21-07-20, 08:54 AM
Update:
Also another thing to try and I had to do this on my ABS Bandit GSF 1250 after it was serviced by a shop was pump and cable-tie the brake lever back to the bar for 2 evenings. The brakes on my 1250 are now as sharp as the brakes were on my FZS.
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I've done the cable tie method and it has certainly made an improvement to the brakes. I pumped and tied the lever for about 10 hours, and noticed that it got a bit firmer, and did it again for about 48 hrs, and the lever is much firmer now, I got a more instant response abd better feel, and the lever doesnt pull all the way in. It seems the mechanic who serviced the bike before i bought it, did a terrible job bleeding it.
Thanks for the tip b1k3rdude.
Gnasher, I got what you are saying. I'm defnitely a novice DIYer, and brakes are not something I'm ready to mess with. I just needed a quick improvement to the brakes, before I take it to a professional to install braded lines and hopefully bleed it properly this time. But this will have to wait till winter. The brakes are good enough now.
Also another thing to try and I had to do this on my ABS Bandit GSF 1250 after it was serviced by a shop was pump and cable-tie the brake lever back to the bar for 2 evenings. The brakes on my 1250 are now as sharp as the brakes were on my FZS.
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I've done the cable tie method and it has certainly made an improvement to the brakes. I pumped and tied the lever for about 10 hours, and noticed that it got a bit firmer, and did it again for about 48 hrs, and the lever is much firmer now, I got a more instant response abd better feel, and the lever doesnt pull all the way in. It seems the mechanic who serviced the bike before i bought it, did a terrible job bleeding it.
Thanks for the tip b1k3rdude.
Gnasher, I got what you are saying. I'm defnitely a novice DIYer, and brakes are not something I'm ready to mess with. I just needed a quick improvement to the brakes, before I take it to a professional to install braded lines and hopefully bleed it properly this time. But this will have to wait till winter. The brakes are good enough now.