Lever Travel

Discussion in 'Maintenance' started by t0m541, Sep 29, 2013.

  1. t0m541

    t0m541 Senior Member

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    On my RR7 I have fitted stainless brake lines.
    I also have the same lines in the same configuration on my Suzuki.
    I bled the blade lines in the same way I did the Suzuki, however the front brake lever on the Suki has very little travel before the brakes have the bike in a stoppie, the blade though, the lever is nearly at the throttle grip before its hauling the bike up.
    Both levers are exactly the same shorty ones, in fact, I think if the Honda lever was the originsl long one, it would bottom out on the grip before full pressure brakes.
    Do blade brakes have a lot of lever travel or should I do some investigation and try to get some improvement, it is a little worrying braking from high speed and finding that the brakes feel like they aren't going to provide enough stopping power !!
     
  2. scratcher

    scratcher Active Member

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  3. ColinBR

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    If you have just re-bled the brakes, then I would say that maybe you have still got some air in the system.
    We did the same to a mates 07 HRC and after a bit of head scratching we found that after bleeding from the bottom up it was still spongey.

    We then cracked the lines at the banjo (at master cylinder) a fair amount of air came out and instantly the lever was solid.
    Worth a go first mate.
     

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