Rear Brake Line.

[barbagris]

You're not getting off that easy - Splitter photos!.

 

[Paul Bryant]

There's still further development work to do.
It's basically sorted, just have details to finish off.

 

[BigKel]

All the way to the pub 15 miles each way.

I used to ride Waingaro pub to Glen Afton just about every weekend, most of the time pissed and no headlights.
Back then it was gravel from Glen Afton to the Waingaro rd turn off. Good fun.

 

[Nat67]

@Paul Bryant , judging by the photo your crossover / link pipe looks much the same as the Tors link and the one supplied with the DP outlaws . Would this be a correct assumption? They look like a great work in progress !

 

[zman8537]

Something like that happened to me. Early summer when I finally pulled my bike out for the first time this year, I took her for a blast down the road and the first time that I hit the brake, the pedal seemed like it went down a little further than usual. One of the next times I took her out for a quick ride down the road before starting to clean my garage, I parked it outside and cleaned my garage. Hours later I jumped on my bike to put her away, rode around my garage and hit the back brakes and I had zero back brakes! After pumping the rear brake pedal they did come back but still didn't feel right. It feels like there is almost a little resistance at some point (almost like a metal to metal feeling) when applying the brakes. Well it was still under warranty till the end of August so I took it to the dealership and told them what happened and I was thinking that the master cylinder was bad. They called me a couple days later and said that it was done. They said that it had air in the system and is a little common because the caliper is located higher than the master cylinder. He said the same thing happens on Honda Goldwing's when they sit for extended periods of time without riding and depressing the brake pedal from time to time. I am not buying it, air would have to be getting in the system somehow. My brakes are still not 100%. It still feels like there is a little resistance at times, which still leads me to believe that the master cylinder is bad. Any thoughts ???

 

[Paul Bryant]

In my case the lever was rock solid, no movement at all.
All I can suggest is to thoroughly bleed the system with a good quality, high spec fluid.
When I first got my bike, after hard use the pedal would go to the metal !
It turned out that there was a low spec fluid in the system and that it was boiling !
Flushing and re-bleeding with the good stuff and I've not had (that) problem since.
The Stealers are a bit off in that it is a good thing that the Caliper is higher than the Master Cylinder, air bubbles rise.

 

[barbagris]

It turned out that there was a low spec fluid in the system and that it was boiling !

Not assisted by the fact that the hose was probably not letting the pads back off fully. tbh I suspect the hose was the true cause not the fluid.

 

[Paul Bryant]

Not assisted by the fact that the hose was probably not letting the pads back off fully. tbh I suspect the hose was the true cause not the fluid.

Yes, in hind site you are probably quite correct.

 

[sonny]

Something like that happened to me. Early summer when I finally pulled my bike out for the first time this year, I took her for a blast down the road and the first time that I hit the brake, the pedal seemed like it went down a little further than usual. One of the next times I took her out for a quick ride down the road before starting to clean my garage, I parked it outside and cleaned my garage. Hours later I jumped on my bike to put her away, rode around my garage and hit the back brakes and I had zero back brakes! After pumping the rear brake pedal they did come back but still didn't feel right. It feels like there is almost a little resistance at some point (almost like a metal to metal feeling) when applying the brakes. Well it was still under warranty till the end of August so I took it to the dealership and told them what happened and I was thinking that the master cylinder was bad. They called me a couple days later and said that it was done. They said that it had air in the system and is a little common because the caliper is located higher than the master cylinder. He said the same thing happens on Honda Goldwing's when they sit for extended periods of time without riding and depressing the brake pedal from time to time. I am not buying it, air would have to be getting in the system somehow. My brakes are still not 100%. It still feels like there is a little resistance at times, which still leads me to believe that the master cylinder is bad. Any thoughts ???

Did they bleed the ABS system? or just the back brakes.

 

[zman8537]

Did they bleed the ABS system? or just the back brakes.

I am not sure, to be honest. He just said that there was air in the system and that they bled them and they were fine but I still say they are not 100%. It just seems like there is something like a little resistance or something (almost like a metal feel), but not all the time. It almost seems like the more I use them the better they are then when I ride long distances without using the rear brakes, I hit them and I get that strange feel from the brake pedal. I will have to experiment a little more but it won't be long and I will be putting her away for winter. I am also contemplating making a trip to Carpenter Racing during the winter too but I need to make sure the brakes are good before adding extra ponies.