Hi all,
Thanks for taking the time to read. After fresh tires and fresh brake pads were put on by myself, I lowered the bike for the first time and pumped front and back breaks until I could feel the pressure.
Went to wheel the bike backwards to get out of the garage and it was a beast to move. I took it around the block to bed the brakes in and scrub the tires a bit. All felt really good. But on trying to free wheel the bike it was still a beast, almost unmovable. I checked the pads and all three sets were touching the discs. When taking off the old pads I made sure the pistons were pushed back in. And thought I'd done everything correctly.
Simple question, what's wrong? Do I need to bleed the brakes?
Thanks once again for your time.
Rossi
Thanks for taking the time to read. After fresh tires and fresh brake pads were put on by myself, I lowered the bike for the first time and pumped front and back breaks until I could feel the pressure.
Went to wheel the bike backwards to get out of the garage and it was a beast to move. I took it around the block to bed the brakes in and scrub the tires a bit. All felt really good. But on trying to free wheel the bike it was still a beast, almost unmovable. I checked the pads and all three sets were touching the discs. When taking off the old pads I made sure the pistons were pushed back in. And thought I'd done everything correctly.
Simple question, what's wrong? Do I need to bleed the brakes?
Thanks once again for your time.
Rossi