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Old 18-08-2015, 02:31 AM   #4
utopia
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Ahhhh .... Looks proper now, with the round headlamp.
Similar looking levers to my own too.
But get that brake 100% sorted ...take no chances.

Check out threads on the forum about crankcase savers, and fit one to finish off your new chain and sprockets.
Its a little, curved plate that fits behind the front sprocket cover and serves to guide the remains of a broken chain safely away, rather than smashing your engine cases.
Broken chains are rare, but they do happen, and little more than a tenner buys you good insurance.

If the clutch feels heavy, consider an aftermarket/replacement slave cylinder.
My advice would be the Factory Racing one, which is well built and often on offer on ebay for around £50, which is roughly half price.
They do a black one.
I have basically the same one on my bike, though mine is branded differently.

Oh, and if you've had new rear pads fitted, try jiggling the little rod between the lever and the master cylinder, to check that there is a decent amount of free play (with the lever at rest).
If there is insufficient free play, any air or moisture in the fluid can expand, causing the pads to drag, causing further overheating until the rear brake locks.
Don't worry, its doesn't happen frequently but again, it is a known gremlin which has caught a few people out.

Pardon me for spouting advice, but you sounded new to it all.
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