I have NEVER done this no matter how hard I have thrashed a bike - but somehow I managed to rip off the rear brake line from my 449 on Saturday. The weekend wasn't a total loss...I still got 81 miles in, but the rest of my team got the full 200 (or 178 to be exact)! Terrain was nothing unusual - didn't have any get-offs. Something must have grabbed hold hard- http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/show-me-200-ama-dual-sport-some-random-shots.43365/#post-419508 We searched high and low - but no one had a spare and any attempts at repair failed. It was stupid to go out with zero back brake so I logged some hotel time and caught up on sleep and a good book under a nice shade tree. Could be worse. Had I blown up something major I believe I would have been less upset - the brake hose was literally a $35 part. A local legend had a older Husky and we tried it, but the bends were just too far off and it put the coil hard against the midpipe. Maybe it is not as odd as I thought, but it has to be a bit on the crazy side as 0/100 dirtbikers had a spare!
Yep, Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you ... Not sure on the terrain, but I'd have slowed down and rode without it or at least tried ... You can learn to ride the bike using the other controls and when you get the brake fixed, you just might be a better rider ... I do like the idea of more sleep as I'm sure I need more. Rode across 4 islands here once without a front brake .. A front brake is really really needed for emergency stopping and downhills ... Other than that, you can ride a dirt all day at a slower pace but you gotta be ready. PS - I like the new fangled 4t bikes with 2 throttle cables ... Its like a built in spare
