O8 GSA LINKED BRAKES?

[cowboy]

JUST BEEN WASHING BIKE DOWN ON CENTRESTAND STARTED IT UP TO DRY IT OUT AND APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE AND NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL STOPPED SPINNING ROUND.TRIED IT AGAIN AND COULD NOT TURN THE REAR WHEEL BY HAND WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE WAS APPLIED.I DIDN'T THINK THESE WERE LINKED ANYMORE.ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND MY 06 ADV IS THAT THIS ONE HAS ABS.HAVE HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH REAR PADS PRETTY QUICK WHEN THEY SWEAR THEY DONT USE THE REAR BRAKES.ANY FEED BACK MUCH APPRECIATED

 

[Paul S]

Brakes are still linked but no longer servo assisted which could have been the reson some earlier bikes went through rear pads so quickly.

 

[cookie]

Brakes are still linked but no longer servo assisted which could have been the reason some earlier bikes went through rear pads so quickly.

could have been, but isn't, as my non servo bike eats rear pads

 

[GSmonkey]

YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP A SPARE SET OF PADS ON HAND, JUST IN CASE YOU FIND THE REAR PADS HAVE GONE DOWN TO THE METAL. THE PROBLEM WITH LINKED BRAKES IS THAT YOU CAN'T AVOID USING THE REAR BRAKE, SO ONCE THE PADS ARE GONE, YOU'RE STUFFED

 

[bone]

Eh?

 

[cookie]

YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP A SPARE SET OF PADS ON HAND

keep them with your fuel pump energiser and ring piece antenna.

no wonder they had to fit ferkin great panniers

 

[Moto loca]

keep them with your fuel pump energiser and ring piece antenna.

no wonder they had to fit ferkin great panniers

+1

 

[kiwiAdventure]

JUST BEEN WASHING BIKE DOWN ON CENTRESTAND STARTED IT UP TO DRY IT OUT AND APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE AND NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL STOPPED SPINNING ROUND.TRIED IT AGAIN AND COULD NOT TURN THE REAR WHEEL BY HAND WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE WAS APPLIED.I DIDN'T THINK THESE WERE LINKED ANYMORE.ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND MY 06 ADV IS THAT THIS ONE HAS ABS.HAVE HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH REAR PADS PRETTY QUICK WHEN THEY SWEAR THEY DONT USE THE REAR BRAKES.ANY FEED BACK MUCH APPRECIATED

So you didn't do your home work before you purchased the bike. The pads cost bugger all and you can change them your self. How about posting some positive things about the bike

 

[cowboy]

So you didn't do your home work before you purchased the bike. The pads cost bugger all and you can change them your self. How about posting some positive things about the bike

Two wrongs dont make a right!

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

I'm not a fan of linked brakes