Front Brakes

motiztab · Post by **motiztab** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:13 pm

Help,

Today I spent all afternoon pulling out my front wheel, stripping off the disc's gave a it good clean and polish. Pulled the brakes off clean them up put it all back together again. Then when pumping the pads back went a burst the small seal for one of the two halfs of one brake caliper.!!****

If I order a seal kit from Ducati will I get this seal? anybody know?

BikerBard · Post by **BikerBard** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:43 am

http://bevelheaven.com/

Steve's got rebuild kits, and most of the individual parts for the Paso brakes.

DG

Post by **jcslocum** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:58 pm

motiztab wrote:Help,

Then when pumping the pads back went a burst the small seal for one of the two halfs of one brake caliper.!!****

Can you explain better exactly what seal this is? I think you mean the dust seal that is around the exterior of the piston behind the pad.

Finnpaso · Post by **Finnpaso** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:05 pm

If You have old 2 piston Brembos, think also to update them now to 4 piston Brembos

MUCH MORE better ones!

Post by **jcslocum** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:17 pm

Download the 750 Paso parts list from the downloads section and look at page 18. Part 21 shows the 2 dust boots and what looks like 1 o-ring in the seal kit.

motiztab · Post by **motiztab** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:20 pm

The O ring that has gone is the seal that seals one of the clamp bolts that hold the two halfs together. It seals the brake fluid way from one side to the other and not the dust seals or piston seals.
yep they are the two piston calipers.

jcslocum

Yep that looks like a O ring in the repair kit part 21 along with piston seals, just need to find a price for it over here.

motiztab · Post by **motiztab** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:26 pm

Update

Found a supplier for Brembo brake not 5 miles from home! Even keeps the parts in stock.
Just so the English riders know its a place called Motomecca. Web: motomeccaspares.com paid £29.31 for two seal kits and s/stell bleed nipple.

Now just trying to get that air out the system!!!

Finnpaso · Post by **Finnpaso** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:19 am

Read topic "Help with bleeding front brake" here in 750 Paso discussion

motiztab · Post by **motiztab** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:11 pm

Did the old cable tie lever back and left over night. Always works for me.

Finnpaso · Post by **Finnpaso** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:14 pm

Hows Your wife think about small Virago??? Want to know comments for first bike. Many women choose that Virago, cause they think, its very easy bike to learn... Any weak points?

motiztab · Post by **motiztab** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:40 pm

Finnpaso

She loves it.

Better than her first bike. Started with a Honda CG125 but that is far to light. Lots of the schools over here like them as they are easy to ride about town, but out of town on dual carriageways with side wind you can get blown all over the place also it was not a new one with electric start, she not like kick starts!

So changed it for this one of the last Virago 125's. Much better road holding as it has more weight better in side winds. Electric start to! Being somewhat short in the leg only 5foot tall (1m 55cm) she finds reaching the ground easy. In these early days of learning she can get both feet flat on the ground. I find it very easy to ride and have given a few sports riders a shock in the twists!
The only thing which we did was to change the handle bars from the classic pull backs found on cruiser to more of a flat style as found on Triumph Classics, Legend/Thunderbirds. This gives much better control. She say's it's like riding a big bike. The Honda was more like a moped to ride.
Not found any week points yet. Starts well stops to, good brakes. The only thing I do not like is lack of centre stand, makes chain adjustment a pain.
Soon as she gets her full licence she after a Monster 620 maybe even a 750.
The Paso is safe as the tank/bars/seat arrangement means she cannot reach!

Finnpaso · Post by **Finnpaso** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:31 pm

Thanks for very good advices

I think also, that Virago or small Monster would be good choise for first mc.... But how about that 125cc engine, would next Virago 250cc be better?

Surely it depends about riders weight

I think, only little more expensive that 250cc...

motiztab · Post by **motiztab** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:18 pm

Finnpaso

I agree with you about the 250 against the 125. Trouble is here in the UK when starting to learn if over 21 years old you cannot ride a 250! You have to start on a 125cc and no more than 12hp.
You have to obtain a CBT to ride a 125 this is only good for 2 years. You have to take your test for Restricted this opens the door to 46hp thats why the Monster 600 is looking good or take the Direct which means 916 land. If you do not take a test for one of these then after 2 years the CBT runs out and you start all over.

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