Approx 1 month ago I changed the rear pads on my 1150GS ABS, by simply pushing the caliper pistons out enough to get a new pair in.
Everything worked fine, done about 100 miles including the Leicestershire Ford ride, with no problems.
Got on the bike this morning, and the rear brake felt just like it was full of air, I could pump it up a bit but it was unusable.
Geoff Deacon (venerable member of this forum) kindly bled the rear brakes whilst i was at work, and now they seem fine.
Theory: pushing the fluid back up the Abs lines sends the seals the `wrong way` and they eventually `flick back` creating a small vacuum, which manifests itself as air in the lines....
This has come from a work mate who reckons he used to come across this problem on certain ABS equipped Nissans.
Anybody else come across the same sort of problem?
Everything worked fine, done about 100 miles including the Leicestershire Ford ride, with no problems.
Got on the bike this morning, and the rear brake felt just like it was full of air, I could pump it up a bit but it was unusable.
Geoff Deacon (venerable member of this forum) kindly bled the rear brakes whilst i was at work, and now they seem fine.
Theory: pushing the fluid back up the Abs lines sends the seals the `wrong way` and they eventually `flick back` creating a small vacuum, which manifests itself as air in the lines....
This has come from a work mate who reckons he used to come across this problem on certain ABS equipped Nissans.
Anybody else come across the same sort of problem?
Bryn
