bleeding rear brakes on a KX100?!?!

[stormer94]

The old rear pads were shot, so we replaced them with new pads. The bike is a 2000. Put in the (aleegedly the best EBC pads I could get).

the rear brake pedal has like 3" of travel and it feels pretty spongey and not very aggressive. You can lock it up, but it sure seems like it takes a lot of effort compared to the front which you can lock up with one finger. So I bled the rear brake at the caliper, 5-6 times. When I really started to look at it, it seemed pretty silly because the rear brake line off the hydraulic cyclinder goes straight up, then down to the rear caliper, so any air would likely stay way up there, wouldn't it? I bled them anyway, and it didn't do anything for me.

What's the trick on those brakes? Is there some adjustment I need to get ironed out that I missed?

I don't have the shop manual, yet, and it's my first time ever with brake pads, so I'm a rookie dufus in this area.

Much thanks,
Bob

 

[TrackMaster]

If youve got new brake pads, and freshly bleed brakes, it should take more effort NOT to lock them.. :eek: Are you sure you got all the air out? I hear what youre saying, but the whole brake line should be full of fluid with no air at all. When you bled them, you pumped the brake, smashed the lever, THEN released the bleeder while still holding the lever down right? This is especially touchy on the back brake for some reason... I had ALL the air out of my back brake line, and didnt have any brakes for almost a whole day, then they were back to normal. But I didnt replace the pads either. That may have had something to do with it.:confused:

 

[stormer94]

FritoBandito...

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Dude, we got screwed, we got both used bikes... :confused: :)

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