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Old Nov 19, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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2011 Wide Glide...Lever has very little travel. Any suggestions? How do I adjust?
 
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Usually the question is "how do I bleed the front brake to get rid of the excess travel in the lever"? Are your brakes functioning properly?
 
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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Brakes work fine...Just thought lever doesn't have enough travel! Tough to pull...
 
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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The firmer the lever the better in my opinion. A firm lever will stop the bike quicker.
 
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Is this your first Harley? Just wondering because during my transition from sport and metric cruisers the heavy pull of the HD brakes was one of the first things I noticed.
 
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No, this is not my first! Its my 7th actually! However it is the first one that has had this minimal travel with front brake.
 
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Did you change bars? I put some mini apes on my 2011 FXDC and I lost some travel of the front brake lever. The brakes worked fine but it felt weird at first.
 
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It might mean the brake caliper or the master cylinder's piston bore is corroded, piston is dragging or wedging in the bore.
 
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