Premium Member fddriver2 Posted September 5, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted September 5, 2019 Just a heads up. This morning I had a catastrophic failure of the front master cylinder. It gave no warning. No fade or slow leak down. Just nothing. It worked just fine at one stoplight. Completely failed at the next. Puked brake fluid all over the fuel tank. Rode it to my dealer using the rear brake, it's under warranty and will be taken care of. That's the good news. Bad news is, it's on extended back order. I was supposed to meet my son in Murphysboro next week and ride to NC for a few days of fun. 😡🤬 1 "It doesn't matter who walks in, you know the joke is still the same" Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Whoa! That is a dangerous failure to have! Glad you didn't end up having to ditch the bike or something. Luckily haven't heard of another failure of this sort so hopefully that is an indication that it is very rare. Hope you get back on the road soon. 1 '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fddriver2 Posted September 6, 2019 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 6, 2019 Maybe it's time for an for an FJR ES 1 "It doesn't matter who walks in, you know the joke is still the same" Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted September 6, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted September 6, 2019 @fddriver2 - Do you know what exactly failed on the master cylinder? For it to be spraying fluid and go dead instantly, I assume some sort of catastrophic failure Glad you’re ok & hope it’s resolved soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygirafe Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, fddriver2 said: Maybe it's time for an for an FJR ES Looks like an FJR, Concourse, and Huyabusa all had a little too much to drink one night... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 hours ago, fddriver2 said: Maybe it's time for an for an FJR ES Probably uses the same master cylinder.... hahaha. (I have no idea.... just being funny) Edit.... I believe they are the same except for the resevoir. The sub assembly has different part numbers (assuming due to the different resevoir) but if you look piece by piece the part numbers are all the same. 2 '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fddriver2 Posted September 6, 2019 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 6, 2019 9 hours ago, texscottyd said: @fddriver2 - Do you know what exactly failed on the master cylinder? For it to be spraying fluid and go dead instantly, I assume some sort of catastrophic failure Glad you’re ok & hope it’s resolved soon. @texscottyd It looks like the seal around the plunger failed. It wasn't seeping or anything. Brakes at one stoplight. Zippo at the next. brake leaver pulled all the way to the handlebar. 😑 1 "It doesn't matter who walks in, you know the joke is still the same" Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 18, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 There was probably some contaminant in the reservoir that got down into the piston, scored the cylinder, and thus damaged the piston seals. The same thing happened to the clutch master cylinder on my Honda Interceptor many moons ago. Naturally I was riding to work in my white Navy uniform when it happened. 😭 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted September 18, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 Instead of waiting for the part to be in stock you could buy a rebuild kit, rebuilding the master cylinder should take about 15 minutes. 3 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member britelitebob Posted September 18, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted September 18, 2019 The FJR-ES is a great bike if you live where its real cold but not down here in the south, I had one for a few years and that bike cooked me real good on a few trips up to the Smokies. BLB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 19, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2019 15 hours ago, betoney said: Instead of waiting for the part to be in stock you could buy a rebuild kit, rebuilding the master cylinder should take about 15 minutes. That's true, just make sure the cylinder bore isn't damaged. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fddriver2 Posted September 19, 2019 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2019 The person working on it "found" one to put on it. And that is all that will be said about that. 🤐 1 "It doesn't matter who walks in, you know the joke is still the same" Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 19, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2019 Good news! I had to "find" a couple parts at work this week; I'm starting to feel like supply chain professionals are often people who were fired from government for being too bureaucratic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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