argentum40 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Ok basically the front brake on the bandit is shite.. The lever has a few mill of travel then goes hard and abit notchy when heaved on, thebrakes are wooden as well and its getting steadily worse...Calipers have been rebuilt with new seals etc and new fuild a few months ago.. Any ideas folks?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Wonder if bandit suffer same problem as gsxr??http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/10/ ... ource=t.co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Mine is an older MKI B6 so doubt it will be related in truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 what pads are you using? this could be the wooden feel as for the smooth operation whats it like when riding? does it feel smooth or notchy? check the pivot point and maybe worth rebuilding the master cylinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissb6 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hi, When you say wooden makes me think you might need to change the pads and possibly hoses.Sintered pads take some beating this web page might be of helphttp://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/Brembo_ ... ycles.htmlWould sooner have a bad engine than bad brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Cant remember what pads i am using to be honest... The pivot point is greased up and not overtightened..MC has been highlighted and the rubber cover is torn so crap might have gotten in i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 +1 on the Master cylinder rebuild....... I've got Carbone Lorraine pads on both my bikes......like the feel of them.....the EBC pads that were on the Speedie when I got it were a bit wooden.....but plenty of others on here rate them....so maybe they were just some sh*t ones that were on the bike..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I have run both carbone lorraine and now have EBC I used the CL ones for years till I swapped to the EBC I thought they were the mutts nutts! the CL ones are great but do need a bit of heat in them to make them work as they are intended whereas the EBC just work from the offfor normal road riding I recommend EBC over Carbone Lorraine if your going to be pushing it both are just as good as each other and only price will be a factor they both give good feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissb6 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I have run both carbone lorraine and now have EBC I used the CL ones for years till I swapped to the EBC I thought they were the mutts nutts! the CL ones are great but do need a bit of heat in them to make them work as they are intended whereas the EBC just work from the offfor normal road riding I recommend EBC over Carbone Lorraine if your going to be pushing it both are just as good as each other and only price will be a factor they both give good feel Go for the best you can afford, no price can cover the security of knowing you have a good set of brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Silly question... have you checked that the lever and pivot aren't fouling anything? I've had similar problems before and found that the lever clamp thingy just needed turning a few degrees as the lever would touch the banjo bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastanglianbiker Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 might be worth going braided on the lines as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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