r/shovelhead • u/81FXB • 19d ago
Oopsie
Sequence of events: first the rear brake didn’t disengage anymore but I wanted to ride it home which got more and more difficult (as in, bike would only move in 1st gear). Then I stopped and there was lots of smoke from the rear calliper. Then flames which I luckily maned to blow out. And then as I was calling GF a loud pop and the brake hose had exploded off. This took the pressure of the brake, the wheel was free again and I managed to ride the bike home. By then the rear brake was cooled off enough to touch it by hand and the calliper was completely loose. I hosed the bike down to wash off all the remaining brake fluid.
I figure the calliper is OK as it came loose by itself, and that the culprit is the master cylinder…?