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JamesNZ · January 9th, 2012, 12:33 AM

Well I did everything. finally bled the brakes BUT I don't know if I have done something wrong or not.

I've been for a couple or shortish rides since replacing the pads with Vesrah VD-250 J pads but they don't seem like a massive improvement over stock?

I read that you should break them in with some strong braking exercises 10 or so times then let them cool and repeat.

I took the pads out again at one point (for some newbie-ish reason) and even with the reservoir cap off the pistons didn't move back in easily.. Is that concerning?

Do you think I should just let them settle in some more?

This is my first motorcycle so I don't really have anything to compare it to which makes identifying issues a bit hard for me.

Any help or insight would be much appreciated!

January 9th, 2012, 12:33 AM	#18
JamesNZ ninjette.org member Name: jim Location: New Zealand Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): '09 NINJA Posts: 17	Well I did everything. finally bled the brakes BUT I don't know if I have done something wrong or not. I've been for a couple or shortish rides since replacing the pads with Vesrah VD-250 J pads but they don't seem like a massive improvement over stock? I read that you should break them in with some strong braking exercises 10 or so times then let them cool and repeat. I took the pads out again at one point (for some newbie-ish reason) and even with the reservoir cap off the pistons didn't move back in easily.. Is that concerning? Do you think I should just let them settle in some more? This is my first motorcycle so I don't really have anything to compare it to which makes identifying issues a bit hard for me. Any help or insight would be much appreciated!