Firstly, I'm rubbish when it comes to mechanics

My front wheel has seized and I can't budge it? Has anyone got any clues on how too sort it?

I haven't got the facilities to take anything about either

Do you mean the wheel or the front brake?

has it been put away wet?
or left standing awhile?
is it the wheel spindle or the brake?

If the pads get salt and crud on them, and then the bike has sat a while, the pads can sometimes bind to the disc.

If thats the case, you could try a controlled movement foward and see if it freed up.

It's left outside the house under a cover, chances are the cover has leaked meaning the rain/snow has got onto the disc/wheels!

I'm inclined to think it's the wheel, by what I can see the brakes look and work fine!

I`m inclined to think its the disc pads stuck to the discs, in over 40 years motorcycling I have only ever come across one set of siezed wheel bearings and that was because the prat stripped them down and spotlessly removed every bit of grease Take a big flat screwdriver or thinish tyre lever or the like and look in the end of your caliper, place the end of the screwdriver on the metal backing of the pad at the end and take it a short sharp whack. this should free the pad from the disc. You may be lucky and this is all it will require to free things and then they will work, dont forget to check all four pads. You might also want to check wether the pads are fairly well worn this sort of thing usualy occures with well worn pads and it would pay then to remove the callipers and clean and reseal the pistons before fitting new pads. I hope you understand all that but if you have any other Questions please ask. also if your not a million miles away from me I would come and have a look in exchange for a cup of tea.


Sorry just looked at your profile, Lincs IS a million miles away!

I can see where it's stuck now, and it is pads onto discs!

I did try the screw driver and a short sharp whack, didn't work though

Somebody recommended getting getting some brake/disc cleaner and seeing whether that'll do the trick

Just remove the caliper mounting bolts and grab the caliper and rock it against the disc - that'll help push the pistons back and give you some space to just tap the pads back away from the discs.

Yamaha is it ?

ooh yes I see it is - koff they do that sir

I'd recommend getting used to fettling your brakes they need some tlc, Yam brakes always do - nothing against them they are very good, just need looking after.

Same as Zzr's then! (Athough I also found them to lacking stopping power as well high maintenance!)

as i'm a lazy sod & dont look after my ninja that well(read at all) i often put it away wet & the pads do stick, a good rive backwards out of the shed usually does the trick, Nova's ninja 6 tends to do it more & it does take a while to free hers off-mines free by the time i have the bike on the drive, so every bike is different.
if the tapping of pads wont do it, then as FF said loosen off the calipers. if they are stuck badly then get a new set of normal everyday pads-sintered pads & the so-called racing pads with loads of metal bits in them will only stick worse in this weather & wear your discs out all the sooner.
HTH

I never thought of that DP, but when I splashed out on sintered pads for my Pan they used to stick all the time but with the weight and power I just "drove" them off each time when I went back to standard pads it stopped and I couldnt feel any difference in the brakes either.