Brake woes

[Art Johnson]

Good that you got away without accident.
Any leakage or hose failure would disable the brakes. Fluid boil might have caused lockup, cooldown release.
Time for brake maintenance, caliper clean, pad inspection, fluid change, replace banjo bolt washers, any defective items, operation check.

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> On Jun 30, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Alexander Finger <af at genevainformation.ch> wrote:
> 
> Hello my friends,
> I did not want to let the warmth go without taking the GPZ out for an
> hour..so I went up the Salève. On top of the Hill the front brake did not
> free up after breaking; it staid in a blocking position for some time; I
> pulled the lever a couple of times and with some mechanical noise the brake
> loosened. And did not work anymore (I could pull the lever, no resistance).
> I saw smoke around the brake but could not make out any damage (I could
> only get off the bike later..).
> I descended slowly and the brake gained "power" again;  once on a level
> ground I stopped the bike to inspect the damage. The only thing I could see
> was that the area where the brake line connects to the brake, everything
> was squeaky clean (on the right side, the left side was in proper dirty
> condition).
> - It was very warm for our region
> - I did not abuse the brake
> - I had some altitude (3000ft)
> Could it be that the brake fluid got "too hot" and finally the joint let go?
> What's your thoughts?
> Thanks
> Alex
> 
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