10-04-13, 02:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-04-13, 02:55 AM by Jimmygixxer.)
(10-04-13, 12:28 AM)Chris link Wrote: The front brakes when working correctly are amazing and were used for the r1's of the same age so really they should be more than enough if working properly...
This would point as you mentioned to something not being right.
Have you had the front calipers off and given them a good clean out to make sure the dust seals haven't failed and let muck in behind them? Are the pistons manky and therefore not moving properly. What kind of weather do you ride in? if you're using the bike with all the salt and rubbish on the roads then perhaps the calipers have got a bit cruddy with grit and salt etc. The grittynes at the lever could be the master cylinder or just muck in at the hinge of the lever.
When the new lines and fluid were put in then was it you that bled the brakes? Have they felt bad since then or got progressively worse?
I fitted the lines, never got any worse just not good enough. The bikes never used in the wet and i cleaned the calipers a few months back.
Thanks