>I was recently showroom dreaming on my day off in
>my local Honda, Kawasaki, Susuki dealership. When I
>sat on the new bikes and grabbed some front brake
>I was impressed at the zero travel in the front brake
>lever. Upon leaving on my GTS, I compared front brake
>lever travel. Maybe it's the latest technology on the
>new 01 bikes or just 8yrs. and 46,000 miles on my
>93 GTS, but my front brake lever travel is 1.25"
>travel before firm pressure starts. The front and
>rear ABS perform flawlessly, and I'm otherwise very
>happy with my brakes performance. Brake fluid has
>been changed every 6-12 months since new and I just
>can't remember if it had the travel when new or does
>it happen so gradually over time that you just don't
>realize it? Or is my front master getting senile
>in it's old age?
On my GTS the lever would pull right back to the bar .
The cause was worn caliper seals which would grab the pistons when the brake
was applied and pull them further back into the caliper body , which would
then mean the lever had to be pulled back further before the pads would
contact the disc.My old seals looked ok , but when i changed them the brake
was back to normal .
atb Nick T
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