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2015 F6B Deluxe
Matte Silver
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
Thanks fellas for the ideas. I honestly don't think I could be riding the brake cause if I barely touch it the tail light comes on and that would kick the cruise off. I haven't had any problems with the cruise kicking off yet. I really do like the bike and maybe I am making something out of nothing but I haven't heard of anyone else having a hot smell coming from the rear area of their bike.
-20 forecasted for Saturday night so I doubt that I will be riding the bike any time soon, it's snowmobile season!
Do you have a center stand? Put your bike up on it and run it through the gears; using the rear brake as you normally would. Have someone observe the rear caliber. Pull in the clutch when you have it at speed and see if the wheel abnormally slows down without brake input. After running it for a bit; apply the brake one final time and then shut it down... and inspect the rotor and pads.
Be careful.
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
Just to eliminate a possible cause of a dragging brake, pull off the right side cover (above the brake pedal) and check the fluid level in the brake reservoir. Make sure it is below the max fill marking. If it is overfull, it could possibly (very rare) be preventing brake fluid from returning to the master cylinder as it warms up. Or - is there any chance you have worn out the pads and are smelling metal on metal?