JOHN J

i lucked out and got a gsxr radial for free so i put it on the crunchy piece bled it from every hole possible and its still alittle spongy so i go out to ride and i have to pump it up to get some extra pressure to bring the *** end up.


what do i need to do to fix this? i have heard gsxr radials are a pain in the ***. also all i had was dot 3 in the garage.......


omr whats your on this

nolimitriderz

Gsxr masters are not that great and this is probably the reason u got it for free! If you have to pump it kinda sounds like your rotors may be tweaked just a bit and spreading your pads as you ride. But hey i'm not OMR so we will wait for him to chime in

Ethiopian

try some dot 4 fluid for sure, either the masters bad or theres still air in it somewhere. i use a gsxr master and its great.

JOHN J

no hate bro just hes quick to chime in on **** like this.....

i did check them cuz i had to change my front tire and i even got a second opinion as well and they are not tweaked. i just wont pump up solid when i bled the bitch...

ive bled the hell out of this thing and i was to lazy to go buy some dot 4 when i put it on... maybe now im paying the price for it.......

600flipper

I dont remember what the thread says but theres a thread about how to bleed em good like upside down or some **** ill try to find it.

JOHN J

steve did you bleed yours right side up or upside down? i need help

*Tanus*

I bought a gix radial off ebay a while back,put it on the front brakes and for some reason could not get it bleed right(tried like 10 times) lever would squeeze all the way to handlebar. then,I swapped the aftermarket lever for a stock one and it was instantly perfect. (on the #6 setting you couldnt get it near the handlebar
gotta disagree,have gix radial for my HB and front brake and they both work awesome,wouldnt want them any better

+1

I always bleed the HB upsidedown(in the same position that I ride with it at)

600flipper

wha do you mean

JOHN J

I always bleed the HB upsidedown(in the same position that I ride with it at)[/QUOTE]

im using it for my front brake and yes it is on setting 6 ( this sounds like a yut ughhhh statment) anyways it doesnt go all the way to my grip but it feels spongy.... maybe its just me cuz i have a 1000rr for my hb and its tight as hell and thats how i want my front brake so i just have to tap it pretty much.... going to get the dot 4 tomorrow. the motul 600 so we will see what happens any other advice will be useful because.....

*Tanus*

bleed it on the #1 setting,should be pretty solid,also ride it once and re-bleed, helps work the bubbles up to the res and to the bleeder at top of caliper

JOHN J

i rode her like a 2 dollar ***** today. ill bleed her out again in the morning

Ethiopian

It might just be the dot 3 being to thin, I bleed my hb upside down and frontbrakes rightside up.maybe it was given to u for free because it was bad.

JOHN J

i felt it on the bike prior to taking it off and it was stout so i know it works...

it has to be the dot 3 im on a mission tomorrow.....

Ethiopian

Do what taint-*** said and bleed it on setting 1. Radial masters bleed easy.

JOHN J

front brakes have always been my down fall atleast with a radial i can get a stock f4i master tight as hell but when it comes to a radial on the front it whips my ***.....


ill do it

thanks steve....oh and good luck with the kawi but go streetfighter