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RE: Wrist band? - 2/9/2008 7:47:17 PM
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MgA_ODEN
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HRC and Joey Dunlop started using them to keep brake fluid from getting every where. He would use the brakes so hard at the TT that he would boil the brake fluid and I would start to leak out of the top of the res, and cover him and the bike with hot brake fluid. To combat this they started putting sweat bands around them to soak up the fluid.
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/9/2008 7:50:08 PM
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I always wondered wtf was up with that lol
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/9/2008 8:01:33 PM
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rumor is also it block uv rays frombreaking down the fluids in side? dont know if i beleive that one or not. i dint use them myself, mostly cause i see to many squids with them one there.
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/9/2008 8:06:03 PM
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rumor is also it block uv rays frombreaking down the fluids in side? dont know if i beleive that one or not. i dint use them myself, mostly cause i see to many squids with them one there.
if they were clear I could beleive the UV thing. Since they are not.... lol.
I dont think I've boiled my brake fluid on anythnig I've rode or drove so lol
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/9/2008 8:16:20 PM
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Dual purpose: The leak protector, and for UV. Some say for the fluid UV protection (UV might make you have to change the fluid more often), others say the UV rays will affect the container more than the fluid and cause the container to discolor where you can't easily see the fluid levels. My 954 has a clearish plastic container for both front and rear; we've used the bands and the hair things, forget what they're called, Squiggles or something.
< Message edited by randyjoy -- 2/9/2008 8:25:58 PM >
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/9/2008 9:15:26 PM
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Dont forget one for the left foot, dont wanna scuff up them new shoes 
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/9/2008 9:41:51 PM
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rumor is also it block uv rays frombreaking down the fluids in side? dont know if i beleive that one or not. i dint use them myself, mostly cause i see to many squids with them one there.
if they were clear I could beleive the UV thing. Since they are not.... lol.
I dont think I've boiled my brake fluid on anythnig I've rode or drove so lol
I did once, but it was by accident on my '88 Fox 2-door wagon. I almost shit myself and had a heart attack at the same time, as I was on the freeway during rush hour. The only thing I was really worried about was the EMTs were going to blame the heart attack on the eight empty cans of Red Bull on the floor in the front passenger's footwell.
I see them on a lot squids' and stunters' bikes, they keep the bands on there (they claim) too keep the fluids off the bike and plastics if they should drop it hard enough to break the lines/reservoirs off.
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/10/2008 7:58:00 PM
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I had em on my 954 purely for cosmetic purposes... the HRC covers are just an homage to Honda racing
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/10/2008 8:20:30 PM
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alot of jdm cars use them as well and it is both for form and function. you can use the brakes too much to point the fluid boils and comes out (but this is done only by track or extreme riding. normal everyday riding wont cause this to happen.....and if it is maybe you need to relax more on your way to work). so you get cool points for having something that functions as well as looking good.
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RE: Wrist band? - 2/10/2008 8:23:37 PM
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Thanks to all for the responses, I just think it looks better than plastic reservoir above the triple. vpsophmore, Where did you get yours from?
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