04-10-2015, 06:17 AM
(04-10-2015, 04:18 AM)Rboe_imp Wrote: In both my cases, just a disc was needed. Once the part comes in it's an easy fix. I had more trouble getting the rear wheel back on with the chain than anything else. Taking a tip from this forum, a piece of wood to prop up the rear tire worked wonders.
Rboe, I'm not a motorcycle mechanic by any stretch but I cannot wrap my head around that "riding the brake pedal" would cause a groove in the rotor particularly where no disc pad rubs. To go even further, the brake pedal must be depressed to get the rear brakes to slow/stop the cycle. Not trying to be smart here, just stating an opinion. There has got to be a plausible reason the grooving occurs, particularly with less than 500 miles on the cycle.
I haven't heard from the dealer yet but one wrench(?) said the brake was "in spec" whatever that is supposed to mean. Hope he is not the one to repair it.
Just talked to the dealer and was told the rotor in question was "warped from the factory" and they are having one shipped in overnight. So, I may be riding late tomorrow afternoon. (woohoo?) I'm still wondering what caused the grooving, however.