Why people are Scared to work on Motorcycle Brakes | Ran When Parked ep3 | Kawasaki Eliminator
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Joe the mountain jedi is like the neighborhood dad that fixes everyones toys and teaches all the kids how to do it perfectly . Shadetree needs to send me a invite to come hang with yall for a weekend. I mean it thats a hell of a vacation in my opinion lol
Lol.....funny thing is, when our kids were still in school/marching band, I got roped into everything from building field props for competition season, driving the equipment hauler, emergency instrument repair on performance nights, chaperone (man, they REALLY missed the mark on that one!!) and everything in between....
After a few years, it all sorta started running together in a big blur😳
Joe the Mountain Jedi is awesome, and very funny! I enjoy his since of humor, and knowledge.
Been riding and wrenching for 59 years, started at 5 years old, repaired a honda 50 mini trail at that age, at 24 I was in Daytona for 800 hours of american V twin training, never ever had a shop work on any of my bikes, bottom end up, wheel to wheel, still hand change my own tires, watched a lot of youtube mechanics and gritted my teeth just watching, I wouldn't hesitate to let Joe wrench for me, he is a perfectionist, and a lot of fun to watch.
I appreciate the high praise sir(even tho, it's not warranted, in my opinion)!!
Like you, I saw PLENTY of "yoo-hoo university" parts swappers and got to the point where I couldn't take it anymore!!!
So, I teamed up with someone that equals me in my personal level of "off kilter" and we're here to do it right!!!
Stick around bud, it's gonna get fun from here!!!👍
Joe reminds so much of the guys my dad hung around with. Country boys who were all around supremely competent in what they did and more than willing to share their knowledge. You don't see that much anymore. Please keep these segments going
We're still out there bubba, just gotta know where to look😉
I don't even need to rebuild my brakes. I just enjoy hanging out in the garage. That ending was *chef's kiss 🤌
Lol....yeah, inner 12 year old took the reigns for a bit ...😁
I don't usually comment on videos, but I'm absolutely loving this series! That's not to say that I didn't already love the channel, because I did. Thanks guys for giving us content that's worth watching.
Thanks for taking the time to watch!!!👍
I am so glad you guys started doing these videos. As a self taught tinkerer these are worth gold my friends. I am most impressed in the fact he works with a white shirt or a nice shirt and it doesn't get dirty. If the clothes im wearing when I start working on my bikes or cars aren't work clothes that I dont care about. They soon will be. Keep up the great work and Im subscribing to the mountain jedi as we speak. Be safe guys.
TBH, I am largely "self taught" in most things in life.....some lessons came damned hard, but I LEARNED!!
By some miracle, I haven't trashed a shirt yet!!!( I've worked with a few guys that could fall face first in a pile of chicken shit, and come up smelling like a rose while holding a chicken salad sandwich!!!!...... I'm DEFINITELY NOT one of those guys!!🤦😳)
@@joeyother9969 LOL Thanks for the reply. During this Kawaski build you were syncing the carbs and had vacuum gauges? I have a 73 Honda CB450. Its all original and sat for the better part of 30yrs. I cleaned the carbs but I dont think they are synced properly. Will you be seperating the video on how that is done? Ive changed the coils, plugs, wires, brake lines and cables, I have it running and moving. The stopping isn't what I think it should be. Are there better calipers that can be used on this bike? Love what you guys are doing. be safe.
@@Ryang-71 in respect to the carb sync vid ....it's coming but, so please be patient (I need to find a good candidate that "ticks off all the boxes")
As far as your brakes go, lemme study on it this evening, and I'll get back to ya!!
Joe the Mountain Jedi is THE GURU OF GURU'S when it comes to anything on WHEELS and he should TEACH IN UNI OR COLLAGE because he inspires you to not be afraid to do maintenance on a car truck or motorcycle. I know most simple stuff when it comes to spanner twirling so any extra knowledge or advice I can absorb is a win-win for me. These three vlogs have been something else so a big British THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU. I can't wait for the next vlogs. Thanks, Matt From Hastings East Sussex ENGLAND THE UK and a small part of the cosmos and REMEMBER KIDS KEEP IT FRAGGIN WEIRD FOLKS.
Never stop these videos! Thank you Joe and Josh. I appreciate you sharing the wisdom!
Stop!!?!?!!
...... We're just getting ramped up here man!!👍😁
Holy hell, Joe is a magician and I hope to have an ounce of skill like him one day.
Nah brother, I just love what u do, and want to keep people on 2 wheels, and out of the poorhouse!!
There's nothing like time and experience and Joe the Mountain Jedi has both plus he's able to explain what he's doing while on video. Another great video Josh... 👍👍👍
Appreciate the kind words sir 👍
I would love to give Joe some Old Style beer. He reminds me of the mechanics growing up. They had that cigarette hanging off their lips and drinking some Old Style. Thanks for taking me back.
Glad it ticked off the "memory box" for ya man......
I remember as a kid watching my dad smoking while he was painting a old farm truck we had, and he cut the paint with leaded gas!!!!( Probably the first of MANY times as a kid, probably about 6-7 years old thinking "dad's about to blow himself up"!!😬)
This is soon becoming one of my favorite segments on the Shade tree Army channel 👌 Joe the Mountain Jedi does it again 🤣👍
Glad it was good for some laughs, and hope you got some knowledge from it!!!
Stay tuned 👍
Genius. Pure skill and talent. There is no replacement for experience. I just bled the clutch on my '03 Voyager yesterday, this would've helped tremendously. Syringes aren't just for fun!
I’ve met more than my fair share of motorcycle mechanics with the same amount of experience as Joe in terms of years but none seem to have the in depth knowledge he has on every single part. He should open his own school, seriously the guy is an encyclopedia
I appreciate the kind thoughts, but can you IMAGINE how BADLY that would go??!!?.......
A shit-ton of wise assed guys like me that actually knew what they were doing running around????
😳
Joe needs a youtube channel
....or at least his own shadetree army tshirt!
Pro tip: If you don't have an air compressor and you have a multi piston caliper what you can do is stick something into the caliper ( something that isn't too thin to make the piston come fully our ) and pump them out with the break pressure using the brake lever. Don't forget to take the calipers off the bike, but do not disconnect them. Usually only one will move, once that contacts whatever you've put inside the caliper, the other should follow and come out as well. Once they are both quite a well way out, you can just take them out by hand. If you don't know what thickness to stick a piece of wood or something start with a thicker piece and work your way to as thin as you can.
Actually, I touched on this in the vid, but due to poor audio quality/background noise, most of it had to be edited out 🤦
Bear with me, I'm trying to get the hang of this camera stuff🤣🤣
@@joeyother9969 All good, it's one of those smaller issues I think. A compressor does make the job a lot faster. Although I have had a case where only one of the pistons fired out, so I'm always sticking something in to make sure both are possible to get out. :D
Actually, for the longest time I couldn't figure out why my brakes were dragging ( on a bunch of older bikes I had ), even after the rebuild. Until this video I never thought about the return pressure hole getting gunked up, especially for the older bikes that have sat for a while.
These videos actually sum up really well what is the difference from knowing how it works and kind of knowing how it works. And I think the latter is how most dyi folk get around. So this is just kind of the missing piece that we need. :D
I have been working on bikes since I was 11, that's 52 years of tinkering 🙂 and I have still some things to learn from you guys. Big thanks for an awesome series!!!!
Absolutely sir!!!.... Feel free to call me out if I screw up( I assure you, I do ALL the time!!).... knowledge MUST be shared, otherwise it fades, and eventually it's a skill that disappears.....sadly, that's becoming more common these days at a rapidly increasing pace 😞
Joe, you are on the council and we grant you the rank of master.
This is the way .......
Someone please get that man a fan.. He is your most valuable member
Hey brother, I'm a fat kid in Florida......I'm gonna sweat 😅
And I respectfully have to disagree with your last statement.....I play a part of a whole that is Brapstar Garage..... nothing more.
It's EVERYONE involved in BSG that makes it work....hell, before josh talked me into it, I was on CZcams so infrequently, it might have averaged out to MAYBE 1x a month!!
@@joeyother9969 I gotcha bubba.. Marine mech for 25 years now in Hud florida. "Airboats and outboards" I was there, Heart attack made me diet and train myself back. Lost 63lbs. Now im just an ahole lmao.. Everyone on the show is kwl. And from a boat tech to a bike tech I can see your old school do it right kinda guy.. Nice job!
Never a dull moment with yall at the wheel. Keep teaching the way of the jedi! Use the force when necessary. Smokie end. It lives.......
this guy is spot on and as a new rider with growing bike mechanical ability , would dig this guy to guild me through a valve/rocker box gasket change . Joes the man
Hey bud, just doing what I love, and paying tribute to the "old heads" that got us to where we are today!!
Stay tuned brother, it just gets better from here!👍
Dad had one of these in the 90s. Great memories.
Hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch!!👍
I use to do the edge grind thing on cars also...kept my customers coming back. Worked till I was 70 & sold everything, even my alignment machine. That big square O ring is what pulls the piston back 30 thousands of an inch when you let off the brake.
Now thats how you celebrate bringing something back from the dead!!
It figures you two would rebuild calipers now. I did my 77 Wing and 78 Triumph months ago. At least Joe did exactly what i did, im happy.
Again, an excellent installment of an awesome series. I even learned a few tricks to finicky problems that I have struggled with over the years, and nothing beats that! Way to go guys!
Appreciate the kind words sir 👍
Brother that vacuum line and syringe method is how my Dad has been bleeding breaks for years. He still has some glass ones he started using when we raised and broke Quarter Horses in the 80s. Hillbilly ingenuity.
Hey brother..... sometimes we need to dial back the calendar a bit and K.I.S.S.....
Keep
It
Stupid
Simple!!
MORE JEDI JOE! MORE BURNOUTS! love y'all☺
If only we could have a meseeks box version of Joe! Been subbed for (I forgot how long) awhile and this addition to the channel along with your solo cross country trips are a close tie for entertainment value. Joe reminds me of some of my instructors when I was working towards my machinist degree, good tradesmen that are willing to teach and mentor are becoming rare these days.
I appreciate the thoughts, and unfortunately, you are 100% correct in your last statement 😕
Outstanding episode!!! Josh you guys are awesome!!!
i would ive in a tent outside joes garage just to soak up all that knowladge , love you guys
Don't recommend......skeeters are bad out this time of year!!🤣🤣
I have had some success with putting a bolt with rubber washers through the banjo to pop out the other caliper.
Should be good for another 35 years. Joe didn’t miss a trick !
Oh, I'm sure there's a good bit I "could have done" while I was there, but there's a practical limit you hit before people start asking if you're ok, cause you've been working on the same part for 3 DAYS 🤣🤣🤪
Man I just love seeing all the bikes outside at the end of the video! My eyes went right to barf party, That bike has so much character!…👍
thankyou shadetree !this was abrilliant idea of yours ! i have learned so much , that i shouldhave already known being a daily rider !
Hey man, you NEVER stop learning!!!
Thanks for hanging out with us 👍
I love this series and I love Joe!! I'm a terrible mechanic, but Joe makes me want to learn more, and is darn funny in the process!
The thing about learning new things, is it HAS to be something that's relatable....it's why I try to show so many "common sense examples" in these vids....
Thanks for taking the time to watch 👍
this has been such a sick series! you guys have a great back forth and joes a mountain of information. can’t wait for more
New vid drops tomorrow night!!.... We're wrapping up with the ZiL, and onto the next one!
Excellent stuff! I once tried checking my brake fluid, but because of my stupid-ass buckhorn bars, the fluid started coming out the moment I took the lid off of the front master cylinder. This was with the bike leaned all the way over on the kickstand to try to keep things more level. Another reason I'm more inclined to go to my local indy shop for a job like this. Still great stuff to know about, even if it's beyond my toolkit and time.
I'm a car mechanic and I love these videos I back bleed with a syringe on most clutch slave cylinders on cars collapse the slave with a pry bar then sent the fluid back upto the master cylinder have helped out alot of people with that trick.. also I was gonna say we need a ciggy counter on joe but this video he's been pretty smoke free compared to the last few🤣
Nice, i'm planning on doing the brakes next week on my Oldwing.
Dude im loving this ran when parked series. I have learned so many tips and tricks so far. I’ve always used a bottle with fluid in it and just pumped and cracked it over and over, but this seems way more efficient. Defiantly going to try this out on my next brake bleeding job.
Love the stars and stripes shirt Mr Joe the mountain jedi is wearing
Yeah, 🤣 saw that and said I don't CARE, I WANT IT!!!!
The part of brakes that scares me is that the rake fluid is so dangerous with everything around it. Paint, metal and plastic will all be messed up if it spends much time on it. Last night I was bleeding the rear brake on my bike and the reservoir was in a difficult location and I did the best I could with towels. I think I kept everything clean, but it was extremely frustrating. I hope everything will be OK.
Dot3/4 fluid can cause damage to paint, and plastics of certain types, but it's not like it's alien blood!!... Keep a couple of towels handy, just in case of a oopsie (and a bottle of Windex, if you're really nervous about it).... Other than that, it's just like any other oil/fluid/liquid.....
If you're in a tight spot, grab a pack of syringes like I showed in the vid, and designate one as a "clean tool".... Use that for filling the reservoir if it's in a area of limited access
Break clean at Lowes is about 5 bones a can everywhere else it's about 8 to 10 a can
Gonna hafta remember that, as I rarely I'm in that brain space when I'm at Lowe's/home Depot.....
Usually, I buy the Wally world brand stuff by the case when I need it
Somebody get this guy a fan! LOL This is a GREAT run-through! Good shit @ Josh
He’s like Norm Abram from new Yankee workshop and This old house show. Again thanks gentleman for the lessons and the fun atmosphere again bowling shirts about mountain Jedi
It's been "discussed"😁
Best series on CZcams
Another very informative video and the timing was perfect. I have a Harley with a hydraulic clutch and had to extend the clutch hose for a bar swap. Time to bleed the system. Thanks again for sharing your wisdom Jedi. Much appreciated.
Absolutely!!... Glad you got something from it!!
Great Video, well done.
There is something just so damned satisfying about taking the time to disassemble, clean / replace worn out and broken parts.
Recently rebuilt a pair of early R1 calipers as an upgrade to my Yamaha Diversion. Took the opportunity to rebuild the master cylinder as well as renewing fork seals and fitting progressive springs and cartridge emulators.
5-600 bucks and the improvement is just great. Very happy with the results.
The shirt got me LOL... great showing of some neat tricks. I might even try to rebuild the brakes on my moms trike. and remember to MOVE MY FINGERS.. lol also shadetree you definitely have shown me how to do it as well. lookin fwd to what's next. cheers.
Lol, yeah ....thought it'd be good for a laugh or 2😂
After this video I might try to rebuild bike brakes my self.... Love when he goes all in detail.
Thanks
I love hearing JOE-T-M-J Explain stuff 🙂
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I am loving this series. Keep it up yall!
Love the "handle" brother!!!
Ain't NO WAY were stopping anytime soon 👍
Great episode, Joe the Jedi is a font of information and does a floor mutilating burn out for the awesome smoking finish.😮
I love it! I came to say, Joe is the SHIT!!!! This is some of the best content so far!👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
That's for letting us share some of your brain space!!!
Episode 4 is gonna ROCK!!
I nearly totaled my brake from working on my brakes.
Never again, unless there is no ABS involved. ;D
That was fantastic! Joe's a master wrench.
Definitely digging these type of vids. Keep'em coming!
Absolutely man!!!
I do the same with car and truck calipers to save $$$$😊
Caught a glimpse of Town Mountain in the background, badass music
Some great tips. That cheap syringe seems easier than the brake blender tool I use. Joe makes me wanna start smoking again. I loved taking a break from working on my bike to have a ciggy. Joe smokes as he works, which I never really did, but I see the appeal. : )
I grabbed a cheap little 40 dollar air compressor from Harbor Freight a couple years ago. It does the job for stuff like popping out brake caliper pistons or needing air for a carb clean. I can't run power tools off it or paint with it, but it's nice to have. And didn't cost much.
Just wanted to day that I really enjoy this series and appreciate all the knowledge Joe is sharing!
great video. i like the way he bled the master cylinder ,but i usually do the reverse bleed by using a bigger syringe, and works great ,one of my bikes i replaced the bleeder screw with speed bleeders and it helped a lot, i also once had air in my brake system ,so i zip tied the brake lever overnight and left the cover open and all air was gone in the morning .
Great video guys, Josh please get Joe a fan, looks like a sauna in there 😅
Hey....facts of life for a fat kid in Florida 🤷
I have a bleeder i got from harbor freight, and it doesn't use an air compressor. It works great.
Does Joe have a CZcams channel? Wow he is what I could listen to for hours
Joe is a great teacher. Love this series.
It's like groundhog day!
Joe, you have it all, bud! Love the show, yes the show.. keep it up, bud. You are a true master!
at the end of the video, Joe in the helmet reminded me of Charlie Sheen from the Wraith.
Lol .....that's my "daily lid"....
Wait till you see the ride footage (yes, I'm in full "geek mode")
Turbo interceptor FTW!!
The brakes on my 78 KZ1000 sound like a damn Mack truck
Yeah, they're known for being "talkative".....it may help if you bevel some pads(preferably new ones that are HH rated, or at least semi-sintered, for better "bite") and also VERY LIGHTLY deglaze the rotor surface with some 1500 grit wet/dry sandpaper....it'll help the pads bed in, and also help scrub out any old pad material that may have a layer "burnt in" on the face of the rotor.....do this VERY SLOWLY so you can keep them uniform when you do!!
Joe is great ti watch.
This dude is funny and hell and informative.
Joe wasn't wrong about McCurtain, Oklahoma.
Nice burnout! See yall next week for sure.
"RAN WHEN PARKED!!!" Nice smokey, Joe!
Josh, your skills really make these vids pop!
great video . just did this exact job on my Indian . where is Cammy to bounce and serve beverages
If you have rifle bore cleaners, they are great. I use bronze then the rag pull through to check for clean
Sometimes a bore snake can get "repurposed" after it gets to the point where you don't wanna be dragging it thru your barrel..... especially if it's on a precision rifle!!
@@joeyother9969 I use clear vacuum hose so I can look for bubbles as well
Wrenchin with a cig is a beautiful thing. U da man joe.
Please put a picture of joe the mountain Jedi repairing a brake caliper with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and sweat rolling down his face on a tshirt bc I’d buy that in a heartbeat
Thank you for the advice to stop the breaks from squeaking. It drives me nuts
That bike is going to be cool when finished
The groundhog day shirt was the icing on the cake, I gotta know where this shirts come from? Keep the Joe the Mountain Jedi vids coming!!!
Yeah, I figured it kinda fit the theme of the video ("over, and over, and over ......."
Look for a place called hard daddy dot com😉
love this
Another awesome video. Love the content . When rebuilding forks can you use the same method of cleaning the grove for the snap ring? Most of the snap ring was rusted away.
Absolutely, you can!!!!.... Forks are on the table for next Monday, and Im also gonna show a bunch of screwups that we found from the last 35+years of people doing things WRONG on this bike!!
Another great video. Keep 'em coming😁😁😁😁😁😁
im always late to the party... love the intro!
love this series too!
Okay smoky burn out from the shop. I for sure have a lot more love for him now after that. Mind I was laughing manically at the burn out.
Great stuff !!
Thanks for taking the time to watch 🤘
One bike that I had a dime where the sight glass was.
Awesome video great idea for the syringe. I’m definitely gonna use that this year.
Feel free man!!!.... That's why I put it out there is to help folks get the job done without having to spend a ton of money on tools that you may only use once a year, or once a week!!!
I'm big on the "bang for the buck" ratio on most anything I spend money on!!
Joe is so entertaining!
Just a heads up they make oring picks now that are a flat thin blade to prevent damage to orings. They work great.
Thanks Josh and Joe, that was an enjoyable video. I know I will never get into the workings of my brakes but it was fun watching and learning. Thanks!
Thanks
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I was told by a tech, don't try this if you have ABS. You'll screw your system up.
Nah, use that syringe and push the brake fluid from the caliper up to the reservoir. That will keep air out of the ABS module but pushing the fluid through instead of traditional bleeding. You can also lock up your brakes and bleed the ABS module...less recommended. I always push the fluid up from the calipers regardless because it doesn't require bleeding.
@@simmsdn Thanks Sim 🙏🏾, I'll look farther into this method, I've never done it this way before. I need to do mine, but I don't want to screw anything up.
Hell yeah my brother 🔥 🙌
I wish I would have watched this last week when I was bleeding my 8inch over springer sporty by myself... good mf tips brother
I had a caliper that got so hot, when I applied the breaks, it snapped in half, then welded it self back to gather.
I recently took the cap off my front mastercylinder to find my dot 5 had turned chunky and I had to clean my entire brake system!🤬