07-16-2009.....Down she goes!!

My son Erik was riding the bike today and suddenly went down. The front caliper had locked up. A scuffed knee and a bent shifter, but all in all came out OK. I'm still not sure what caused the lockup, but the whole braking system is now going to be rebuilt/replaced. Upon inspection, the caliper pistons are seized. Additionally, the PO had installed a different master cylinder. Fortunately he passed along the original with the bike and I'll be rebuilding it along with the caliper. Parts are already ordered. I don't want to sacrifice a wonderful summer here in Colorado, if I can help it, and certainly don't want a repeat of this type of system failure. With the stock M/C, I regain a right side mirror for road riding. Definitely a plus.