Originally Posted by
Dwight
Ben,
For many years I had to ride my bikes without the ability to use the rear brake. With the new electric shifters I can now leave the shift lever on the left side and operate the rear brakes. Before the electric shifters were available I built mechanical linkage to move the shifter to the right side. This makes using the rear brake a problem. For years I've been in the habit of "covering" the front brake lever with one or two fingers while I'm riding. It's become a reaction now to use the front brakes first and then add in the rear brakes.
By the way, up until 2004 I was still riding two wheelers, still ride my Buell occasionaly.
The Buell has an incredible front brake, stoppies are easy!:yes: This "covering" of the front brake is something i still do on the trikes and IMHO this works well for me, probably not for everyone. Riding a Harley also adds in a delay for the rear brakes because you have to move your foot to the brake pedal to use it. After saying all of this you are still absolutely correct that everyone should learn the proper braking procedures!
Jim,
I'm not doubting that you have a brake problem. If the rear discs have glazed over though, you would have to take corrective action to make them work right, I don't think more miles will help. If I had this problem I would take the rear wheels off, lightly sand the discs with a very fine grit emery, replace the brake pads and then try the break-in procedure again. That's just me, since this is probably warranty work your shop should be able to help you. Remember, this is an old time remedy that was used on drum brakes also, there maybe something new that works now. Anyway, I hope you get the problems fixed, it's always agravating to have trouble with a new vehicle.
Dwight