eman13261
XS650 Enthusiast
To begin with I understand that there are a lot of threads concerning brakes, however i'm posting because i've been attempting to fix this issue for about a month with little to no progress and have reached despiration.
Both the front (dual disc) and rear (disc) brakes on my 81 xs650 special II kind-of work and i'm comfortable riding the bike for a short distance but they aren't nearly as responsive as they used to be. I've tried every method of bleeding (vacuum, pre-filling the lines with fluid, reverse bleeding, traditional, ect...), even took it to a trusted shop and they were unable to get the brakes back to their prior performance. Both myself and the mechanic checked the caliper parts, brake lines and master cylinder but didn't find anything abnormal. We came to the conclusion that the next step is likely replacing parts. Any thoughts/input?
Both the front (dual disc) and rear (disc) brakes on my 81 xs650 special II kind-of work and i'm comfortable riding the bike for a short distance but they aren't nearly as responsive as they used to be. I've tried every method of bleeding (vacuum, pre-filling the lines with fluid, reverse bleeding, traditional, ect...), even took it to a trusted shop and they were unable to get the brakes back to their prior performance. Both myself and the mechanic checked the caliper parts, brake lines and master cylinder but didn't find anything abnormal. We came to the conclusion that the next step is likely replacing parts. Any thoughts/input?