well on my '04.5 sp 500 the rear foot brake hasnt worked since the day that i have bought it...now i was just wondering if there is a quick fix to it...I have bled the rear brake and no luck....now when you push on the foot brake the brake feels normal it just has absolutely no effect and there is brake fluid in the small resevior under the seat...any ideas besides the dealer???

 

mine doesnt work the greatest either but if u really stomp on it you can tell its there

 

yeah i can even stand on my brake and still nothing huh? dont know what the deal is yet....

 

o by the way polarisman i would like to ask you something im not sure about on my 04.5 500HO

is yours all the way broken in? have you hammered on it yet, if you have when you put the throttle down what do the rpms read at about 40 mph. ive had my tranny replaced already and both clutches and now it hits around 6200 RPMS at 40 mph doesnt seem right to me what does yours act like

 

since you bought it.........

take it back to the dealer

 

On my magnum the foot break hasn't worked since that day we bought it. Same goes for my friend when he had a magnum, but he sold his.

 

well no i havent reallly broken it in yet but at 15mph it is around 4250rpm i think at 40mph it should be less than 6200rpm i mean that is maxed out there i suppose you dont dare go over 40 mph being it reves that much...

 

well i took it to me dealer today and he told me thats normal???!! i dont know wtf he was thinking but i just took it home decided to keep riding it. the revv limiter kicks in at 6800 rpm. ive had it going faster then 40 it just revvs real high and it kinda scares me i dont know what is up with the thing cuz i already had both clutches replaced

 

NORMAL!!!!!

Is it normal to buy a car,,,and have the rear brakes not work????

Bring it back and make em fix it. Im sure they will fix it after you crash and hurt yourself because you couldnt stop properly!!!

 

sounds like your dealer doesnt know how to set up a bike very well..

Take it to another dealer.