rear brake fade

[Lance McCaw]

Here my dilemma. New brake pads,new stainless steel lines,brakes are all bleed good. Rear brake feels good and firm before I ride. Once on the road awhile rear pedal goes down like brakes are hot, but I still have good brakes. I have dot 4 brake fluid now. To me it feels like maybe I should rebuild master cylinder rebleed and try again in the spring. I am also going to adjust the pedal travel where the clevis pin goes in the yoke. Anyone else had this problem or am I just to picky about my brakes on the 1987 Voyager. I love this bike it is a joy to ride.

[Bill from Baltimore]

I had brake fade too,I did all kinds of things to the brakes , still had fading till I noticed the bleeder on the caliper was on just enough of an angle to keep little bit of air in the caliper, I removed the caliper and placed a peace of wood in place of the rotor so not to blow the pistons out of the caliper while bleeding the caliper, low and behold a couple bubbles of air came out when I bleed them again, then reinstalled the calipers, the brakes have been solid ever since

[Lance McCaw]

Yes I did that also. Did everything Carl told me to do. Maybe I will try bleeding again. Gonna have to anyway when I rebuild all my master cylinders including the clutch.