RCinNC
Well-Known Member
Well, this moved into the top spot for "dumbest thing I've done so far in 2020"...
I was putting the bike back together today after a bunch of maintenance, including removing the front end. After cleaning the throttle bodies I started it up, and a bit later smelled that unmistakable burning plastic smell and saw some smoke. Shut it down as fast as I could, looked around, and found out that I'd forgotten to secure the crossover front brake line to the front fender. It flopped onto the exhaust pipe and melted. I think I caught it before any real damage occurred; I cut away the melted protective sheath that surrounds the brake line, and the brake line looks fine. Is there are reason why I shouldn't continue using this brake line? The rubber sheath appears to be there mainly to protect the brake line from things like stone impacts, and I can fashion a patch for the sheath that I cut away out of some neoprene I have, but I figured I'd bounce this off some that are more knowledgeable than I about things like this.
Here's a couple photos of the actual brake line after I cut away the melted sheath:
I was putting the bike back together today after a bunch of maintenance, including removing the front end. After cleaning the throttle bodies I started it up, and a bit later smelled that unmistakable burning plastic smell and saw some smoke. Shut it down as fast as I could, looked around, and found out that I'd forgotten to secure the crossover front brake line to the front fender. It flopped onto the exhaust pipe and melted. I think I caught it before any real damage occurred; I cut away the melted protective sheath that surrounds the brake line, and the brake line looks fine. Is there are reason why I shouldn't continue using this brake line? The rubber sheath appears to be there mainly to protect the brake line from things like stone impacts, and I can fashion a patch for the sheath that I cut away out of some neoprene I have, but I figured I'd bounce this off some that are more knowledgeable than I about things like this.
Here's a couple photos of the actual brake line after I cut away the melted sheath: