pete1871

Based in hampshire mate, will order piston and spring tonight and sort it out at the weekend...wish me luck.

Sure I put it back in yeah, well didnt have it left at the end put it that way....I'll check.

So...sanded the piston and put a water/antifreeze mix in....bite is good, adjusted well, piston still sticking and lever not returning, yet it'll go into the master cylinder nicely without any fluid in it, can I flush the whole system with something to get rid of any oil goop that may be left? Brake cleaner or something? Or anyone want to swap a mechanical disc setup for this bloody thing? I have bled, cleaned,refurbished and rebuilt motorbike brakes for years and never had problems like this!

I have also seen vegetable oil used....anyone do that? Ill try sandinng the piston down tomorrow, and water bleed again but I cant help thinking water is not a lubricant so surely not as good as oil/proper fluid?

So....my magura...it was filled,ish, with what looked like a mixture of oil and water, proper gunk, so I syringed it through in both directions, a good litre each way, until it looked as clear going in as it did coming out, I then had to take the lever apart as the tps (tpa?) Was seized, sorted that and lubed it, took the piston out while I had it apart and gave it a clean along with thw spring, reassembled and then bled it as the instructions on here, now I have 2 problems, I had to wind the adjuster out to get the right kind of bite on the lever which I understand is wrong because you are putting to much pressure on the winder also the lever now takes ages, even needs help, to return, like its sticking, possibly in the absence of the goopy mess that was lubricating it, so, I have a really good brake but its not set correctly and doesnt return properly....help! I just wanna ride Oh and thanks to everyone so far for your help, I appreciate noobs just tend to ask stupid questions but I have done plenty of searching and googling and cant seem to find a definitive answer

I thought it was a good price with my limited knowledge, needs a little love but it's all there, just needs using which I'll try and do, it's been sat for a while, I'm guessing that's something to do with the brake issue as they have water in at present I believe.

nope....watched a lot of stuff on you tube but need to know where to start really, after 10mins between rain storms, my balance in general needs a little improvement lol and I found out I can still bunnyhop and endo (been a while since I've had a bike with pedals) but feel like I'm a million miles from anything like what I've watched on you tube! much practice needed I think.

I'll give it a go then.....just ordered a syringe,adaptor and hose from tarty for 6quid posted as a backup, figured it's a good backup. so, I have a bike,helmet and gloves....what should I do next?

Awesome cheers guys, im guessing its easier to just take the caliper off and do them with the lever still on the bar otherwise ill have to take the grip off?

so won an echo lite from ebay yesterday and picked up this morning,seems all good but rear magura needs bleeding/filling, never done this before and have searched and seen the different methods but just wondered what was the best method in people's options? do I get a service kit for £20 or water bleed for free, any positive or negative points? also can you get the adaptors to the master cylinder separately as I have a syringe and clear tube rec but no adaptor? I'll get some pics in a bit if the weather ever improves??? Pete. oh.....does the forum support tapalk? anyone know, it doesn't seem to want to connect on my phone.

To be honest im also liking the look of the echo lite on the sales page....more than I wanted to spend but could stretch to it or sonewhere near, I guess the more I spend the longer itll last me if I properly get into it?

Never ridden any trials bikes to be fair, but was of the understanding that a 20 inch wheel was the easiest to start on? I do like the look of the echo though.

so I lost out on the onza still looking for a starter bike, also....20" or 26"? my budget is about 150-200 and have no idea of what's good value and what's not....advice and recommendations would be awesome, thanks

Sweet, thanks for the info, ill see what I can get it for and let you know how I get on.

Its his sons bike and he never used it, good beginners/first bike? I have never ridden trials before and am a complete novice, have everything to learn, would this be a good thing to start on? Can you give me any other info on it from the pic?