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zebidee:

--- Quote from: topless matt on June 01, 2009, 05:45:56 ---I was at cwm carn the other day and it was warm enough there to make my hydraulic brakes boil on the way down..... crazy business   :doh: :twisted:
Depending on the bike, id recomend the avid code 2009 brakes, my mates didnt boil, everyone elses hayes 9s did!

--- End quote ---

It's a Hope XC4 - open system so it copes well with expansion due to heating of the disk with braking.

I can normally push them apart and then they auto-adjust back to a reasonable point with the first couple of pulls but this time they were practically closed.

I can't recall it being this warm since I last topped up the fluid.

Didn't have a suitable spanner with me to open up the reservoir either :(

carbore:
Remember that you should change your brake fluid every few years as it absorbs moisture form the air and becomes more prone to boiling.

I change mine every 2 years  in the Elise.

Its somethign that a lot of people dont think about.

topless matt:
Mine that boiled had been in there 3 days  :twisted:  I was having to brake so late and hard that it made my 9" rotors glow orange  8-[

Mutz:
Drift, next time remove sandles when being spray tanned [-X


Seriously tho i got sun burnt feet years ago, when i feel asleep in the car with my feet outa the window in France, not nice, could hardly walk for days.

Lord Shagg-Pyle:
Sunny weather

the negatives:

1) Very difficult to sleep when on night shifts, as the sun swings round, heats the bedroom and disrupts sleep. :evil:

2) Good weather means that my 'customers' drink more than the usual amount of Stella Actatwat and White Lightning cider and causes problems, e.g a Monday night shift has included drunk parties going until 6.30am and resulted in arrests for public order and drink/drive offences. :roll:

3) A very brown right arm and a white left arm, due to driving the Blue Light Taxi in the lovely weather. Otherwise known as Response Car Tan :police:

4) Seeing the lovely ladies out enjoying the sun; unfortunately they are outnumbered by the fat old whales walking around in short skirts and crop tops. A sight that is likely to induce projectile vomitting :->

5) Increased calls to car parks due to uncaring morons leaving animals in vehicles with no ventilation or water. :sad:

6) Waiting for the call to attend a prang where a biker wearing only a T-shirt and shorts has slid down the road :->


The positives:

1) Seeing the countryside in all it's glory.

2) A general feeling of well being.

3) Sitting outside a country pub, in the beer garden, with a nice ale!

4) Seeing the swallows back, nesting on the house.

5) Working on the Disco, without freezing to death!

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