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Re: [ST] rear brake sensitivity question



Try adjusting the throw on the actuating rod for rear pedal,  so you 
have a little more pedal travel before it actually applies the rear 
brake.  Just a thought, but it may help.

Dave Bardell

pjs962003-sprintst@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>i will double check the brakes visually, haven't noticed any lubricant on the tire and the pads look good. this one just seems extra sensitive. i am not doing hard stops regularly or track days and i am looking far ahead.   this last time occurred on saturday, and it wasn't a hard stop at all until the rear tire locked up unexpectedly.  one thing i didn't check before i left was my tire pressure, could under or over inflated tires cause this? i have been running 36psi front 42psi rear cold like the book says. i am running an avon 45 up front and a 46 in the rear. now one thing i have seen before is that the brakes are better then the tire can grip. saw it with brembos on my STi (cage) when i left my race pads with street tires once before i had a chance to swap them out for the street pads.
> 
>here is what i think:
> 
>1. visually inspect the brakes
>2. i need to go practice stops and have some one observe and see if i am grabbing the rear brake too early
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Chris Harwood <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:59:34 AM
>Subject: Re: [ST] rear brake sensitivity question
>
>
>Philip
>
>I'm on an RS and 2000 year but although the back brake is adequate (and
>good compared to some bikes) I have to try hard to lock the rear wheel. 
>Have you done a visual on the disc, pads and tyre.  Is lubricant getting
>on the tyre?
>
>If you've done the advanced riding you're not going to be applying the
>rear brake before the front one has loaded the forks properly.  You
>sound as though you do hard stops quite regularly.  Are you reading the
>road ahead well or are we talking track days?
>
>The other thing to check is for non-standard parts if you bought it
>used in particular.
>
>If the rear shock is slow to extend that could reduce the load on the
>tyre under braking as well.
>
>
>HTH
>
>Chris Harwood
>00 RS
>
>  
>
>>>>pjs962003-sprintst@xxxxxxxxx 17/01/2006 14:39:00 >>>
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>>>>
>i have had my '03 sprint st now for almost a year, and i have noticed
>the rear brake is much more sensitive then it was on my speed four. i
>talked to my brother in law who has a speed triple, and he says his is
>pretty weak. mine seems to be extra sensitive, during hard stops it
>locks up almost everytime. i took the motorcycle safety foundation
>advanced course last year and noticed this also along with the
>instructors.
>
>is something wrong with it, or is this just a character of this bike.
>or is it a riding error on my part (a possibility only been riding for 2
>years)? it locked up again on saturday and it wasn't a hard stop at all?
>wondering if the dealer could dial it back a little. i am not locking up
>the front otherwise i might be writing this from the hospital or repair
>shop (knocking on wood)...
>
>philip
>03' sprint st "the royal banana"
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