I owned an early 80's Virago very nice bike and very powerful. Mine was black with the gold stripe along the tank bottom. Liking the channelso keep doing content.
Hi, there was a single centre slot on each OEM pads inner side, you have repaled with new without a slot. I myself rebulding my 82' XV750 caliper and replacing new pads similer without slot, does slot have any importence? Exelent video, thanks.
That center slot is a "wear indicator". It lets you know that once the slot has vanished that it is time to change your pads. Not all aftermarket pads have this slot, but a visual inspection of the pad should let you know whether it is time to change them or not. Also, sometimes the slot is also used to allow small pieces of the brake pad that have been loosened/removed by friction to be able to leave the brake area more easily. Lastly, some brake manufacturers state that the slots are used to lower the "frequency" of the brakes to reduce squeal or brake noise. I haven't noticed any difference in sound between my slotted and unslotted pads. Thanks!
Great video, sat Here in Sweden ed Going to mount nu front wheel and one of the pads kept falling down, now i Think i know why, mine is an 1982. Keep up the good work 😎👍👍👍
I have the exact same bike. I had smoking from the caliper after about 2 miles. I stopped let it cool a bit and headed back home. I had no front brakes and the lever came all the way back. I'm thinking the caliper is frozen. Is there anything I can do to fix it or must it be replaced
You can try to take the pads off of the caliper, open the bleeder and try to flush the line/caliper with brake fluid (by reintroducing more into the master cylinder as it makes its way through) and press the piston back in place with a C clamp to see if it is debris that is causing the piston to get stuck. Don't forget to re-bleed the system afterwards to get any air out of the lines. Other than that, some people have tried to rebuild them, but even more people end up just buying another caliper. I hope this helps.
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I owned an early 80's Virago very nice bike and very powerful.
Mine was black with the gold stripe along the tank bottom.
Liking the channelso keep doing content.
Hi, there was a single centre slot on each OEM pads inner side, you have repaled with new without a slot. I myself rebulding my 82' XV750 caliper and replacing new pads similer without slot, does slot have any importence? Exelent video, thanks.
That center slot is a "wear indicator". It lets you know that once the slot has vanished that it is time to change your pads. Not all aftermarket pads have this slot, but a visual inspection of the pad should let you know whether it is time to change them or not. Also, sometimes the slot is also used to allow small pieces of the brake pad that have been loosened/removed by friction to be able to leave the brake area more easily. Lastly, some brake manufacturers state that the slots are used to lower the "frequency" of the brakes to reduce squeal or brake noise. I haven't noticed any difference in sound between my slotted and unslotted pads. Thanks!
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Great video, sat Here in Sweden ed Going to mount nu front wheel and one of the pads kept falling down, now i Think i know why, mine is an 1982. Keep up the good work 😎👍👍👍
I have the exact same bike. I had smoking from the caliper after about 2 miles. I stopped let it cool a bit and headed back home. I had no front brakes and the lever came all the way back. I'm thinking the caliper is frozen. Is there anything I can do to fix it or must it be replaced
You can try to take the pads off of the caliper, open the bleeder and try to flush the line/caliper with brake fluid (by reintroducing more into the master cylinder as it makes its way through) and press the piston back in place with a C clamp to see if it is debris that is causing the piston to get stuck. Don't forget to re-bleed the system afterwards to get any air out of the lines. Other than that, some people have tried to rebuild them, but even more people end up just buying another caliper. I hope this helps.