AdamR28

Looks lovely

How much does that bike weigh? Cheap, light, strong - pick two.

With normal pads, they are pretty loud, but work well... Don't like heat! A better quality carbon fibre would take more heat though.

I got bored with people slagging off the 'plastic' levers, so here's the reason for the 2011 brakes being 'flexy':

Depending on how and where it's snapped and where the person is hitting it, the axle may flare out when you smash it, and then it won't go through the bearing

Yeah, that's part of the issue. Plus, with the sport being smaller, the production batches are much smaller so the cost per item is higher... Vicious circle.

Point proven (Not directly aimed at you - it's a common thing from speaking to customers).

Nobody will buy stuff that's 'made properly', they say it's too expensive. On a similar note, there's a few brands / products we don't stock to 'protect' customers from themselves. Many people seem to just buy stuff by looking at the brand, the pictures and / or the weight, which is really frustrating for me to see. If anyone wants to know what's a good product then please feel free to ask us for an honest opinion. Many times we've had this and we've actively dissuaded customers from buying a more expensive product because a cheaper one will fit their needs better (or not buying anything at all because what they already have is better for them than what they wanted to buy!).

And this is why most sponsored riders really get on my tits People getting stuff for free to test, shouldn't be selling it on IMO. This.

Unless you're a sponsored rider, you don't... Strangely, Tunni has been testing those and they have been outlasting other 'strong' forks. Not true.

Screw a bolt into the axle, then you can use a hammer rather than a mallet (as you'll be hitting the bolt it won't damage the axle). You just need to hit it harder

If they are brand new, get them swapped. Or just take the grinder to them

Checked the header tank? That's doesn't look too bad if the car doesn't get up to temp for a lot of it's journeys... In which case, Italian tune up required

The bearings aren't standard unfortunately, you need King bearings. Aspire will be cheapest, but we stock them if you are in a hurry.

Weird, ours are solid, even with the Crewkerz pads which are really soft.

Which pads and rear rim are you on Patt?

Haha. He's trying to get the car more balanced at high speed.

Bit too much info, but PICS PLEASE (of the car).

Unfortunately not - the helmet has to be built with the HANS system in mind, else the shell isn't thick enough at that point (and you can't just go drilling random holes in!).

Bummer! Shock is generally better for getting stuff like that loose, shame the grub screws weren't up to it

Oops, yeah, for some reason I read Cupra R, sorry! Remap should give it a bit more poke, maybe 210ish? I'll let George and co take over now

There's more to cars than power! IMO you would be better off with a remap (the K04 remaps well, probably would make a decent 260bhp), then handling mods, geo setup and some decent tyres.

Same, doesn't tend to make much / any mess. Your idea is really good though Alex, I'm tempted to try making something similar as hammering away never feels nice!

Nah, no issues there.

Definitely badly mounted (it's quite tricky to set the brake up if the hose is in the crossover clips), and if it was on standard pads they are pretty soft too.