rear brake

Okay I’m stumped here. Rear brakes working, pulled them off when I took the engine out. Had the fluid reservoir hanging upside down for some time. I’m assuming I introduced some air into the line as it would give me no pressure when I reassembled. So I tried… many times, to bleed the...

Hey guys hope all is well! I have spent most of the day trying multiple things on my rear brake system on my 1980 XS650SG and have had no luck. I have recently purchased a new rear master cylinder from mikesxs and I am still having the same issue. There are no brake oil leaks and I can't get it...

Laid the bike down on Sunday while riding around the neighborhood testing my clutch adjustment. Low-sided on the brake side, so the brake pedal and brake lever twisted upwards, but not much else in the way of damage. Ordered the brake pedal sold on MikesXS as a replacement, and was surprised to...

* NOTE: Not the finished product..........corrections to be made to files and write up to come Any input welcome from others experience............ NOTE: This conversion could be done on 70-73 Models but there is some differences in the length of the swing-arm and frame dimensions, this...

Hey everyone, so during the process of my little chopper build I searched everywhere for some sort of rear brake reservoir that was small enough to look good on the back of my hard tail but i couldn't find anything that i really like. Long story short I designed a reservoir myself and actually...

When I had my rear wheel off during disassembly, I must have hit the rear brake, because the pads are now touching each other and they will not release. Kind of a bummer because I was hoping to have the bike rolling tonight. Finished rebuilding the motor and installed it in the frame-- just...

When I press my brake pedal it goes down so far. Maybe 3 inches or so. My Haynes manual is too confusing. Does anyone know how to explain how to adjust it? If someone has pictures that'd be awesome. Bret

On my '78 Standard with spoked wheels the brake pedal sits too high for me to slide my foot over it without lifting off the footrest. I can't see any adjustment as it relies on touching the underside of the footrest. I am thinking of building it up with weld to make it sit lower. Is this the...