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aesmith · 01-05-17, 03:34 PM

Something wrong with the master cylinder would be my guess. The SV brakes are quite straightforward to bleed with no special tricks needed, so if you've had a couple of goes then it's unlikely that you haven't got that part sorted.

New pads can give increased travel when they bed in, but not that much. When I've changed the pads I've just set the lever further out, and it sorts itself out after a couple of hundred miles.

01-05-17, 03:34 PM	#6
aesmith Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 966	Re: Brakes still soft after rebuild Something wrong with the master cylinder would be my guess. The SV brakes are quite straightforward to bleed with no special tricks needed, so if you've had a couple of goes then it's unlikely that you haven't got that part sorted. New pads can give increased travel when they bed in, but not that much. When I've changed the pads I've just set the lever further out, and it sorts itself out after a couple of hundred miles.