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Hot brakes on a frosty run.

8/4/2015

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A FROSTY RIDE OUT

Well a couple of weeks ago received an early morning phone call from Rod regarding a ride destination unknown. A few more phone calls and half a dozen of us year round riders arrived at Rods place in a temperature of around four degrees. Somehow I found myself leading what was in many ways an Enfield run, with Rod, Martyn, Trevor and me all on Enfield’s, and Mark and Short Legs on their Jap machines.
As usual I kept an eye on those behind as I took them on a merry dance through country lanes including rather muddy ones to boot. I kept noticing I was dropping everyone but heavens know why as I was only doing around 50mph. After around 45miles we arrived at that good old favourite Sweethedges Farm, off  the field road from Stockerston, although we came in via Hallaton in order to keep everyone guessing. On arrival I discovered why everyone kept lagging behind Rod thought he was having gearbox trouble which in true Rod fashion we quickly discovered was in fact that his front brake was effectively jammed on!
Tea and bacon sandwiches were consumed whilst everything cooled down and then out came by sock full of spanners – Rod informing everyone that he had in fact cured the sticky brake the previous evening……lucky he is not a doctor! I confess it was a complete pig to reset the twin leading shoe brakes as the top shoe failed to release once operated even when you followed the “special”  Enfield set up procedure to the letter. Eventually to hell with the correct way to do it I resorted to my own method and after a few more minutes it was working better than it had ever done…….and indeed better than both Martyn's and my own bike. A more direct route home saw us clocking around 80 miles and the bikes were the filthiest they had been for years!



Matt.
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Matt
8/4/2015 06:03:43 pm

In fairness to Rod late Tuesday afternoon I realised I had 3 bikes due for MOT in next couple of weeks - so after working on the anti aircraft search light (headlight of my TRW 500) I popped over to Kevin Ansell and booked the Royal Enfield for MOT 1030 Wednesday - couldn't be much wrong...I thought?

Checking it over on return from Club night and discovered the front brake was sticking like mad and it required a complete strip down and plates cleaned etc so in garage till Midnight - pleased to say flew through MOT with the best brake test result I have ever achieved on any of my bikes - so maybe Rod's fixing wasn't too blame and it also needs a complete strip down - might as well do it after (when) sprag clutch is replaced again Rod!

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