Motorcycle travel and repair on a minimal budget. Lots of repairs.
When I decided to put new brake pads on the front caliper brake of my Honda Rebel, I had no idea what I was getting into. In fact, this decision led to all sorts of problems, including the un-removable bent brake rotor, and the broken swingarm. It’s not incredibly visible in the pictures, but what…
I’ve been plagued by this bent brake rotor since I’ve gotten this bike. At first it wasn’t that bad, but I’ve put on nearly 20,000 miles on my 250 Rebel, and it’s gotten worse. I’ve just been dealing with a brake wobble in the front, relying more on the rear brake than I generally would…
I hate squeaky brakes. So when I was repairing my broken swingarm, I had figured that maybe, for some reason, I didn’t have any meat on my brakes, so I had just bought new drum brakes to replace those that were squeaking without even checking. As you can see, there’s definitely enough brake pad left…
My Honda Rebel’s brakes had been not responding as well as they should be, but I had been spending more time with other problems than my brakes because even though they weren’t responding optimally, they were still functioning. What I started with was the idea that my brake pads were worn and that I’d just…
I'm doing everything I can to keep riding as much as possible. Beyond that, I play upright bass in a band called The River Valley Rangers.
For work I help manage a team of web content publishers at Launch Digital Marketing so I'm on the internet a lot. :)
