Front Brakes

Post by **diesel** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:15 pm

Hi. quick one. what kind of travel should you be getting with the front brake lever? mine sucks and if i grab a handful i could nigh on get it to the bars. I have an old cb650 that moves half an inch and feels solid.

There are no leakes etc etc but i have bled the brakes. Maybe i didnt do it right??

Any ideas lads and lasses?

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:36 pm

kwaks are known for soft brakes mate, unless you're prepared to replace the master cylinder for a larger one you aint gonna get em as good as your Cbs, a good strip and rebuild with new seals all round should help.if they pull back to the bars they will fail the MOT.

Post by **diesel** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:32 pm

yea. i did strip em etc,cleaned em up, the seals were fine. i think its a gay bleeding sesh ive done on em. i was using a one way brake bleed valve and didnt go too well. i think ill change the hard tubing for softer clear stuff to make a better seal on the nipple.

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:39 pm

i've heard people use ptfe tape on the bleed nipples too to stop amy leakages around the threads, might help?

Scott221 · Post by **Scott221** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:05 pm

The calipers are toad mate, thats the problem. Me and Gem have been battling the same issue for well over 6 months now. Gem replaced his MC with a brembo and is now braking like Rossi.

Post by **zimm** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:18 pm

could be worn discs ?

could be not having bled them thoroughly, i've had a couple of sets of calipers which despite being bled/rebuilt always kept the pads too far from the disc at rest, so you always got a "long" lever as the pistons had to move miles. Worn discs cause the same thing.

the brakes on my race bike are nothing special (stock H calipers/discs/MC + braided lines and HH pads) and work perfect.

Post by **diesel** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:20 pm

Scott221 wrote:The calipers are toad mate, thats the problem. Me and Gem have been battling the same issue for well over 6 months now. Gem replaced his MC with a brembo and is now braking like Rossi.

aftermarket posh job or an upgrade off another bike mate?

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:39 pm

have a look on ebay for brembo master cylinders.

Post by **diesel** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:30 pm

ok Baz. what do i need to look for exactly? i see some on E-Bay but fecked if i know what will work etc?

any hints?

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