I finally got pulled over, I need to put on the brakes!

[Blau Zedong]

All of the money spent on getting my bike through the MOT went on fixing the useless and rarely used rear brake. If I had my way I'd throw the guts of the rear caliper away and bolt the main casting back on for show. However that would a) fail the MOT and b) get me shot my a keen police officer. So I had to change the brake line and every single part in the caliper to bring it up to scratch, and I'll have to do the disc next year too.
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18:54:48 Rob Fzs: jews don't give away stuff for free

18:54:59 Rob Fzs: unless its their clothes/ hair/ golden teeth

[FURBAR]

Can't be assed reading past the OP's first post ... but Alexio ... please viset my Barby lift thread ...
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Fuk um !!

[Ditto]

Take the wheel off and look at the pads before doing anything.

Chances are its fine and just needs adjusting. Really easy on a CG. Just screw in the nut on the end of the thin tube.

Might be jammed up inside though, but no bolts to check, it just pops off.
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[Alexio]

Yeah I remember the last time I got a puncture on the way to Ireland I had to remove the rear wheel to replace the innertube and I had to get my head around the rear drum brake as it ended up completely dis-assembling it's self as I took it off. Well, it's at the MOT place right now. They're also the cheapest bike shop around for miles so if it's a very simple adjustment they'll be ok with it and if I need new shoes hopefully they will have them. If they do have them I'll go back and fit them myself, I just need it to be there and in the queue as early as possible.
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will never give up his CG. I look at my fuel gauge more as a progress bar than a fuel gauge.
G: With my GSXR I do often effectively use it as a scooter with a clutch in town.
ms51ves3: why does it need 500 miles? Are you teaching it how to be a piston?

[Grubby]

What I Disagree with is your attitude to motorcycling.
The front tyre is near as damn it knackered & you are relying on it to do all your stopping!!! What the hell do you do when you have to do an emergency stop in the rain?
As for the rear brake...on a CG it's probably the cam pivot corroding in the drum housing. This would be down to piss poor maintenance. No surprises there then If it's truly stuck don't just welt it with a hammer as you'll probably damage the splined end. Soak it in WD40 or GT85 then try tapping it out with a nylon or urethane mallet failing that a copper/brass drift. If that doesn't work then you'll have to heat the housing up. When you do get it out clean the housing & the cam with scotchbrite then lube with neverseez or copperslip before you reassemble it.
What you need to understand more than anything though is that owning a motorcycle is a serious responsibility that entails keeping the bike maintained to a higher state than any car owner would do as it's far more likely that you'll have an accident if you don't.
Hope you find this helpful & not too patronising
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[Alexio]

That was a lot more helpful and constructive, thank you for providing your reasoning. Naturally I disagree with what you have said though, I try to be as responsible as I can. Sometimes my best clearly isn't good enough but the amount of miles I put on the thing (without hurting anyone I might add) it's no wonder it needs more attention now.

The cam pivot works just fine, I've just taken the back wheel apart and put it back on again after cleaning out a massive building of horrible black stuff which I assume is break dust and general yuckiness. I'm going to adjust it as much as I can, find a big hill and see if it's given me more stopping power. There was plenty of axle greasiness left so I've left that as it is for the moment, although I don't have any more to be honest.

If this has failed I now have an entirely new set of shoes I can shove on later on today even though there seems to be plenty of meat left on the old ones. The front tire isn't knackered just yet. I'll post a picture up if you really want to see
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will never give up his CG. I look at my fuel gauge more as a progress bar than a fuel gauge.
G: With my GSXR I do often effectively use it as a scooter with a clutch in town.
ms51ves3: why does it need 500 miles? Are you teaching it how to be a piston?

[Paxovasa]

What did the MOT centre say?
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[Ditto]

[Alexio]

[Teflon-Mike]

Your having so many kittens mate, dont think there's going to be a shortage for a while!
Stop arguing, go get that drum brake stripped, cleaned & adjusted.
Spend more time bickering with people getting your back up becouse you bin a dunce than getting it sorted!
Sounds like you got a decent coppa, go do what he said, and leave it at that.
Be more useful to be reading the Haynes manual than the replies on here..... go on... log off NOW.........
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