Tool man
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posted June 16, 2007 08:03 AM
Soft brake lever?
My Wife's '06 636 has way more lever travel than I think it should have.
I have bled all three bleeders and checked the brake pads ( only has 3000 mi) on bike.
The fluid is full and uncontaminated.
The lever come halfway back before an action and feels soft and mushy.
I am thinking bad master cylinder seal, anybody else have an idea??
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fish_antlers
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posted June 17, 2007 10:16 AM
ZX-14 has better brakes than an 06 636.
Easy solution... buy a 1098 
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princesskiwi
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posted June 17, 2007 11:01 AM
 Edited By: princesskiwi on 17 Jun 2007 12:02
Orignally when I first started riding my 00 ZX6R, I liked the amount of play with the brakes, as a newer rider - it meant that I wasn't likely to get into trouble grabbing too much brake.
Then after a (half) season - I wanted better preformance.
I changed to braided lines and EBC HH pads - I found that helped.
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Tool man
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posted June 17, 2007 02:41 PM
Thanks.. you two, See ya a Femoto. Up for the track day Fri?
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princesskiwi
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posted June 18, 2007 12:56 PM
Flying in Friday afternoon - probably going to get some supplies and chill out by the pool.
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stevewfl
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posted June 27, 2007 05:29 PM
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Orignally when I first started riding my 00 ZX6R, I liked the amount of play with the brakes, as a newer rider - it meant that I wasn't likely to get into trouble grabbing too much brake.
Then after a (half) season - I wanted better preformance.
I changed to braided lines and EBC HH pads - I found that helped.
+1 braided lines are the ONLY way to go unless you enjoy mushy. As little as I use the back brakes I still go braided.
Even the BACK brake of my track bike got a braided line. (sorta' overkill but I use it to preload the front brakes when braking hard)
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