My bike tried to kill me today

[sinfull]

The lack of comprehension on this site is astounding.

Thanks KM, been a while since i read a thread front to back and just the same as the OP's refusal to roll over, yours impresses me !

Shame the Hyobag has fucked ya over this many times but as someone said, you bought it ! Good luck gettin ya money back and it's a shame no one got video footage of your near Highside (or you might have thought to grab names of witnesses to the incident), it would be nice to see such a precedent set in the courts, that would get the price of Hyobags rising (in a roundabout way)
Least you walked away and the bike hasn't blown up , just out of warranty (yet) Aye Gubb (and several others i have read about on here)

[Timmeh:P]

Glad to hear you are ok.

The first thing I ask, is why did you feel the need to "feather" the back brake??!? I can understand the logic if you are on a race track fanging it, but everyday riding there is just no point!

The back brake may still have seized if you had not touched it... But maybe, just maybe, if you had taken the corner without the need to "feather" the back break to "keep it in line" you might have completed the corner without incident.

[Elysium]

Wow you are lucky to have made it. I don't think I could have held together a rear wheel lock up on a corner.

I did some searching, and it seems the rear brake issue is pretty common on your bike.

So it should be the bike shop or suppliers job to have this sorted before selling?

[scracha]

So it should be the bike shop or suppliers job to have this sorted before selling?

Surely in a safety critical situation (BRAKES) there'd have been a mandatory product recall? You can bet in 1st world countries where people can sue, this has been done.

[p.dath]

So it should be the bike shop or suppliers job to have this sorted before selling?

The bulletin says it is to be done at PDI (pre-delivery inspection), so at least prior to delivery to the customer.

[nosebleed]

... To be fair, I was out riding with a bloke on a brand new Aprilia that did exactly the same thing, rear caliper just seized and that was it. Had to release pressure via brake fluid nipple to get it going again.

Hope you get money back ok.

Yeah, theres been more than a couple of examples in the States. Usually arising from guys trying to combat the "lack of rear brake" issue that haunts the RSVR by over adjusting the actuating rod, as mentioned earlier in this thread.
Is your mate on a 'new' RSVR or RSV4? and who was the dealer? (you can PM me if you want).
I'm only curious about the dealer as I'm still not decided about who to deal with, with the demise of MEMC.

[PrincessBandit]

The first thing I ask, is why did you feel the need to "feather" the back brake??!? I can understand the logic if you are on a race track fanging it, but everyday riding there is just no point!

The back brake may still have seized if you had not touched it... But maybe, just maybe, if you had taken the corner without the need to "feather" the back break to "keep it in line" you might have completed the corner without incident.

Pffft, noob. Everyone here knows the road is a race track.






p/t btw...

[baptist]

"Another bun fight" How dare you/oh the humanity blah blah blah,how can you post such a thing considering the audience,theres at least 500 Carl Fogartys,a few 1000 Rossis not to mention the number of old fellas going by the name of Hailwood all imparting there wisdom through the interwebbit of respect eh.

Don't forget about the maestro Giacomo Agostini...



As for the Buns, agreed, may we settle on Doughnuts?

[Woodman]

Don't forget about the maestro Giacomo Agostini...
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That was fantastic.

[Timmeh:P]

Pffft, noob. Everyone here knows the road is a race track.

p/t btw...

Sorry my mistake.

[CookMySock]

So it should be the bike shop or suppliers job to have this sorted before selling?

There is nothing heinously wrong with the brake cylinder. If the rubber boot was pulled off and a slop of grease added the whole problem would be prevented. In any case, the problem is easily resolved in retrospect at almost no cost.

Since the rear brake will have been sticking for some time, I fail to see how the rider hasn't noticed it. If the rear brake was sticking, it behooves the rider not to stamp on it hard mid-corner lest the fucker bite you. Further to that, I understand touching any brake when using maximum angle of lean simply sacrifices said angle of lean. More than once I have discovered myself with a big handful of front brake mid-corner and after a reality-check decided it would be "um wise" to gently release it.

edit: I'm going to draw it to the attention of the local hyo dealer. Much hassle could be avoided etc for just one squirt with the greasegun.

[p.dath]

There is nothing heinously wrong with the brake cylinder. If the rubber boot was pulled off and a slop of grease added the whole problem would be prevented....
Since the rear brake will have been sticking for some time, I fail to see how the rider hasn't noticed it. If the rear brake was sticking, it behooves the rider not to stamp on it hard mid-corner lest the fucker bite you.

This is a new rider, and they may not have noticed the rear brake sticking a little bit (if it even was sticking). The OP also said they applied light pressure, as opposed to stamping on it hard. Having said that, I think you'd have to be a bit brave stamping on the rear brake hard while cornering and lent over on a road - weather it had a fault or not.

[Wannabiker]

Any news of the bike from the dealer / service agent??

[trailblazer]

yip apparnatly hyosung have apparantly only had 2 or 3 cases of this reported to them so i guess they don't think its a major issue. Bike is getting rear brake rebuilt and rear wheel bearings getting checked at the dealer at the mo. the dealer has been realy good and have been trying to get this sorted for me and even gave me there shop harley to (suzuki dr200) to run around on until my bike is sorted. Still not convinced about my bike being sorted with all the issues so far but i gues we will see what happens as money is a bit tight right now so can't just go get a new bike just yet.

[Old Steve]

Whats this about a rear disc brake? New fangled technology. My GLORIA (Hyosung GV250) has a rear drum brake and as we can't get up to frightening speeds it's been perfectly adequate.

I remember when I was very new to riding, second or third ride, I went into a left hand corner and started to fade wide. I didn't know to look at the vanishing point or to lean more to tighten up my line around the corner, so I gently touched my rear brake thinking that at a slower speed I'd get around. All that did was set me upright and I went outside the curve to the right - luckily there was a wide painted median on which I came to a stop, but in a normal two lane road I'd have ended up on the other side.