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Old 05-01-2006, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by CaliDuc
In general the rear brakes are useless on the SS. Try bleeding the line a couple of times and see if it gets any better. I NEVER use my rear brake. (Only sitting at a stop on incline/decline) Maybe you can use the driveway and see if it keeps the bike from moving. That will at least tell you if it is working at all. I locked my rear one time in a situation where I wasn't paying attention on an unfamiliar road, going too fast to find out the turn coming up was waaaay sharper than I thought. I think grabbing a handful of front brake helped bring the back up enough to lock it in that situation.
Thanks for the input CaliDuc. The only time it seems to work is during incline/decline while stopped to keep it from moving. At a very low speed (15) it slows down the bike. Slow is the word, and not stop.
Btw, i'm uploading my gps pics from my camera soon.
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