rear brake adjustment

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willmoir · #1 Post by **willmoir** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:39 pm

can anyone enlighten me how to adjust the amount of travel on the rear brake lever seems an awful lot before the brake starts to bite and i,ve bled it many times so i do,nt think there is air in the system

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:07 pm

Rear brake on a Falco ?

What's that then

TBH they do a bit to stabilise the bike under braking - and probably do a bit more than we often give them credit for. IMHO, most of the slowing down of the back wheel comes from engine braking though.

Nooj · #3 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:25 pm

How worn are the pads?

Falco9 · #4 Post by **Falco9** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:10 pm

Bleeding the rear brake on virtually any Aprilia (Falco's included) is a difficult thing to do properly. To get the caliper bled fully it really needs to be removed from the brake plate and raised above the level of the master cylinder.
Have a look here for some more details on the process we are using (the royal "we" of course) on the Tuono's & RSVR's (same brake as the Falco)

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/show ... hp?t=15500

Read all the post's. You'll need a lot of fluid and plenty of patience to do the job properly. Although it has to be said there are a lot of people who just weight the brake lever down by hanging a very heavy weight off it and leave it overnight.............voila......instant improvement!!

F9

willmoir · #5 Post by **willmoir** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:52 pm

ok thanks guys i will try removing tha caliper as per the thread falco 9 posted went for a blast this afternoon and no brake at all so i guess theres an air lock after all

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:32 pm

willmoir wrote:ok thanks guys i will try removing tha caliper as per the thread falco 9 posted went for a blast this afternoon and no brake at all so i guess theres an air lock after all

Yeah - they are a b#gg@r to bleed.

back_marker · #7 Post by **back_marker** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:48 pm

Quite simple to bleed once you realise what the problem is (well, it would be if you had 3 hands).

The bleed nipple is at the bottom of the caliper when attached to the bike, with the hose attached to the top. if you remove the caliper and hold it upside down whilst bleeding the it takes a matter of a couple of minutes. only problem is the need for extra hands to operate the brake, hold the caliper and tighten/loosen the nipple at the same time.

willmoir · #8 Post by **willmoir** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:38 pm

just followed your advice back marker worked a treat cheers