ever since i put new full metal front brakes on my 400ex i have had no luck doing stoppies, i can pull the front brake lever in all the way and it barely locks up the wheels, changed the brake fluid, bled the brakes, adjusted the pads etc... with no avail, note that i didt have the rotors turned but they'r still pretty smoothe. any help would be greatly appreciated

 

what dot fluid are you using

 

my friend had the same problem when he put on his ebc severe duty pads. however, he just needed to get time on them. the pads needed to wear so they full rest on the rotor i guess. after some time, they work better than stock. i would just give them some time and see how they work then.

 

i'me using dot 4 brake fluid, i've put about 20 hours on the pads but i rarely use them, would it help if i used them more often to brake them in?

 

you could try riding with them on for a little bit. i honestly don't know. the other two bikes i saw just needed to be broke in i guess.