cmnewcomer
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This problem may be of interest to others as it certainly gave me a thrill. I have an '08 with approximately 50k miles.
I began my regular morning commute and noticed that the bike seemed to be sluggish as I headed down the driveway. I got of the bike and checked my tires and everything seemed fine so I started up the road. After about 300 feet, my anti-lock warning light came on and the bike still seemed sluggish. So I returned home and was unable to push the bike into the garage so I had to start the bike and ride it in. I drove the car to work as a result.
When I got home to inspect the bike, I got it on the center stand and it didn't seem to be resisting rolling as I expected. The front and rear wheels seemed to roll just fine. As I was inspecting the anti lock wiring, I pressed on the rear brake pedal and it basically locked in the down position. I tried to turn the rear when by hand and could not. So, I sprayed some WD40 around the pedal shaft and eventually it began to loosen up but it took some time.
I then realized that I had two cases where my back tire felt like it slid in a hard turn at slow speed the day before. This seems odd and certain caused me reason for concern but I discounted it after a few miles.
I will need to take the brake pedal assembly apart soon to properly inspect and lubricate it but you may want to keep an eye on this over time since it has the potential to cause an unexpected rear wheel slide in a hard turn with the power off.
Best Regards.
Carl
I began my regular morning commute and noticed that the bike seemed to be sluggish as I headed down the driveway. I got of the bike and checked my tires and everything seemed fine so I started up the road. After about 300 feet, my anti-lock warning light came on and the bike still seemed sluggish. So I returned home and was unable to push the bike into the garage so I had to start the bike and ride it in. I drove the car to work as a result.
When I got home to inspect the bike, I got it on the center stand and it didn't seem to be resisting rolling as I expected. The front and rear wheels seemed to roll just fine. As I was inspecting the anti lock wiring, I pressed on the rear brake pedal and it basically locked in the down position. I tried to turn the rear when by hand and could not. So, I sprayed some WD40 around the pedal shaft and eventually it began to loosen up but it took some time.
I then realized that I had two cases where my back tire felt like it slid in a hard turn at slow speed the day before. This seems odd and certain caused me reason for concern but I discounted it after a few miles.
I will need to take the brake pedal assembly apart soon to properly inspect and lubricate it but you may want to keep an eye on this over time since it has the potential to cause an unexpected rear wheel slide in a hard turn with the power off.
Best Regards.
Carl
