First Ride

[Lord Popgun]

Coach,

Is your bike a '14? If so, that's the first complaint of the rear brake here.

There were, I think, 4 of us that posted the problem (don't know about non posters, obviously). A dealer bled, then went back and changed the fluid and bled again for one guy. I did mine, Ferret never got around to anything and then traded and the last guy I don't remember. But all the complaints were on the '13s. Everybody with '14s said no problem.

Bleeding the brake is EASY. If you have a DLX or ABS bike, I'd have to look up how.

Hey PG;

Yes, it's a 2014. Bleeding it should not be a biggie, it just seems a little strange, in that in the past, the pedal always felt "spongey" on brakes that had air in them, the rear pedal here feels real hard, and doesn't move much, with little effect. Maybe its just different than the rear brake on my '97 Bandit...Then, again, its been 1 1/2 years since I rode, thanks to rotator cuff surgeries..so maybe I just need to recalibrate.. Thanks

Cheers

Hey PG;

Yes, it's a 2014. Bleeding it should not be a biggie, it just seems a little strange, in that in the past, the pedal always felt "spongey" on brakes that had air in them, the rear pedal here feels real hard, and doesn't move much, with little effect. Maybe its just different than the rear brake on my '97 Bandit...Then, again, its been 1 1/2 years since I rode, thanks to rotator cuff surgeries..so maybe I just need to recalibrate.. Thanks

Cheers


My service manager said the same thing. It would be spongy if it had air in it. Well he was wrong. But, it only cost me a bottle of brake fluid and a small amount of time to fix.

Just so you know. You can't really get the reservoir cap off unless you unbolt the bracket that holds the reservoir and then just move it out from under the frame cross piece. Easy. And it won't fall over. Just DO NOT get brake fluid on any paint. You may know that. Some people do not.