Rear brake works poorly if at all!

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eugeart · #1 Unread post by **eugeart** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:05 am

I noticed my rear brake on the 83' Honda cbx stopped responding suddenly. I checked the pads. They had plenty o'meat on them. I then bled the rear and had my rear brakes again. The bike sat for a few days and the brakes have returned to the prior no-performance state. I checked the reservoir and the fluid is at the low mark- the way it was after I bled them. The fluid looks good too. Very clean, clear and without discoloration.

What do ya'll think it could be?

Wizzard · #2 Unread post by **Wizzard** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:28 pm

I cannot imagine fluid loss without you noticing it . Not having discs on the rear of my scoot and not having that problem with my front disc leaves me without an answer for you . Betcha someone will be along shortly with some theories tho .
Regards , Wizzard

eugeart · #3 Unread post by **eugeart** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:35 pm

I didn't see any loss of fluid.I bled the brakes and the fluid dropped down to the low level mark in the reservoir and has stayed at that point. I just hadn't filled it yet to the max line.

Could it be that road conditions bounced a little air back into the lines since the fluid wasn't at the max level?

flynrider · #4 Unread post by **flynrider** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:01 pm

eugeart wrote:Could it be that road conditions bounced a little air back into the lines since the fluid wasn't at the max level?

That's quite possible. I've had that happen before on my bikes and planes (danged turbulence).

BuzZz · #5 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:04 pm

Re-bleed 'em and keep the level up..... think of it like gas, you don't want to be riding around on 'Min' all the time, eh?

eugeart · #6 Unread post by **eugeart** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:54 pm

OK!! I finally got back to the brakes and re-bled the rear after topping the reservoir up. Then refill. Seems to be working fine now after a few days. I bled the front too. They seem to need flushing but I'll get around to'em eventually.

Seems MIN on a reservoir really means "fill to MAX or no brakes".