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#1 |
giggity
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: socal
Moto: street, sumo & dirty
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The brakes on my KTM don't grab until the lever is basically on the bar. Is that necessarily air in the lines or is it something else? It grabs fine, not spongy at all, just way late.
I'm supposed to go ride today and I don't have any brake fluid so I'm hoping it's something else but I can't find anything :/ |
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#2 |
too much time on my hands
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: the northern district of god damn
Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now.
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sounds like air in the lines, or a MAJOR problem. I'd go buy some brake fluid, and begin looking for the cause. not safe to ride until problem is fixed IMO.
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giggity
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Semi-reformed Squid
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Sounds like a mechanical issue w/ the lever/pivot/plunger, if it's not spongy at all.
Agreed on not riding until identifying & correcting. |
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#5 |
giggity
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Well bleeding made it grab in the normal spot, but when I bled it it was mostly air that came out. I think there's a leak around the bleeder. It grabs earlier now but it's super grabby and doesn't have much modulation.
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Semi-reformed Squid
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#7 |
too much time on my hands
Join Date: Jul 2008
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I'd still do a good check to make sure nothing is amiss. a brake system shouldnt let air in, at all.
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Trip's Assistant
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Does it ever firm up?
The brakes you F'in homos! |
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#9 |
too much time on my hands
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: the northern district of god damn
Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now.
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#10 |
giggity
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Did I have a post deleted? Yes, it gets firm, but it becomes totally grabby. It never bleeds clean though, it constantly coughs up a ton of air.
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