XTZ750 Front Brake
Hello there - not sure if this is truely the correct section however, I would appreciate your comments or redirection...
I have just bought a 1989 Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere and it has a terrible front brake - ie the lever comes back to the bars with relative ease!!! Although the brake scrubbs low speed off, it is virtually non existenet at higher speeds. I used to have a race bike so know a little about brakes and I know the XTZ's brake won't be anything like the race bike however they are meant to work, aren't they???
I have replaced all rubber seals (master cyclinder and capliers), bled a number of times, from the nipples and banjos, checked the hoses with clamps along their length and they seems fine.
Any ideas? or are they just rubbish!!! it almost feels as though the master cylinder hasn't got enough umph to power all 4 pots, as when I clamp one side after the spliter in the hose the lever works a lot better, and teh same on teh other side!!
Cheers,
Matt.
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