure on the rear brake......so maybe thats the problem...
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