Hi all
This is my first post, so I do apologise for the forwardness of just signing up and asking questions!
I recently bought a 2nd hand ZX6R (01) -- and loving every moment of it! -- However I had a bit of a scare within the first few days of riding the bike, when one of the four break pads fell out of the calliper while travelling - thankfully I was going very slowly so I was able to use the back break to stop and was able to get a pick up to send it back to the place I bought it from.
They told me the pin that holds the break pads in on the calliper was missing on one side, so I was lucky the second pad hadn't fallen out as well. Needless to say they were very surprised, shocked, and spent the day doing up the bike and replaced the pin, the pads etc etc etc.
Since then she has run fine for a good few weeks - I however being VERY paranoid, am checking the breaks every time I get on the bike to make sure the pins are actually in!
So far so good. Till this morning. I had a long ride yesterday (compared to what I normally do), and things were ok -- there was heavy rain during part of my trip and as such got completely soaked! -- Got home, got the bike under cover, and kept it dry.
As I was wheeling her back out to go on my commute to work, the front break started to make a clicking sound -- (only when wheeling forward though). I noticed that one of the break pads seemed a little loose, but secure, and only seems to make the clicking sound when the breaks are fully off and at a very slow speed. However the worrying part, was seeing the pin that holds the pads in looking VERY loose. On the other side (the calliper that has not had any trouble at all) the pin is pretty much solid - no movement, and the clip that stops it falling out happily in place. The other side, it looked like the clip was about to fall out -- I pushed it back in again, but the whole pin / clip seems VERY loose to me.
While I have been looking at the forums, and looking at people's experiences with this, I have either not looked hard enough, or it hasn't been mentioned before I wanted to ask this...
Is this normal? Have I done something, or need to do something to make this pin more secure? Being paranoid, something doesn't sit right -- and I am sure breaks are not meant to make this sound! -- Any advice would be really great.
From looking around, I am sure the break itself is a Tokico (as it says it on the side), 6 Pot, (there is only one guide pin and clip per side, and it is centred).
Let me know if I have missed anything else which could be useful, and thanks in advance!
Colin
This is my first post, so I do apologise for the forwardness of just signing up and asking questions!
I recently bought a 2nd hand ZX6R (01) -- and loving every moment of it! -- However I had a bit of a scare within the first few days of riding the bike, when one of the four break pads fell out of the calliper while travelling - thankfully I was going very slowly so I was able to use the back break to stop and was able to get a pick up to send it back to the place I bought it from.
They told me the pin that holds the break pads in on the calliper was missing on one side, so I was lucky the second pad hadn't fallen out as well. Needless to say they were very surprised, shocked, and spent the day doing up the bike and replaced the pin, the pads etc etc etc.
Since then she has run fine for a good few weeks - I however being VERY paranoid, am checking the breaks every time I get on the bike to make sure the pins are actually in!
So far so good. Till this morning. I had a long ride yesterday (compared to what I normally do), and things were ok -- there was heavy rain during part of my trip and as such got completely soaked! -- Got home, got the bike under cover, and kept it dry.
As I was wheeling her back out to go on my commute to work, the front break started to make a clicking sound -- (only when wheeling forward though). I noticed that one of the break pads seemed a little loose, but secure, and only seems to make the clicking sound when the breaks are fully off and at a very slow speed. However the worrying part, was seeing the pin that holds the pads in looking VERY loose. On the other side (the calliper that has not had any trouble at all) the pin is pretty much solid - no movement, and the clip that stops it falling out happily in place. The other side, it looked like the clip was about to fall out -- I pushed it back in again, but the whole pin / clip seems VERY loose to me.
While I have been looking at the forums, and looking at people's experiences with this, I have either not looked hard enough, or it hasn't been mentioned before I wanted to ask this...
Is this normal? Have I done something, or need to do something to make this pin more secure? Being paranoid, something doesn't sit right -- and I am sure breaks are not meant to make this sound! -- Any advice would be really great.
From looking around, I am sure the break itself is a Tokico (as it says it on the side), 6 Pot, (there is only one guide pin and clip per side, and it is centred).
Let me know if I have missed anything else which could be useful, and thanks in advance!
Colin