Hill start control issue

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Re: Hill start control issue

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Thanks. Your factual approach to understanding it is far better than my speculation. It works pretty well most of the time but I think it’s important not to expect it to always hold firmly on even the steepest slopes. It is an aid and not fail safe.
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Re: Hill start control issue

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I don’t know if this is any help?

https://www.ukgser.com/community/thread ... rt.347836/
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Re: Hill start control issue

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Steve398 wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:12 pm I don’t know if this is any help?

https://www.ukgser.com/community/thread ... rt.347836/
Thanks Steve but thats not the same issue I am having

Mine has always worked and never released early or unexpectedly just a few times I have been able to move the bike back with a push or if fully loaded then it has crept back but you can still tell the hill hold is on just not holding it firmly!

Since posting this I have flushed the rear brake fluid through which dislodged a couple of air bubbles and since then its been fine! Although I have been making a point of using the rear brake more and especially when stopping on a hill
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