06 Speed Triple Braking

Ga2wheel · May 20, 2019

Took my 06 speed triple for a long ride through the twisties of north Georgia mountains. Had a blast, but have a question does the rear brake on these normally take a good bit of pressure to get any stopping power?
Has new pads and has been bled, just never had a bike with such a non-responsive rear brake.
With the same pressure I use to slow the bike lightly I could lock up my 88 vmax rear brake
My front calipers have already been swapped to the GSXR by the previous owner and work great.

Danimal · May 20, 2019

Ga2wheel said: ↑

Took my 06 speed triple for a long ride through the twisties of north Georgia mountains. Had a blast, but have a question does the rear brake on these normally take a good bit of pressure to get any stopping power?
Has new pads and has been bled, just never had a bike with such a non-responsive rear brake.
With the same pressure I use to slow the bike lightly I could lock up my 88 vmax rear brake
My front calipers have already been swapped to the GSXR by the previous owner and work great.
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Totally normal, rear brake on your bike is more for bringing the front wheel down than slowing the bike