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 |  Sep 10th, 06, 08:26 PM | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006
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| i try to bleed my front brake but it dont get hard i used the dot 3 brake fluid and it still dont get hard i got a honda reacon 2004 fourwheeler and i cant use the front brake it was workin perfectly when i got it!!!! | | |  | Sep 10th, 06, 08:53 PM | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A. (Lower Alabama0
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| Typical honda. You may have to try some type of high pressure air to help bleed the lines. Good luck. Hey pm Southern Comfort he just fixed brakes on a honda.  | | | | Sep 10th, 06, 11:17 PM | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006
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| How long ago did you get the bike and how much mud and/or water has it been through??? Sounds like pads are worn or glazed..oint be air in system all of a sudden...take brakes apart and clean pads and adjust then try it. Or do like i did and replace with disk brake kit!! | | | | Sep 11th, 06, 07:38 AM | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A. (Lower Alabama0
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| See I told ya the man new something about brakes on a honda. | | | | Sep 11th, 06, 03:26 PM | | Almighty Supercook Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Key West
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| | | | | Sep 11th, 06, 06:49 PM | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A. (Lower Alabama0
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| Not many..They just install the brake lever and handle just to fool you. | | | | Sep 11th, 06, 07:05 PM | | Almighty Supercook Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Key West
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Originally Posted by Vinnysjus4fun  Not many..They just install the brake lever and handle just to fool you.  | | | | Sep 11th, 06, 07:54 PM | | Beer Wagon Driver STAFF Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW, Tx.
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| ROFLMAO.. very true.
Honda brakes (drums) SUCK.. period... no questions asked.
Bleeding them and adjusting them just typically makes em wear out faster and causes damage.
Unless you take the things apart after every ride, wash em, use brake cleaner on em, let em dry, and re-install the hub each and every time you take it through water, mud, or sand..... they're toast.
Disc brake conversion kits are nice, but expensive.
I recommend pumping the brakes... squeze em over and over till you get some use out of em.... do this till they just flat won't do anything at all... then either get the disc conversion kit.... or build a front bumper.
I built a front bumper.
Ride Safe,
Chuck | | | | Sep 12th, 06, 11:07 AM | | Hi! STAFF Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lower Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Ccrane then either get the disc conversion kit.... or build a front bumper.
I built a front bumper. LOL
If you can't stop, make sure somebody elses stuff gets broke instead of yours.  | | | | Sep 12th, 06, 03:18 PM | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A. (Lower Alabama0
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Originally Posted by Mike LOL
If you can't stop, make sure somebody elses stuff gets broke instead of yours. This would be southerncomforts advice too....lol | | | | Sep 12th, 06, 11:48 PM | | Beer Wagon Driver STAFF Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW, Tx.
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| Amen....LMAO I've leveled trees, smashed the ass-end of quads, and even nudged the gooseneck a couple times...
But BY GOD!
I always stopped.....LMAO
Ride Safe,
Chuck | | | | Sep 13th, 06, 03:56 AM | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Vinnysjus4fun This would be southerncomforts advice too....lol   | | | | Sep 13th, 06, 09:11 AM | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A. (Lower Alabama0
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| Richard you crack me up..... | | | | Aug 14th, 08, 08:25 PM | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008
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|  same machine same problem
i just bought the same bike and i am having the same problem! the guy i bought it from said the need bled ive bled them for days and still have no resistence on the lever! any real help out there? will cleaning them give me lever resistence? | | | | Aug 14th, 08, 09:16 PM | | Super Moderator STAFF Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: moulton,alabama
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| have you adjusted the drum cylinder? | | | | Aug 16th, 08, 06:28 PM | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008
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| i adjusted cylinder and nothing! and i took the drum off i see no leaks but the brakes dont even move! and no resistence on lever at all! ????????????????????/ | | | | Aug 17th, 08, 08:58 AM | | Super Moderator STAFF Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crossville,TN
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| May need to replace the cables | | | | Aug 17th, 08, 04:08 PM | | Super Moderator STAFF Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: moulton,alabama
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Originally Posted by Bootlegger May need to replace the cables his is wet drum front, he has a thread on this matter already. | | | |
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