Hello,

Did a quick search but nothing came up. Prob a dumb question but here goes.

I got my bike back from my indie a couple of weeks ago, and due to bad weather have only been able to ride it last weekend for a couple of hours.

He changed the stearingwheel and the brakelines (used new onces from Barnett) - clutchcables etc.
What I did notice in my frontbrake is that the lever itself is more spongy than before, and the bike itself doesn't brake as good. Its a fat bob with dual front brakes but it feels more like the braking of a single front.

What should I check? Air in the lines? enough oil? How do I do these things? Please advice.

 

Take it back to the seller/installer and have them fix it.

 

agreed there is def air in the line, the lever should be firm... they need to be re bled, there is not something to just check the whole thing needs redone

 

Sounds like you need to bleed your brakes. You may need to do it several times to get all the air out. If it's still a problem after bleeding the brakes many times, you might want to zip tie the brake lever to the handlebars overnight to create some pressure and squeeze out any remaining air bubbles.

 

tHEY PROBABLY DIDNT CLEAN THE PISTONS. tHAT WILL CAUSE THEM TO FEEL SPONGY AMONG OTHER THINGS STATED PREVIOUSLY.

Effin caps lock!

 

Here is the trick when you bleed a single brake caliper, crank the steering all the way to the right so the bleeder screw sits at the highest point. That way you will get rid of all the air, work every time.
You can also try THIS

 

You really should take (not ride) it back to the person who did the work. Why correct the work you paid some one else to perform.
If all that changed brake wise was the new brake lines, then you most likely have air in the system still.

http://forums.supertrapp.com/showthr...o-Bleed-Brakes

 

This is money here. Lock that lever down, then tap with the plastic handle of a screw driver, working your way up from the caliper all the way to the top banjo bolt. Leave it locked down, and do it again in three or four hours. Or overnight. You will be surprised how much stiffer it gets. Some have popped the brake res cap to do it, but I don't. Don't want to contaminate the fluid. Look at the position of the caliper, and figure out if you need to turn the forks to give the air a pathway up. Good luck.

 

thanks all for the input! I will try bleeding them later this week.

 

if yoiu paid someone to do this i would take it back, sounds like they did not do the job correct the first time... did you check your fittings for leaks at the crush gaskets? I also would have to agree with Soft, this can be caused from a poor seal due to dirty pistons