soft rear brakes--cr125

#1 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 9:40 AM

my rear brake pedal seems a little soft. bled the brake line to remove any air that could have gotten in. stiffened it up a bit, but not quite where i like it. any suggestions to increase the braking power a bit?

#2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 10:04 AM

Steel braided lines will help, and make sure you bled them properly.

Honda MX bikes have the best brakes in the business, so something sounds wrong to me.

#3 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 10:18 AM

when i did bleed the line, the only fluid i had on had was dot3. it states to use dot4 only. would that make a difference to bleed #3 completely out and refill with #4?

#4 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geneva8993

when i did bleed the line, the only fluid i had on had was dot3. it states to use dot4 only. would that make a difference to bleed #3 completely out and refill with #4?

I doubt it would cause a problem you would feel - but either way I would definitely put the recommended fluid in there. Motul is what I always ran in my MX bikes.

#5 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 12:22 PM

thanks for the advice.

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