Just wondering if anyone else has experienced boiling rear brake fluid. I have a 98 non ABS pan with 55000 miles on the clock. Whilst descending the Stelvio Pass in Italy this summer the rear pedal became soft and then all resistance was lost very quickly, fronts stayed fine. The fluid was changed about two years ago but i will now obviously do it again. For those that don't know the Stelvio is one of them must ride roads, 1000's of feet up and down and too many hairpins to count. I was having to cover the rear brake because the gradient doesn't slow down any on the bends and with being two up with luggage it would have run away with itself. I wouldn't say I was pushing that hard but riding with a little gusto. I predict the issue was a fully loaded bike, high ambient, type of road and what amounts to a pretty much enclosed rear brake system when everything is behind plastic. I would appreciate your views. If you would like to view the bike on the pass visit......photo Stelvio on the interweb for the 01 07 16 between 1600-1630 and on page 4. Thanks
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The brake returned to "normal" after about 10 minutes non use, just using the front.
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The brake returned to "normal" after about 10 minutes non use, just using the front.