Blessings in disguise.
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Dropped my Sprint on ice at the start of the year; no major damage beyond cracked fairing, mangled indicator and scraped exhaust, so changed the bust winker and carried on using it for everyday commuting.
Had middle child out on the pillion today (first time this year) and when we stopped up, a mate noticed the back brake wasn't operating the brake light.
Wondered if it could just be the switch a bit sticky, so resolved to have a quick look at it this evening.
In the comfort of the garage, I gave it the old "good, hard press with a size nine" to see if the switch free'd off, only to hear a soft "pthht" noise and have the pedal go all the way down!
Closer inspection revealed that the braided hose from master to caliper was now an "abraded" hose and the rubber inner had burst under pressure.
Turns out the drop in January had bent the exhaust hanger inwards by less than an inch, but just enough that with the extra weight of teenage daughter compressing the suspension, the bolt holding the exhaust can had been contacting the hose!
Now, miffed as I am about the hose being burst and not having noticed the bent hanger, I can't help but feel lucky it happened in the confines of the garage rather than coming down from speed with child on the back...
Had middle child out on the pillion today (first time this year) and when we stopped up, a mate noticed the back brake wasn't operating the brake light.
Wondered if it could just be the switch a bit sticky, so resolved to have a quick look at it this evening.
In the comfort of the garage, I gave it the old "good, hard press with a size nine" to see if the switch free'd off, only to hear a soft "pthht" noise and have the pedal go all the way down!
Closer inspection revealed that the braided hose from master to caliper was now an "abraded" hose and the rubber inner had burst under pressure.
Turns out the drop in January had bent the exhaust hanger inwards by less than an inch, but just enough that with the extra weight of teenage daughter compressing the suspension, the bolt holding the exhaust can had been contacting the hose!
Now, miffed as I am about the hose being burst and not having noticed the bent hanger, I can't help but feel lucky it happened in the confines of the garage rather than coming down from speed with child on the back...
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