Hi all, long time no see. Last time I worked on the brakes on the connie was 2018 or 19, so I figured I'd do pads all the way around, and bleed em...simple enough, right?
So the pads came in, and in installing them (front btw) I found that the ones on the bike were like 80%+ so...that was a waste, but oh well brakes it's better to be safe than sorry. So I put new pads on and went to bleed. Now, my brake handle had sort of been getting soft lately, so I figured this was a good opportunity to correct that and again its been at least 3 years since I did maintenance on the brakes. Pop the reservoir and fluid is a little discolored, but not bad at all. I opted to go Motul this time around to see if it's as good as everyone claims. Well I cannot seem to get full engagement on the brakes at all. I've done this job 4-6 times with no issues, so I'd like to think I've got it down by this point. I've got the speigler 2 line stainless front brake lines, and now new pads, and motul RBF 600 fluid and I only get what I would say is 70-80% engagement when the handle is fully in, and no real resistance until its mostly pulled in.
Now, when doing the fluid change, I just pump it out via the handle, and I never let it drop to let air into the system. I am getting solid fluid at the bleeder, no air, and even when I give it my 3 pumps and hold to close the bleeder it doesnt seem to help. Again, I've done this several times and never had any issue...so I'm scratching my head. What am I doing wrong?
So the pads came in, and in installing them (front btw) I found that the ones on the bike were like 80%+ so...that was a waste, but oh well brakes it's better to be safe than sorry. So I put new pads on and went to bleed. Now, my brake handle had sort of been getting soft lately, so I figured this was a good opportunity to correct that and again its been at least 3 years since I did maintenance on the brakes. Pop the reservoir and fluid is a little discolored, but not bad at all. I opted to go Motul this time around to see if it's as good as everyone claims. Well I cannot seem to get full engagement on the brakes at all. I've done this job 4-6 times with no issues, so I'd like to think I've got it down by this point. I've got the speigler 2 line stainless front brake lines, and now new pads, and motul RBF 600 fluid and I only get what I would say is 70-80% engagement when the handle is fully in, and no real resistance until its mostly pulled in.
Now, when doing the fluid change, I just pump it out via the handle, and I never let it drop to let air into the system. I am getting solid fluid at the bleeder, no air, and even when I give it my 3 pumps and hold to close the bleeder it doesnt seem to help. Again, I've done this several times and never had any issue...so I'm scratching my head. What am I doing wrong?