coxxy

A common problem on these brakes really designed for stopping on an orange traffic light!

It was a similar case with ours two seasons ago, lots of fade and lever to bar problems leaving a concerned rider.

It took the following to get them as hot as was needed to run at the front of the MRO pack:

1. PF pads with 2mm+ wear left
2. Hel lines, blue preferred
3. Racing blue or top spec brake fluid (SRF Racing)
4. Spotlessly clean internals on calipers and master cylinder, blown through with air lines or brake cleaner
5. Polished pistons in calipers, mirror finish
6. New seals on caliper and master cylinder
7. Spotlessly clean caliper externals for good heat loss
8. System bleed at top banjo joint (double banjo bolt with bleed nipple helps)
9. Removal of dust seals on calipers and pre use clean over with brake cleaner including discs
10. Stock brake discs with no warping and min thickness + left on wear, keep dust free for good heat loss
11. Disc bobbins in good condition
12. New fluid every 3 race weekends


Keeping all this in tip top condition and the brake pads will wear and profile onto the disc gaining more and more bite, the lever will become stiffer and stiffer after each bleeding cycle with no fade at all eventually possible.

Hope this helps!

coxxy