350x + no brakes = not good

[bcredneck]

i resently screwed up my arm i busted earlyer this year because my brakes dont work and i was a little drunk and i figer i should fix them before i put a throttle on the clutch side and ride it again i followed the servis manuel to bleed and refill the brake fluid but it just pisses out where the parking brake leaver screws in to the caliper

[dcreel]

Replace the parking brake with a block off plate.

[bcredneck]

can i make one

[4cfed]

the problem there i see is . . . 'little drunk'' atv + alcohol lucky all you got was a messed up arm and not a messed up head

[bcredneck]

having 3 wheels wasent the prombem

[dcreel]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ASR-ATC-350X-Parking-Brake-Block-Off-Plate-/360331083926

[bcredneck]

thats looks easy to make ill cut one out aluminum tomorow

[RDH/86200X]

will that fit a 200x or is the distance between the center of the bolt holes to far and are there other ones if so. i have looked for one and have have no luck

[CanadianThomas]

Did you do this on what was my 350x?

[TatTooL23]

sorry but thats just asking for it. drunk and no brakes on any ATV, come on.....trailprotrailpro lucky all u did was "mess up" trailprotrailpro arm.

[4cfed]

didnt say the 3 wheeler was the problem, the alcohol was the problem..

anyways ether the block off kit or replace the rear caliper

[Kfx-xc-racer88]

DRUNK + NO BRAKES!!!!! What did you think would happen! LOL

[SWIGIN]

the problem there i see is . . . 'little drunk'' flash back to the 80s right there.. alcohol and 3 wheels and someone got hurt

^This

This does NOT help the way others see us...........

[buck]

i resently screwed up my arm i busted earlyer this year because my brakes dont work and i was a little drunk and i figer i should fix them before i put a throttle on the clutch side and ride it again i followed the servis manuel to bleed and refill the brake fluid but it just pisses out where the parking brake leaver screws in to the caliper

I gotta ask...

Were you drunk when you typed out this post? Punctuation my friend, punctuation!!!

Buck

[4cfed]

^This

This does NOT help the way others see us...........

we are smarter now than in the 80s.. im not gonna go into this crap today but re read it and think about it.. i own a trike and have owned many and NEVER touch alcohol and rode my trike.. or my quads for that matter

[SWIGIN]

we are smarter now than in the 80s.. im not gonna go into this crap today but re read it and think about it.. i own a trike and have owned many and NEVER touch alcohol and rode my trike.. or my quads for that matter

...................huh?

I'm agreeing with you that the OP is a dumb azz.

[scooterroo]

in the words of bill engvall .... "HERES YOUR SIGN!!!"

[jensenracing77]

a block off plate will not fix the problem. you need to replace the O ring that goes around the pin on the back side of the piston. you will have to take the piston out and replace it. you will have to do all three while you are there. all of the O rings will only run about $8.

[CanadianThomas]

in the words of bill engvall .... "HERES YOUR SIGN!!!"

Would have saved me asking for directions. lol.

[bcredneck]

i took the two bolts out pulled the plate off and used a two dollar coin and a o ring to cover the hole its not leaking but still not working. jensenracing77 is probably right.
and i dont normaly ever ride when im drunk but i just got it running the day before at least i didnt wreak the trike

[bcredneck]

i was just in the shop and i looked closely at the other side of the caliper and trying to fix it is a waste of time the calaper was modified to work with no pads and it wont be posible to install new ones the way the 2 little arms where welded after they wore out the disk will have to be repaced to

[4cfed]

i was just in the shop and i looked closely at the other side of the caliper and trying to fix it is a waste of time the calaper was modified to work with no pads and it wont be posible to install new ones the way the 2 little arms where welded after they wore out the disk will have to be repaced to

sooooo someone rigged it to use the piston of the caliper to do the stopping power?? wtf?? sounds like your 350x prev owner and my 20ox prev onwer were the same,.. mine had 400ex hubs welded to the axle, bent axle, shot carrier bearings, and swinger bearings were bad so long the races were smashed into the swinger

[CanadianThomas]

i was just in the shop and i looked closely at the other side of the caliper and trying to fix it is a waste of time the calaper was modified to work with no pads and it wont be posible to install new ones the way the 2 little arms where welded after they wore out the disk will have to be repaced to

Dude, PM me. I think I can/ have a caliper that might work.

[bcredneck]

the peson who did the brakes works at honda

[dcreel]

Got any pics?

[bcredneck]

maby tomorow ill take a pic

[Dirtcrasher]

a block off plate will not fix the problem. you need to replace the O ring that goes around the pin on the back side of the piston. you will have to take the piston out and replace it. you will have to do all three while you are there. all of the O rings will only run about $8.

I am so glad SOMEONE said this. You probably have corrosion on the smaller shaft of the caliper piston and a chewed up o-ring.......

Water/snow and parking brakes don't take long to eat away at that shaft.

When you install the new block off plate, make sure the 2 mating surfaces are flat and I use 3bond on them to keep fluids out.

Time to rebuild the caliper......

[bcredneck]

its way to bad to rebuild im going to totaly replace the old brakes

[Jason125m]

man! drinking and driving a trike...

[dcreel]

Well I hate to be the guy who says it but this is about fixing trikes, not social problems. Some nights all I have is my trike. And well I'm real glad for everyone who has more than that in their life and their trike is a cute hobby. But someone driving a trike drunk has nothing to do with anything. It's about keeping trikes going, not the human race. We could all kill ourselves on anything we wanted to, trikes have nothing to do with drunk driving. But if someone chooses to drive a trike drunk then I hope they have fun. because sometimes that's all ya got.

This posting is about fixing a rear caliper, not the moral high ground.

The point I thought you would understand, being a 3 wheeler enthusiast is that 3 wheelers were outlawed, banned, because of just such actions. It was the minority driving drunk, no helmets, too small (skill level) for the size of the 3 wheeler. Now, in our current climate, the powers that be are looking for any reason to take away our land, and our rights to use 3 or 4 wheelers.

It's actions like drinking and driving 3 wheelers and atv's that give our enemies (yes, I said enemies) the ammo they need to talk stupid people (our government) into making stupid decisions (laws) that affect all of the members here negatively.

For you to condone someone drinking and driving a 3 wheeler is nothing short of ignorant in my opinion.

<end rant>

[dcreel]

First: This isn't about morality. It's about NOT doing stupid things that will ruin or damage OUR sport as ATV enthusiasts. 3 wheelers got a bad rap for things just like this. Sidestepping the issue IS condoning the ban back in the day. Sticking your head in the sand isn't going to make the problem go away.

Second: When the OP posted that he reinjured an old injury due to no brakes and driving drunk he opened himself up for this.

"i resently screwed up my arm i busted earlyer this year because my brakes dont work and i was a little drunk "

The OP made this about drinking when he posted the above sentence. He has also been lambasted enough and the situation was pretty much buried until you rode in here and said we should stick our heads in the sand and ignore the attitudes and bad behaviors that get our riding areas shut down, our atv's banned from sale, or other laws started by the power that be. Because they think that things like riding a 3 wheeler drunk are the norm, from seeing these actions in person, in print, or on message boards.

"Apathy" You should look that up. It's the reason why we are in the hole we are in here in the United States. How do you feel about helmet rules? Should we throw all that aside as well? It's not really my business if you crash into someone with out a helmet, but the following flack could hurt my ability to ride my three wheeler due to your actions. I'm thinking you are the one who doesn't get the point.

[bcredneck]

saying im making 3 wheelers look bad cause of this is just stupid i made my own choice when i kicked that motor over. i made my own choice when i tryed to do a donut when i was already going almost top speed i was in control of the machine not the other way around and in bc we dont have riding areas to get shut down we get to ride on every dirt road we can find if we get hurt its are own probem the way it should be every where

[dcreel]

Here's a list of 2521 people who feel just like you do.

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/cpsc/investigationsatvdata.txt

[Bretmd94]

Justifying drinking and riding is a losing battle on these forums. A lot of us have done it though, so i wont bust your balls. I agree with freedom though. If someone wants to get plastered and ride, go for it just don't hit anyone. If you kill yourself it is your fault. And if you are in a public area its no bueno at all, you could hurt someone else.

Unfortunately most of us live in America.... The land where we really aren't as free as they lead us to be. Where if you hurt yourself on something (even while drunk) blame the machine!, and sue the manufacturer! Then stop the production of the machine!

For the sake of trikes I'm sure everyone agrees Alcohol and bikes is a no no. Even if it is really fun.

[bcredneck]

Here's a list of 2521 people who feel just like you do.

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/cpsc/investigationsatvdata.txt

what are you talking about i aint some prick who hurts his self and blames it on the machine i know damb well when i get on any thing that moves im responsable for my own safty and im to blame for anything that happens

[dcreel]

what are you talking about i aint some prick who hurts his self and blames it on the machine i know damb well when i get on any thing that moves im responsable for my own safty and im to blame for anything that happens

Neither were they.. That is exactly what I have been trying to say the whole time. It's not about what you or I think. It's about perceptions and what people do with them. Think 3 wheeler ban..

[bcredneck]

in canada they wearnt banned the ban in the states just killed the largest part of the market

[350XJEDI]

no brakes is not good but ad a couple drinks and pain follows but the video would still make me laugh there is video i hope!!! lol ,think first ride sober have fun