brake lever excessive travel

["Jonathan Schulster" <Schulster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi ST/RSers,
Long time spent 'lurking' and occasionally reading the list.
I have the problem of *very* excessive brake lever travel before they bite. When they do they are powerful and progressive.  
Does anyone have any good ideas on how to permanently resolve the problem?
I have tried rebuilding the caliper and lubing the pins, bleeding the brakes etc. but the problem seems to come back after a very short time.
If this has been fixed on 2000 models, is there a new design of caliper that I can upgrade too?

This is really the only flaw on an excellent machine.  A friend with a '91 VFR tried it and was very impressed... guess what he's saving his pfennig's for this year :)  He was not too impressed with the brakes, when he nearly overshot the first bend :(

Thanks for the interesting and useful posts!
Jonathan
Darmstadt.
ps. if anyone is into art/architecture I just moved into the latest (and sadly last) creation of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser - the Darmstadt Waldspirale - check out www.bauvereinag.de/ and click on 'Waldspirale' for photos).  STers passing through SW Germany are welcome for the tour. Just drop me a line first...



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