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Help. It feels like I am driving around with the parking brake on the rear tire. Disk gets too hot to touch quickly. any suggestions as to 'where to start'? Thanks for any advice. 
Warren
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Loquacious
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take your foot off the pedal!
we should do this every weekend!
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Thanks Yota, that is a good place to start, but I already tried that. heheheh 
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Is your rear brake linkage returning to the full up position? Have you checked to see if your caliper isn't seized on the mounts or internally (piston stuck)?
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pull the rear caliper and get out the brake parts cleaner and some emery cloth and clean her up.
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Thanks guys, I'll give a try.
Warren
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Warren
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Piston continues to stick. Where can I get new seals and washers? Thanks for any help. 
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Check Pants
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Seller Pinwall on EBay, just get an entire low mileage replacement caliper, probably close to the same price as a rebuild kit from BikeBandit. This one even come with decent pads. web page
Last edited by Ryk; 09/05/2012 9:00 PM.
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Found problem to be rear master cylinder from crash at the home where someone jumped a 6 foot retaining wall, crashed into 3 cars, totaling them and my motorbike..... found one on Pinwall, hope it works, any thoughts on parts from Pinwall? Thanks for any help.
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