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**Sarvajit** · 11-09-2009, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by bala_racing View Post

Planning to post , "how to avoid or escape from these mad dogs while biking" in another thread, I've enough experience on this, afterall we live in India

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There is already a thread on that!

**bala_racing** · 11-09-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post

There is already a thread on that!

Hai, Couldn't find that thread in Search. My search brought a thread on cool dog photos (pets) of our fellow xbhpians

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Off the way, Do our bikes have a Nylon/Kevlar gears or metallic ones?

**Sarvajit** · 11-09-2009, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by bala_racing View Post

Hai, Couldn't find that thread in Search. My search brought a thread on cool dog photos (pets) of our fellow xbhpians

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Off the way, Do our bikes have a Nylon/Kevlar gears or metallic ones?

For the 1st one, here is the link: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/help-me/...torcycles.html

For the 2nd one, I have no idea what you are talking about!

**bala_racing** · 11-09-2009, 06:58 PM

Friends,
My RTR 180's toolkit has a black "O"-Ring in it. What is the purpose of that

**ajslave** · 11-09-2009, 07:14 PM

Originally posted by bala_racing View Post

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Off the way, Do our bikes have a Nylon/Kevlar gears or metallic ones?

i think its metallic gears. metallic Spur gears to be precise eh?

**bala_racing** · 11-09-2009, 07:31 PM

Originally posted by ajslave View Post

i think its metallic gears. metallic Spur gears to be precise eh?

I know for sure, they are helical gears and not spur gears. Spur gears produce more noise. Helical gears are used in constant mesh gearboxes like our bikes'. They run smoothly producing less noise, but they produce an axial load which needs to taken care-of by the bearings.

But on the material part I am not sure whether they are metallic or non-metallic(nylon/kevlar/plastic

)

**abhijeet080808** · 11-09-2009, 08:32 PM

AFAIK, only the 1st gear is helical. Rest are normal spur gears. And they are metal gears.

Oil pump gears etc are nylon stuffs.

**shokhatri** · 11-09-2009, 08:56 PM

Hi,
This is regarding rear brake (squeling sound) .
I was said to wash rear disk with pressured water to get rid of that sound...
But according to SVC guy,
The liner (inner pad) is metallic and will produce noice when came in contact with water..
So what am i supposed to do...

If the diskpad is metallic can we change to normal (Fibre or rubber) like BAJAJ'S...
And is it safe to ride???

Help me guys ....
Thanks in advance

**rennycornelius** · 11-09-2009, 10:24 PM

Originally posted by shokhatri View Post

Hi,
This is regarding rear brake (squeling sound) .
I was said to wash rear disk with pressured water to get rid of that sound...
But according to SVC guy,
The liner (inner pad) is metallic and will produce noice when came in contact with water..
So what am i supposed to do...

If the diskpad is metallic can we change to normal (Fibre or rubber) like BAJAJ'S...
And is it safe to ride???

Help me guys ....
Thanks in advance

it was me who advised you to spray water...
go ahead and do that,lend the last surving ear to the dumb service guys..
the brakes will be grabby till the first 2kms after the wash,but will be free from dirt and noice

**chicane1879** · 11-10-2009, 09:09 AM

Will try the water spraying over this weekend. Using air pressure on the pads to move away the dirt/dust is still not that effective.

But will it not lead to corrosion inside the caliper in the long run?

**rennycornelius** · 11-10-2009, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

But will it not lead to corrosion inside the caliper in the long run?

no it wont....

**bala_racing** · 11-10-2009, 12:06 PM

Originally posted by abhijeet080808 View Post

AFAIK, only the 1st gear is helical. Rest are normal spur gears. And they are metal gears.

Oil pump gears etc are nylon stuffs.

In a constant mesh gear box, all the gears are helical. This is the advantage of the constant mesh method.

**bala_racing** · 11-10-2009, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by shokhatri View Post

Hi,
This is regarding rear brake (squeling sound) .
I was said to wash rear disk with pressured water to get rid of that sound...
But according to SVC guy,
The liner (inner pad) is metallic and will produce noice when came in contact with water..
So what am i supposed to do...

If the diskpad is metallic can we change to normal (Fibre or rubber) like BAJAJ'S...
And is it safe to ride???

Help me guys ....
Thanks in advance

A brake pad CANNOT BE metallic. If it is a metal , it will not do the braking properly. Brake pads can be "semi-metallic" containing metal fibres in a mixture of binding compound.
There is absolutely no problem on washing them with water. (Of course brakes are designed to work even under water

).

All brake pads (TVS, Bajaj or Harley Davidson) have almost the same material composition. So, changing the pad won't help. Squealing is quite common and it depends on many factors (not only the pads). After proper bedding-in the noise may reduce.

**remortr** · 11-10-2009, 06:29 PM

hi rennycornelius thanks for u r ideaya for rear disk brake sound to arrest last day i followed your ideay i make a warm spray on the disk and calipers gap it will arrest the noise completely by bike is now moving silently thanks yaa...

**bala_racing** · 11-10-2009, 08:09 PM

Originally posted by bala_racing View Post

Friends,
My RTR 180's toolkit has a black "O"-Ring in it. What is the purpose of that

Any answers on this..?

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