new tyre & cracked rear disc

[daveb]

Put new rubber on the Tiger only to find 3 cracks in the rear brake disc, the mot is due less than a month. Bike has only done 22k miles, and the rear brake has not been sticking


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[SilverTiger]

Blimey, well spotted.  This has prompted me to go and have a good look at mine.  Last September while descending the Grossglockner in Austria two-up and with luggage I found the bike turned into the many hairpins much better if I trailed the rear brake.  Half way down the rear brake overheated and the pedal went all the way down but gave no stopping power.  Quite unnerving!  The fronts were fine so we got down OK. At the bottom I noticed the rear disc was discoloured and the brake squeaked and squealed a bit for 100 or so miles, then sorted itself out.  I use EBC HH compound pads all round.  I need to change the fluid too I think.  Thanks for the heads-up!!
Ian

[chairhead]

Put new rubber on the Tiger only to find 3 cracks in the rear brake disc

Yep,
happened to me not so long back, I was dreading the cost of a new one but was pleasantly surprised when I ordered it, new pads too 

[chairhead]

  Half way down the rear brake overheated and the pedal went all the way down but gave no stopping power.  Quite unnerving!

Also have had that happen, at first its like  ........but once you've figured out whats happened and in a safe place its  and your sphincter can relax 

[daveb]

Got to ask Chairhead is that a pint of Brains SA in your avatar? have you seen the latest offer for a free pint 

http://www.sabrain.com/offers


Well the Tiger is going in on Wednesday for the rear disc and MOT, the guy give it a pre mot after he spotted the disc and this is the only problem.

I can change the disc myself, but its crazy at work and I have little time this week to do the disc change myself. so its easier for someone else to change it and get it mot'd

[chairhead]

Got to ask Chairhead is that a pint of Brains SA in your avatar? have you seen the latest offer for a free pint 

Its Brains dark mate, the Best Dark beer ...........in the world  , great from the bottle but even better from the pull  .....thanks for the link