Re: honda elite question

 

On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:05:39 -0700, SoCalMike

|>paul c wrote:
|>> Turbo Torch wrote:
|>>>
|>>>>
|>>>> I have wondered that too.  I thought if my digital ever quit, I'd try to
|>>>> track down a simpler analog.
|>>>>
|>>>> There are CH250 groups that talk about all that stuff, but I have never
|>>>> had patience for the smart remarks that seem to be necessary.
|>>>
|>>> Is that a yahoo group?  If so it's probably owned by the same
|>>> flamboyant flamer that runs the 150 forum.  Disagree with his clique
|>>> of morbidly obese friends and you automatically get banned.
|>>>
|>>
|>> I've found the yahoo ch250 group quite helpful and the ratio of
|>> knowledgeable people to the opinionated ones with narrow experience
|>> seems higher than many other groups, eg., there's one guy who advises
|>> getting the air bubbles out of a hydraulic brake system by riding the
|>> bike for a week or so!  
|>
|>Yes, thats kinda lame. IF youve done a proper bleed, there are no leaks
|>and everything checks out, sometimes the brakes can feel a bit spongy
|>until the vehicle is ridden for a while.
|>
|>Im on 2 groups- the burgman 400 group, and the USA yamaha tmax group.
|>both are pretty good sources of information. not GREAT, but novices can
|>definitely learn stuff there.

    A lot of people skip the bleed and don't push the brake pistons in
too far, then just pop the brakes in like so many car owners....some
re-insert the old brakes and stick a brake disc wide screwdriver in between
to see if it will need a bleed....there's all kinds of (blush) "round robin"
workarounds.....they have had no problems with their brakes either.

    One of the problems with bleeding is the tools must be available
like a 7ft/lb measured torque wrench for the bleed nipple that tends to
seize or break.

    Also usually the only way air is going to get in there is through
the Bleed Valve itself, unless your rubber piston boots are shot, then they
are in for a change too.

    Most M/Cycle mechanics don't do much by-the-book, especially for
routine light maintenance operations like brakes, tyres, oil, etc.