Hydraulic brake question
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:32 pm
Hello my name is Terry. I live in Atlanta and am a member of the Terminalsc. After loving 10+years of riding a Bajaj Chetak 4t I made the jump to Stella 4t, mostly out of necessity. Nothing against Stellas. I love mine after 2 years. I would have kept the Chetak forever if I could keep getting it worked on.
One of my favorite things about the Stella is the disc brakes but I now find myself having a problem with them.
The problem:
Lately ...well really since this summer...every time I ride there is erratic braking. When I pull he brake handle especially when I first ride out in the morning or after work, the handle feels stuck. Then it seems to break free which then results in the brakes grabbing which leads into a nosedivey sort of thing. The effect is that of excessive breaking. This makes me kind of uncomfortable especially as we have been having a lot of wet weather around here lately.
I took it to my local mechanic who suggested new pads even though the scooter was only 2 years old. I pointed that I thought the problem was with the hydraulic part which he dismissed and since he is the mechanic , I deferred. But he was apparently wrong. The problem persists. Has any one else experienced this? If I sit and kind pump the brake lever when I first start it up I think it maybe helps a little bit. But it doesn't solve the problem even for one ride.
One of my favorite things about the Stella is the disc brakes but I now find myself having a problem with them.
The problem:
Lately ...well really since this summer...every time I ride there is erratic braking. When I pull he brake handle especially when I first ride out in the morning or after work, the handle feels stuck. Then it seems to break free which then results in the brakes grabbing which leads into a nosedivey sort of thing. The effect is that of excessive breaking. This makes me kind of uncomfortable especially as we have been having a lot of wet weather around here lately.
I took it to my local mechanic who suggested new pads even though the scooter was only 2 years old. I pointed that I thought the problem was with the hydraulic part which he dismissed and since he is the mechanic , I deferred. But he was apparently wrong. The problem persists. Has any one else experienced this? If I sit and kind pump the brake lever when I first start it up I think it maybe helps a little bit. But it doesn't solve the problem even for one ride.