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BMW Brake lines

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BMW R1100RS Brake lines Just a few days ago, I went to a business meeting held at a venue in upper Walmer Estate, just below De Waal Drive. Riding uphill from lower Woodstock with my BMW R1100RS was a breeze. After the meeting I left, but as I was riding, something very peculiar happened. Going downhill, I applied the front brake but it felt like the bike was held back a lot more, in relation to the amount of break pressure I applied.    When I approached the stop sign I came to a complete stop, h owever  w hen I pulled away from a standing-still position  the feeling of drag perpetuated and the bike behaved somewhat sluggish.  Seeing I was riding down a steep decline, I engaged my clutch to attain free-run. The bike progressively slowed down  and eventually came to a halt on the downhill. I then realized that either the front or the rear brakes was binding, alternatively that the front or rear axel was seizing or was at least starting to seize....