aceite

[Jacobus De Bruyn]

When it looks like oil, feels like oil on my fingers, I call it oil, or perhaps an oily fluid. Anyhow the rear brakes are functioning wonderfully again. Mostly thanks to Mike Martin, who coached me along. The issue was that the rear master cylinder must provide a passage for the OIL to oscillate between the caliper and the resevoir. So the master piston should be in its lowest position. So I had to make an 3 mm. adjustment to make that happen. But I have been driving with the thing in this position for ever, never had a problem on this bike, I did on the Honda. No one ever told me this little secret, but the combined efforts of Carlos and Mike illuminated my ignorance. I am like: what s a couple of mm among friends? But it seems to matter. The only function of the piston boot is to keep the piston clean, and I think it will, after my ingenious repair. Also I sanded the slide pins, and lubricated them. Now I am a brake specialist, and can answer all your questions. I know everything about marriage too. The Aztec Red bikes are way the best, they will go places where no other color KLR was ever seen. They just like to act up, and need pampering. Why call it marriage, just call it a legal contract between human beings and motorcycles. Or other persons. Love and commitment. Jacostarica.

[smthng else]

Calling it oil is clearly not a good idea when: -You have to buy a new bottle clearly marked "Brake Fluid" (not "oil") every time you use the stuff -Using actual oil will completely destroy the braking system -A newbie reading it might conclude that using actual oil is okay because someone else did it -Said newbie can have no brakes or a rear wheel lockup due to using actual oil in the brake system I doubt that it matters, but I would have replied "Quit using oil" to every one of your posts about this if I hadn't figured out what you were talking about. --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes Springfield, VA 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou" 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon" 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet. http://smthng.info "Look, the truth is, I've been trying to save the world, one person at a time, but, I'm meant for smthng bigger. Smthng important. I know it now."

[smthng else]

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Jacobus De Bruyn wrote:

> That is because in Spanish, we call it Aceite para > frenos. You have 100.000 diff. kinds of oils, virgin > olive oil, peanut oil, brake oil, snake oil, I don t > think any newbe would get confused, and fill his > braking system with cooking oil.

I figured it was a language thing... still, you'd be surprised at what an enthusiastic person who doesn't know any better would do. I've seen bikes ruined because the unknowing owner thought it would be a good idea to use some Slick 50 oil treatment to get rid of a slight knocking. Slick 50 and wet clutches do NOT play well together!

> A report on Slime, the tire leak repair goop.

Slime is kind of like "Fix-A-Flat", but dries more solidly. It's a good last resort, but if you've got a big enough hole or tear in the tube (3/8 inch or so), it'll come out through the valve, the spoke nipple and the bead. Once it dries, it's a nightmare getting the stuff off. Adjusting spokes with the stuff dried in the nipple ain't no fun either. It's good stuff when you need it, though. --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes Springfield, VA 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou" 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon" 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet. http://smthng.info "Look, the truth is, I've been trying to save the world, one person at a time, but, I'm meant for smthng bigger. Smthng important. I know it now."