guess my old girl needs to go to the dealor..........

[painterman67]

As much as I hate it. I think its time to take the 91 to the dealor. I am at my wits end here. I love this bike so selling it is not an option and it cant be all that bad . What Im dealing with is the rear brakes. I installed new pads and a new to me rear end in it and now it keeps leaking brake fluid. Add brake fluid to it and it pumps up and I have good brakes. They pulse but stop well. After a fw hrs riding the durned warning light goes off and sure enough its low on fluid again. I cant find the leak so I guess its off to the dealor for a check.

 

Hopefully its simple as Im not cofortable on just front brakes.

 

DAvid

[Yammer Dan]

Sure would be nice if we all lived on the same block....

[greg_in_london]

It's surprising that you can lose so much fluid without seeing any trace of a leak anywhere though. Where have you looked ?

[painterman67]

yep thats whats confusing me too.........Ive looked even had 4tvalk over and he pumped the pedal and I still couldnt find it. At first I thought it was where I replaced the pads and maybey nedded bleeding and flushing so I did that. No luck. I kinda thinkits up close to the front as I recently found the chin guard cracked and it looks to be a chemical break and not a break from a hit but still cant find the leak. Even had the wife set on the bike and pump the pedal constantly to noluck.

 

 

And yes Yammer it would be nice if we all lived on the same block. YOu might have ended up with another 1st gen in your stable as Ive let it set and have calmed down now and am no longer willing to lewt her go. At first it was agrevating and it would have went if someone offer a good price.

 

Later

 

DAvid

[muffinman]

David you are loosing brake fluid at the connecotr on the right side of the tripple tree.There is a black plug on the side of the part that leaks when the part needs to be replaced it took me a long time to find it on my 91.

 

You can call me tomorrow around 4 on my cell if you want more info on this

 

 

Jeff

Edited November 9, 2011 by muffinman

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

I work on oil fired burners and equipment and often we have a ton of trouble finding where an oil leak is. One once of fuel oil can stink out a building the size of the Empire State if added to the ventilation system.... no I did not tell YOU GUYS that did I.....oops. Anyway finding a weeping fitting can take hours so what we use is a powder called odor gone. It is used for cleaning up oil that has been spilled. Anyone watch NASCAR? it is something close to the product they now use to clean up spills on the track.

 

What a person at home can use that is close is "baby powder". Dry everything as well as you possibly can. You can use a cloth with powder in it and flip it around the fittings and calipers. The "wet spot" will show up pretty quick.

 

Odor Gone should be available anyplace that sells heating parts and equipment.

[mlew]

Just drop it off at my house David, I'll fix it. We could build that hitch you wanted also. It would be alot cheaper than taking it to the stealership. You are only an hour and a half away.