just picked up my hypermotard (standard model) today, and am having a blast putting break-in miles on it.
love everything about the bike, except am not too sure about the rear brake. this is my 4th duc, so i am aware duc rear brakes traditionally do not work ... but have read from other hyper owners that their bike's rear brake can lock up the rear. i will try bleading the system, and cleaning the rotor with brake cleaner ... but am wondering if there is some trick to get it to work well. right now, it seems like a foot rest .... can't get rear to even get close to locking.
grazie mike ... i adjusted the linkage last night and rode 20 miles ... seems a little better. bleeding and cleaning the rotor is on the agenda for today after watching motogp.
Heya John, just give it a little time and gunge to take the shiny edge off and it should sweeten up pretty quickly along with actually using it, on Mal the more I used it the better it became to the point where I can lock the rear easily.
That is great news, my brake advice consultancy business is really taking off, now I thought about it for six hours, travel exp, dispersments, tax, photocopying, consulting locals, consulting non locals, tell ya what john, just gimme ya bike and we can call it quits, I am feeling generous today!
That is great news, my brake advice consultancy business is really taking off, now I thought about it for six hours, travel exp, dispersments, tax, photocopying, consulting locals, consulting non locals, tell ya what john, just gimme ya bike and we can call it quits, I am feeling generous today!
ciao andi -
i consulted my lawyer and was willing to oblige your request, but he advised me that if i gave you my bike, and a forest in nz burned down, i might be held liable
i consulted my lawyer and was willing to oblige your request, but he advised me that if i gave you my bike, and a forest in nz burned down, i might be held liable
johnc
.... I am willing to take the risk
So back to the original threeeeeeeaad is the back brake any good or just for show comparing it to other Ducs?
My bike had a lot of slop in the way the rear brake felt. I thought maybe it was the way the pedal is set at the factory. After moving it up a few clicks it still did not seem right. I checked the free play and it was way off.
The rear works much better now and was a big improvement.
i consulted my lawyer and was willing to oblige your request, but he advised me that if i gave you my bike, and a forest in nz burned down, i might be held liable
sounds kinda fishy to me, but what do i know?
thanks again for the expert advise.
con molto rispetto,
johnc
That is to funny....there are a few with humor around here .
what is secret sauce to get rear break to work?
Linear Mode
