A lesson in brakes

[barbagris]

Two fingers would nearly toss me!!!

I am so sorry! -

 

[warp9.9]

EMS?

Calories, Cholesterol, Quantity

 

[scot in exile]

Another lesson learned and I am sure Rob would agree is check your bike over weeks before a trip do not leave it until the last minute(not saying Rob did)

 

[Journeyman]

I had the same experience with my '98 Thunderbird Sport chasing a firm lever. I replaced the brake lines with reinforced lines, rebuilt the master cylinder (MC ;-), installed a bleeder valve at the MC, and then ran quarts of brake fluid through the system convinced I had air trapped in the system. I finally rebuilt the calipers (those don't split) and presto! two finger braking!

It's on the current list of "to dos" for the Rocket. Thanks for sharing and reminding me to order the new seals.

 

[RacerX74]

Setup: In preparing my Daytona 955i for RAA West, the one thing I absolutely couldn’t get to work right was the front brakes. I was forced to ride RAA with some seriously horrid front brakes. I tried everything except throwing money at it, here is the final resolution.

SKIP TO TLDR if it’s too long.

Deciding I wanted to isolate where the problem was I mentally separated it into two systems: hydraulic pumping, eg mastercylinder and fluid, and mechanical force eg calipers, pistons, pads, rotors.

Yes I know technically that’s wrong thanks.

That mental separation led to: swap the Rocket 3 front calipers in to remove the older but identical Daytona Calipers as a possibility since I was confident I had no air in the system. Saved the HH pads that were already bedded in and kept them in the same spots as originally located on the Daytona.

Sure enough a quick bleed later, brakes are BEASTLY. Sharper than on the R3, which is weird, because the R3 has a 5/8 MC and the Daytona has a 14mm.

TLDR: if your lever travels more than 1/2 range before engagement, you have good pads, good fluid, good rotors, and no reason to suspect the MC: rebuild your calipers!!

since my recent front brake rebuild the lever pressure and stopping power keeps improving every time I ride it as it all beds in I guess

 

[1olbull]

WTF?

Eat My $hit

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I am so sorry! -

I see what you did there

 

[Claviger]

What a strange thing.

The Daytona brakes are ridiculous now with fully bedded HH again. Just breathe on it and it yanks you down quickly.

If anything they’re a bit too sharp even. Really amazing the difference in feel between the two bikes with very similar systems.

 

[TURBO200R4]

Eat My $hit

and i was thinking early morning sex

 

[Bondysbike]

Eat My $hit

...just as Imwas sinking my teeth into my Subway meatball sub!...