Check the brake fluid

[D-Day]

I was gonna do a little cone weaving for fun in the driveway yesterday, since it had stopped raining and the driveway was getting dry enough to handle tire grip.

Anyway, it had been a couple weeks since I pulled the bike out of the garage. Crappy weather. So, I set up my homemade obstacles, and after letting the bike run for a bit to warm up to a healthy warm idle, I went through...but when I got to the edge of the driveway and the wet grass came up, along with the back brake I used the front, to practice those smooth stops. Well, no front brake - damn thing squeezed all the way to the throttle hardly gripping the disc.

So, I fill the fluid up and bleed the lines out. The old fluid was runny as rust water; looked like total crap. Also, due to adjusting my handlebars, I had gotten an airpocket in there as well. I've adjusted my reservoir and got that resolved. I'm glad I found this out in the driveway instead of on the road.

[Idaho]

Practicing your skills may have saved your life in way you never thought possible. Glad you had a good day instead of a possible disaster. Enjoy.

[Xgenn]

+1 on the cones i have a few i might set some up and do some counters lol to bad its dark otherwise id go do it right now.....

Xgenn