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UK 500 fixer upper
deltarider:
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Mwah.. I'd check its movement first. If it swings nicely like mine still does after 44 years, I'd leave it alone.
florence:
In the last 25 years of riding my bike I have found periodically that the front brake starts to drag. It has happened four times now and it is always the piston/seal and corrosion. It is very easy and cheap to repair. Take caliper off bike with brake pipe still attached, gently operate the lever until the piston pops out, give the inside a really good clean, buy a new piston and seal, fairly cheap, reassemble and bleed brakes. It is an afternoon's work and you will be thanking yourself for taking the trouble and will have good brakes for another five or so years, more if you don't ride in the winter salt.
mickandsej:
Consensus wins
Having a look at the ignition switch harness, I think you’d call it hotwired.... Surprised it even ran like this!
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Rozabikes Tim:
'kin spiders!
Oggie400F:
--- Quote from: mickandsej on June 30, 2020, 01:48:53 PM ---Consensus wins
Having a look at the ignition switch harness, I think you’d call it hotwired.... Surprised it even ran like this!
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I had exactly the same issue with my 500 ignition switch.
Nothing that a bit of soldering and heat shrink sleeve won’t cure.
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