Go loctite your rear brake caliper!

Pike · 06-03-2016, 02:10 AM

Just hit 500 miles on the Hawk and loving it. However I lost one bolt on a ride

'16 TT250 · 06-03-2016, 03:00 AM

Good thing it was only one! I discovered the same on my Ducati and the other bolt was on it's way, the 'what ifs' were scary.

That set up looks just like my TT250. I think all that stuff could be trimmed down pretty easily setting the caliper closer to the swingarm shaving off some unsprung mass. It'll also reduce lifting force potentially increasing traction under braking.

SeerAtlas · 06-03-2016, 03:40 AM

not just chinabikes either! my brand new big buck triumph thunderbird LT cruiser lost a front caliper bolt and second one was nearly backed out by the time I got home from the dealer, if it had come loose and snagged a front spoke at highway speed in traffic!
similarly lost a front one on a hawk at about 100 miles :(

wilserchinarider · 06-03-2016, 08:14 AM

Looks familiar....strange feeling when I hit the rear brake and it felt like I was accelerating instead of slowing...

Bruce's · 06-03-2016, 08:53 AM

Why did none of you guys do the lock tite thing when you first assembled the bike ? It's not like it is mentioned in every single "got a new bike how do I put it together and change the fish oil and locktite all the bolts you can " threads .

Azhule · 06-03-2016, 11:22 AM

Doesn't just go for Motorcycles... Happened to a few cars I have owned over the years too... years ago it happened to a brand new 05 Honda Civic and also a new 09 Subaru Impreza... both cars had under 8,000 miles on them and there was no need for me to mess with the brake system before the "oh sh*" moment happened... both cars decided it wanted to lose random Brake Caliper bolts while braking hard from 65 - 70+ mph (during an emergency stop situation too!)... I press hard on the brake pedal... I almost instantly hear "clangs and bangs" coming from one of the wheel area's and the cars braking behavior decided it wanted to change (only 3 out of 4 calipers is actually braking)... lucky for me I had plenty of room to brake/slow down as there was a 'brake down lane/shoulder' no one was using...

Soooo... longer story shorter... locktite your brake bolts... even on your (brand new) cars/trucks/etc.!

Sport Rider · 06-03-2016, 11:48 AM

I had the same thing happen to my front caliper. locktite those babies too!

w0ss · 06-03-2016, 03:28 PM

same happened to my front. I put loctite on a bunch of bolts today. I know I should have done it before but I didn't.

pcspecialist · 06-03-2016, 10:03 PM

I did both front and rear today, thanks for the reminder. They weren't very tight.

BlackBike · 06-03-2016, 10:21 PM

Thanks pike for the safety reminder !

What's a rear brake caliper? (Hint, see my avatar )

hertz9753 · 06-04-2016, 12:11 AM

Can we get a drum roll? That ba-dum-TSH one.

Pike · 06-04-2016, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce's

Why did none of you guys do the lock tite thing when you first assembled the bike ? It's not like it is mentioned in every single "got a new bike how do I put it together and change the fish oil and locktite all the bolts you can " threads .

The brakes are already preassembled.

Bruce's · 06-04-2016, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pike

The brakes are already preassembled.

Do you honestly think that because somebody else assembled your bikes brakes,and one of the bolts fell out ,that it's OK to not bother checking them? You could of been killed ,or killed somebody else .Do yourself a favour ,go through every nut and bolt you can see on your bike ,and secure them properly .Your life depends on it .

Pike · 06-05-2016, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce's

Do you honestly think that because somebody else assembled your bikes brakes,and one of the bolts fell out ,that it's OK to not bother checking them? You could of been killed ,or killed somebody else .Do yourself a favour ,go through every nut and bolt you can see on your bike ,and secure them properly .Your life depends on it .

Bruce for the buzz kill. I'll just keep it to mysel next time. Thanks for the contribution Bruce.

Azhule · 06-05-2016, 06:37 PM

06-03-2016, 03:40 AM	#3
SeerAtlas Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 770	not just chinabikes either! my brand new big buck triumph thunderbird LT cruiser lost a front caliper bolt and second one was nearly backed out by the time I got home from the dealer, if it had come loose and snagged a front spoke at highway speed in traffic! similarly lost a front one on a hawk at about 100 miles :( __________________ Seer's First LAW-"FLY THE PLANE!", fail that, and nothing else matters. 12th Law- Consider what marvels you might do if only you had tomorrow to live over again. Third Law-When someone tells you some thing "Can't Be Done", what they're really saying is They can't do it!!14th Law-Just because something "IS", doesn't necessarily mean it SHOULD be.. Eighth Law-The only true personal security is anonymity.Ninth Law-Humans tend to learn very little when speaking.10th Law-Some lives ARE worth taking
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06-03-2016, 11:22 AM	#6
Azhule Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CO Posts: 1,525	Doesn't just go for Motorcycles... Happened to a few cars I have owned over the years too... years ago it happened to a brand new 05 Honda Civic and also a new 09 Subaru Impreza... both cars had under 8,000 miles on them and there was no need for me to mess with the brake system before the "oh sh*" moment happened... both cars decided it wanted to lose random Brake Caliper bolts while braking hard from 65 - 70+ mph (during an emergency stop situation too!)... I press hard on the brake pedal... I almost instantly hear "clangs and bangs" coming from one of the wheel area's and the cars braking behavior decided it wanted to change (only 3 out of 4 calipers is actually braking)... lucky for me I had plenty of room to brake/slow down as there was a 'brake down lane/shoulder' no one was using... Soooo... longer story shorter... locktite your brake bolts... even on your (brand new) cars/trucks/etc.! __________________ "Think as you like... but this self proclaimed Professor is always right" - Buckshot "You never know what someone is hiding beneath their smile..." - NinjaTom - R.I.P.
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06-03-2016, 10:21 PM	#10
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Thanks pike for the safety reminder ! What's a rear brake caliper? (Hint, see my avatar ) __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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06-04-2016, 12:11 AM	#11
hertz9753 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 868	Can we get a drum roll? That ba-dum-TSH one. __________________ 2015 and 3/4 RPS Hawk 250. Most people would call it a 2016 but the MCO didn't.
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06-05-2016, 06:37 PM	#15
Azhule Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CO Posts: 1,525	__________________ "Think as you like... but this self proclaimed Professor is always right" - Buckshot "You never know what someone is hiding beneath their smile..." - NinjaTom - R.I.P.
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06-03-2016, 03:00 AM	#2
'16 TT250 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Hacienda Heights, Ca Posts: 281	Good thing it was only one! I discovered the same on my Ducati and the other bolt was on it's way, the 'what ifs' were scary. That set up looks just like my TT250. I think all that stuff could be trimmed down pretty easily setting the caliper closer to the swingarm shaving off some unsprung mass. It'll also reduce lifting force potentially increasing traction under braking.
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06-03-2016, 08:14 AM	#4
wilserchinarider Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 380	Looks familiar....strange feeling when I hit the rear brake and it felt like I was accelerating instead of slowing...
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06-03-2016, 08:53 AM	#5
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	Why did none of you guys do the lock tite thing when you first assembled the bike ? It's not like it is mentioned in every single "got a new bike how do I put it together and change the fish oil and locktite all the bolts you can " threads .
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06-03-2016, 11:48 AM	#7
Sport Rider Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 2,050	I had the same thing happen to my front caliper. locktite those babies too!
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06-03-2016, 03:28 PM	#8
w0ss Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 231	same happened to my front. I put loctite on a bunch of bolts today. I know I should have done it before but I didn't.
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06-03-2016, 10:03 PM	#9
pcspecialist Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 583	I did both front and rear today, thanks for the reminder. They weren't very tight.
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