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Whats fell off yours so far?

Can someone please tell me whats the point in these brake reservoir socks?

Supposedly, they protect the fluids from deterioration of UV sun rays, or to soak the fluid should the reservoirs break or leak... I bought them because I like the looks of it :eek:
 
Ah right. Maybe thats why the back brake doesn't work then as its exposed to too much UV rays. My dad always said that my grandparents thought the sun shone out of my *** lol.
 
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Can someone please tell me whats the point in these brake reservoir socks?

they are used to mop up any excess fluid that may drip or leak !
i ran the risk of NOT using one , and i had a slight leak on my brake resevoir .
I did not notice the leak , but a little flicked off my handlebars onto my fuel tank .
I put the bike in garage for a week , and came back to a completeley ruined fuel tank !
Cost me a small fortune for a complete rub down and respray of the tank ,
Please USE the sock ..........
 
My fuel tank is plastic though Chris. Probably wouldn't damage that at all due to it being houses in plastic anyway
 
nah wont damage the tank....but will eat thru yer paintwork quicker than an eithopian at a indian restaurant !( like mine did )
 
ChisBuk. Do you think I'd be able to get a matching sock band to go around my helmet as well. Oh and one for my Arai as well ;)
 
3 screws off front mudguard
1 front fuel tank bolt
circlip on rear brake security pin
rear reflector
back wheel

(ok ...I lied about the last one...but you really do have to make sure it's all nipped up tight...and that your wheels are perfectly in balance)
 
Got me their. Sorted and even got a spare now.

Nobs my rear seat pod came off, The Locking stud/clasp that is operated by the ignition key came loose and the pod was flapping about. I managed to spot it and re-fitted it with loctite when i got back home. But god knows how long I would have to wait for a replacement. With aprilia's parts and customer service record
 
If you are not confident that nothing will fall off your bike while riding, check all you bolts/studs are at the correct torque while you are cleaning the bike or pottering about . You will be able to get the torque setting for the different diameters of several sites on the Internet.
 
It's a racing affectation. Soaks up the drips of brake fluid (highly nasty to paint and finish) when you are topping up the brake reservoir. When changing wheels, brake pads etc during racing, ya always top things up.

Sussed.
 
Foot rest pin snapped off.

Not a great deal you say!

Well it snapped off due to my idiotic neighbour reversed into my bike 2 hours after delivery of purchase and causing £1700 worth of damage.
 
Res caps normaley leek wen the fluid hasent been wiped out from the inside of the cap and the fluid that gets pushed up into the top of the rubber that seets in the top of the cap , keep it dry and they dont push eny Fluid out wen under presher , Dealers mech's are the worlds werst for this the lazy fuckers they never clean cap and rubber wen topping up fluid or doing a chaing , its just presher pushing it out from under the cap wen the fluid heats up , iff you left it for while till it stoped weeping , it woodent leek after while , the obveuse wood be caps not done up tight enuff .

evry time I take one of my Res caps off , I allways cleen with Brake cleaner,cap and rubber then dry off with kichen towl ,fit them back on, and they never leek ;)

Resevwurs are opake to brake up UV , Strechy sock things on the resirvwurs must corse some sort of Insirlacion , so not alowing fluid to kool under hard brakeing , like on track days they will stop air flow arownd the resirvwur and the flud mite cook up becose of them , cach 22 .;)

Nuthing fallen off mine yet ,but my dealer dose lock tight evry thing that he knoes is prone to comeing undone on pdi . Will be glsd wen worrenty is over then I can tair it down then check it and locktight it all over .
 
Jeez F min, ah thocht ah posted wi "colourful" wurds but even ahm strugglin wi sum o that
 
Errr don't want to tempt fate. Chin up rico you need to concentrate more.
 
tip over sensor fell off its plastic post in the summer riding over the trough of bowland !
cut out dead overtaking a car just after hitting a big nasty cattle grid !
right in the middle of no where (at least it was sunny for once !
 

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