Caliper question

[Raffi]

Hey gang, very new to bikes and am curious if a recent bonehead move may have caused some damage. A few days ago, in a rush, I jumped on my Scrambler and started to pull out- and forgot to remove the brake-lock first. Wheel rolled around, lock slammed into the caliper, bike stopped dead. Took a look at the caliper and it looked fine, tried to twist it to see if there was give and there was a very very slight amount. I checked the rear and there was none. Obviously, I'm concerned I may have damaged the caliper. I took it out and tested it carefully, seemed ok, but I wanted to run it by the group and see if anyone had any thoughts. My experience with calipers is that they shouldn't budge. Any thoughts are welcome.

Thanks!

 

[shanered6]

it should be fine ive done it my self a few times in a rush ! .... i would check the tightness of the two bolts holding the caliper on , im not sure what type of caliper is fitted to the scrambler but the slight movment is probably due it being a floating caliper .

 

[Raffi]

it should be fine ive done it my self a few times in a rush ! .... i would check the tightness of the two bolts holding the caliper on , im not sure what type of caliper is fitted to the scrambler but the slight movment is probably due it being a floating caliper .

I'll do that, thank you!

 

[Qship]

You can try it out on a long straightaway. Get up to 40-50 MPH and apply front brake slowing gradually(making sure nothing in front or behind to interfere with you). If there is a shimmy in the front, you'll know it then, and may have to get front rotor replaced. Also where the calipers are cast metal, they may have cracked with the sudden shock from the disc lock. Just give it a real good look over.
Like Shane said, should be fine as it was at such a low speed, but you can check out what I suggested if it will put your mind at ease.

 

[Rocky]

You can try it out on a long straightaway. Get up to 40-50 MPH and apply front brake slowing gradually(making sure nothing in front or behind to interfere with you). If there is a shimmy in the front, you'll know it then, and may have to get front rotor replaced. Also where the calipers are cast metal, they may have cracked with the sudden shock from the disc lock. Just give it a real good look over.
Like Shane said, should be fine as it was at such a low speed, but you can check out what I suggested if it will put your mind at ease.

I agree with Qship. You probably didn't do any damage, but I would check it out like he said for your own peace of mind.

 

[Raffi]

You can try it out on a long straightaway. Get up to 40-50 MPH and apply front brake slowing gradually(making sure nothing in front or behind to interfere with you). If there is a shimmy in the front, you'll know it then, and may have to get front rotor replaced. Also where the calipers are cast metal, they may have cracked with the sudden shock from the disc lock. Just give it a real good look over.
Like Shane said, should be fine as it was at such a low speed, but you can check out what I suggested if it will put your mind at ease.

I’ll give that a try as well, thanks!