So god damn unbelievably angry! wtd?

[bosslady]

Thanks.

Sauvigon Blarghhhhhh

[The Reibz]

Bosslady...

Don't bottle up your rage... Bottle somebody...

[flyingcrocodile46]

I vote flyingcrocodile.

Gosh! I haven't even been nominated yet.

You need to attend a course. Not sure if it should be Anger management or the Get a life course.

[Mushu]

Ask around and talk to a few mechanics, find one you can get on with and trust.

I took my R6 for a WOF today (fail - new wheel bearings required), my mechanic usually adjusts something (today it was the clutch), it's better than having to go away and do it yourself and then come back. It sounds like your brakes now require less pressure, that's a good thing, try it for a while once you get used to it you'll probably find it better.

I had people complain a couple of times when I was working as a mechanic that I changed their handbrake. I had to explain that on drum brakes every now and then you need to take up the slack to keep them working properly, they don't self adjust as well as disc brakes do. (I have zero experience of drum brakes on bikes so can't say if they are the same as cars)

[Mushu]

Ideally a non ABS braking system should be adjusted so as to never lock up in the dry, on seal

I would adjust my brakes constantly[at least weekly]
creating a faux ABS system in effect

The lever pulled all the way in should not cause wheel lock at normal road speeds, in dry on seal

For this system to be effective though, minimal travel of the lever is necessary. Also a pillion or baggage[or burger caused weight gain] would require an adjustment

The type of lever that lets you adjust lever travel, as well as cable length adjustment allows this

Peeps would ride my bike and freak on the brakes, yet I remain adamant that this method is the safest, especially in emergency hard lever grabs... no lockup

bossladys WOF guy fucked up

What???

You adjust your brakes to use the full travel every time they are used?

Does this strike anyone else as insane?

I like my brakes adjusted to the minimum travel so I don't have to waste time taking up the slack. Brakes don't work on how far the lever is moved, brakes work on the amount of pressure applied.

Faux ABS my ass, if ABS were that simple every bike would have had it since forever, learn how to use your brakes properly and you won't need to constantly adjust them.

[scissorhands]

I have drum front and rear, very little travel required as lever travel is adjustable as well as cable. I reduce lever travel to about 30-40%. Bit outside the box eh?
I do all my own work thanks anyway

[nerrrd]

Yeah, I tend to rest my foot on the brake pedal and drag the rear brake - last service I asked them to adjust it downwards a bit, the first time I tried it it felt massively different, like I had to stand on it really hard to get it to bite (and I was expecting it), took at least a week or two for me to get used to it - small change but made a big difference.

I always end up going to VTNZ 'cos I leave things to the last minute, on the plus side the guys at New Lynn have been OK so far - picked up my knackered front wheel bearings for example (wouldn't have minded if they'd fixed those for me...)

[scissorhands]

What???
learn how to use your brakes properly and you won't need to constantly adjust them.

The way this set up works requires near constant adjusting up ever so slightly as I ride everyday in traffic and brake a fair bit.

Thanks for your concern

[Hoon]

You know nothing of my life, If you don't like it then fuck Off, Cause like I said, I don't care if ppl think I am overreacting.

So what are you hoping to acheive? That the guy be fired and never works as a motorcycle mechanic again?

[bosslady]

So what are you hoping to acheive? That the guy be fired and never works as a motorcycle mechanic again?

He's not A motorcycle mechanic, He's a nothing. Fired? Don't be ridiculous. I would at the least expect a verbal or written apology from his boss and some kind of assurance that this (making adjustments to someone's vehicle without informing them) would never happen again. I should also expect thAt all staff be briefed to avoid said recurrence. I would find the employer at fault too as the employer clearly allows such a practice in their business. I doubt this would be a first.

[flyingcrocodile46]

Doing basic brake, clutch, chain etc adjustments, oil and filter changes etc on your own bike should be mandatory. It helps to get and keep you in touch with your machine.

[Mushu]

The way this set up works requires near constant adjusting up ever so slightly as I ride everyday in traffic and brake a fair bit.

Thanks for your concern

What if something caused the cable to stretch while you were riding, seems to me you have just adjusted the safety margin out of your brakes, what if you got on another bike you wouldn't have the skills to use the brakes in an emergency situation. What if you pick up something heavy and forget to adjust your brakes accordingly? What about changes in road surface, without the practice the rest of us get can you use your brakes effectively in the wet or on a loose surface.

It all sounds pretty dangerous to me, just because you can't be bothered learning to use your brakes effectively in the first place

[bosslady]

Doing basic brake, clutch, chain etc adjustments, oil and filter changes etc on your own bike should be mandatory. It helps to get and keep you in touch with your machine.

Agree And I've done all, Minus the clutch.

[flyingcrocodile46]

He's not A motorcycle mechanic, He's a nothing. Fired? Don't be ridiculous. I would at the least expect a verbal or written apology from his boss and some kind of assurance that this (making adjustments to someone's vehicle without informing them) would never happen again. I should also expect thAt all staff be briefed to avoid said recurrence. I would find the employer at fault too as the employer clearly allows such a practice in their business. I doubt this would be a first.

I guess you developed your opinion much more highly than any useful skill... such as learning a bit about the machine you trust your life on and so that you could at least have a partly informed opinion about matters that you are ready to hang others for. Just saying.

[flyingcrocodile46]

Agree And I've done all, Minus the clutch.

I use the rear brake as I'm slowly exiting the drive and it feels funny? Then I stall. Wtf? Weird... Push on the rear brake again, feels VERY firm and I mean VERYYY. I haven't ridden my bike for 2 to 3 weeks so attribute it to that and didn't for a second think a testing station would mess with my bike and not ask or inform me. Anyway on the short journey home I ascertain that this is wayyyyyyyyy Fucking wrong, to the point it's verging on dangerous, not in itself but because I now don't know how my bike will react when I brake.

Sure doesn't read like it. If you knew how to adjust your brakes you should have known what was what and adjusted it without any concernes about not knowing how it would handle.