brazos parker
What??
When I left for my volunteer job this am, both front and rear brakes worked fine (on a 2005 Gen I)...I have a steep, downhill driveway to test them on. I left the job around noon today and immediately hopped on the interstate to head home. As I exited the interstate, I thought I had my right toe below the brake pedal and was pushing on air. I re-positioned my foot to make sure I was on top of the pedal and re-applied the rear brakes...nothing! Fortunately, the front brakes were working fine and I continued to my house.
When I got home, I cheked the fluid in the brake reservoir and it is still full. And, there were no signs of fluid leaks anywhere on/around the bike. I'm suspecting the master cylinder may be kaput but don't know that for sure.
The "ABS" warning light is not "on" and there are no error codes showing. While parked in my garage, I "pumped the rear brake pedal" several times and got no sensation they were working, i.e., no resistance. However, as I was typing this, I went down to the garage to once again check for fluid leaks, pushed down on the rear brake pedal and got a slight resistance but have not been out to ride the bike to check the brakes again. I'm stumped.
Since I'm not a world class "wrench," this is not something I want to fool around with and will take the bike to the local shop...ugh!, probably on Sat am...first chance I'll get.
I would prefer not to go into the shop as a complete dumba$$, which, I'll admit, I'm plenty capable of, so I'm looking here for suggestions to talk over w/ the mechanic.
So, can anyone suggest what the problem might be?
When I got home, I cheked the fluid in the brake reservoir and it is still full. And, there were no signs of fluid leaks anywhere on/around the bike. I'm suspecting the master cylinder may be kaput but don't know that for sure.
The "ABS" warning light is not "on" and there are no error codes showing. While parked in my garage, I "pumped the rear brake pedal" several times and got no sensation they were working, i.e., no resistance. However, as I was typing this, I went down to the garage to once again check for fluid leaks, pushed down on the rear brake pedal and got a slight resistance but have not been out to ride the bike to check the brakes again. I'm stumped.
Since I'm not a world class "wrench," this is not something I want to fool around with and will take the bike to the local shop...ugh!, probably on Sat am...first chance I'll get.
I would prefer not to go into the shop as a complete dumba$$, which, I'll admit, I'm plenty capable of, so I'm looking here for suggestions to talk over w/ the mechanic.
So, can anyone suggest what the problem might be?
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