Rear Brake "Soft"

[mfay@xxxxxxxxx (Martin Fay)]

     Hi Chris,
     
     The rear brakes seem to be inconsistant on the STs.
     Some are as you describe. Some, like mine, are excellent.
     You should be able to adjust out the free play but my rear brakes are 
     the best I've had on any bike in so far as they actually can be used 
     to stop the machine. I'm at a loss to explain this difference.
     
     Could I suggest the following course of action.
     1: Adjust out the play at the lever via the threaded rod between the 
     lever and master cylinder.
     2: Clean the disk thoroughly to remove any oily residue (possibly the 
     pads also).
     3: Bleed the brake line.
     4: Remove the caliper and check for sticking pistons.
     
     Obviously, with a new machine your dealer should undertake some of 
     this work but steps one and two should be relatively straight forward.
     
     HTH,
     Martin

     The rear brake seems to have a large amount of travel in it (way more 
     than the "zero travel" of my Speed Triple rear brake), but seems to 
     brake as Triumph intended it (i.e. not much, but it wont lock on you). 
     Does any one else have a "long throw" rear brake? 


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