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02-07-2016, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by texashillcountry

That's interesting.
Mine has stayed long travel.

Have you tried pushing the pistons back , then pump them back out.

Maybe do it a couple or 3 times.

Have seen this work more than a few times over the years.
Including on my own bike recently

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02-07-2016, 02:45 PM

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That's interesting.
Mine has stayed long travel.

You went to the larger bore MC when you went dual disc, right? If not, that could contribute.

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02-07-2016, 05:15 PM

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You went to the larger bore MC when you went dual disc, right? If not, that could contribute.

Yes I did.
If your bike came with dual disk it should have the same one as mine.

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02-07-2016, 05:17 PM

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Have you tried pushing the pistons back , then pump them back out.

Maybe do it a couple or 3 times.

Have seen this work more than a few times over the years.
Including on my own bike recently

WP

The brakes work fine.
The leaver just has a long travel which I actually prefer to the short travel I had with the smaller MC.

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02-07-2016, 10:44 PM

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Yes I did.
If your bike came with dual disk it should have the same one as mine.

Yeah, it did. 11/16 I think is what it is.

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02-14-2016, 11:35 AM

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I'm not sure I like the angle on the speedo cable, but extended speedo cables are plentiful and cheap. If it gives me problems, I'll get a longer one and rotate the drive clockwise to change the approach angle.

Update. Speedo quit yesterday, as pretty much expected. That really isn't as troubling as the fact that the turn signals won't cancel when it's inop. Rode over 200 miles yesterday being THAT guy.....

Fixing to take the cable off and see if it's the cable or the drive. Will need a longer cable either way.

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