Re: Brakes

["Jonathan Schulster" <Schulster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Lisa, Richard,
I had the same problem; brake lever travel went from 1" to 2" or more.  I tried bleeding the system and it helped for a short time.  When changing the tyres the mechanic helped me examine the front brake caliper and it transpired that one of the four calipers was stuck in the withdrawn position and not 'deploying' against the pad when the lever was activated - freeing the stuck piston restored the 1" travel, but within the last 1000km on the new tyres it has once again frozen. I have asked my dealer to fix this under warranty - probably just a lack of copper grease or whatever is supposed to lubricate the piston action.

regards
Jonathan

ps. I never tried the 'magic mushroom' fairing protectors after comments from friends and other lists that they are a waste of money, and can damage the frame during a crash.

Richard & Lisa White wrote:

> Well, we got out and took a nice Sunday spin today.  Before we left,
> Richard wanted to bleed my brakes, as he had to "break" the line when he
> installed my hugger.  He had to do the same thing to his bike.
>
> Difference:  The movement in the rear brake lever on his ST stayed
> around 1" from "resting" to fully compressed.  I now have around 2" of
> mushy movement from "resting" to fully compressed.  Talk about losing
> confidence in the rear brake!!  We bled her some more with no air
> showing in the fluid, and while she tightened up a bit, it was still
> pretty bad!  Any suggestions?  Should I just take her to the shop and
> let them them deal with it?  I could still ride her because as bad as it
> felt, it was still no worse than my Bandit was.  I was just a bit more
> careful because I knew my brakes were not as sharp as usual.  Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
>
> Lisa
>
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