VF500 Brake Pads

Possible it could be brake pad fade....could be tiny bit of water in your brake fluid as well. That would not be as noticable until the brake fluid gets hot enough to turn the water into a gas though...then it would get really spongy. Could be that your brakes lines are very old and are expanding a lot more now. Then you would need new brakes line, stock or stainless steel is even better for better feedback/brake lever feel.

Lots of us on here have and like EBC HH pads. They are a good quality pad.

If you have not had it done for quite sometime, a brake line flush might not be a bad idea as well. Just to ensure that nothing has comtaminated your lines.

At the very least, I would inspect your brake lines, inspect your rotors, check the color/appearance of your brake fluid, bleed your brakes, and install some new quality pads. Also ensure that the discs do not have any contamination on them as well. Sometimes I scuff up the discs with sandpaper as well to help the new pads bed-in better to the disc.

An idea to try, sometimes you get away with scuffing up your current pads (evenly block-sanding them) if you think that they are glazed over. Doesn't always work, but if you are looking to save some $$$ it might be worth a try. To me though, brakes are purty damn important!

 

No, air in the lines is VERY noticeble at any temp. A fresh bleed might not hurt. Like I said, water could be in your lines. Try scuffing up the pads (by evenly block sanding them) scuff your rotors up a little bit (clean them afterwards of the sand) then try bedding them in again and see how they work. Like I said before, your brake lines could be just getting older as well, and allowing more expansion.

 

Well, this will make the job a hell of a lot easier. Makes a doing it by yourself much easier.

Mity Vac Link

Cycle gear is one place that sells it.

Cycle Gear Mity Vac


I believe you can mix dot 3 & 4. Read the bottle to be sure. I believe dot 4 is what is in my bike.