usally can get most bikes to lock rear brake but try as i may cannot lock my fatbob rear, and its slowing affectniss is somewat  like  two bits of wood pushed against wheel has anyone upgraded the rear brake maybe ill try diff pads ,fliud new me thinks is crap setup you should be able to feel some sort of brakeing ,i try brakeing with rear only to really test stopping power hardly anything happenin and i pushed as hard as an even gave hard short stabs really crappy result i can feel working jus not biteing as i would like have others experienced this SHINGLES

yeah should lock ive had drum braked bikes yrs ago an yep could screech em ,read before about lyndall gold plus pads are an improvement so i look 4 them all in usa on fleabay nearly 100 buk posted tryin find here no luck ,i take caliper off an av a gander see if pistons actually workin struk this rear brake problem on a lot of bikes even my late model sportbikes had vague feelin then pull apart check see if pistons actually pushin in an out most times no, must have rear brake working better than is at present, feels like wen ya car engine is off and u try 2 use brake wen moveing a bit in garage an not  much happens

I just put Lyndall pads in my 2010 Wide Glide for the same reason and the front is heaps better but the rear is still shit...I don't think they would lock up either but they do slow you down with enough pressure...I also notice in the aftermarket workshop manual it say's not to use Dot 4 fluid but that is what was in it so that's what I put back in...Maybe that will make a difference...

 

Cheers...Sparra

 My 2011 FXDF is the same !! Pretty well usless .

why would you want to maybe designed like that. lock it up in the wet and see what happens?

My street bob has a really nice rear brake but when i've been riding in shitty weather or the pads are at 25% or less there is a bit of fade there

Its the abs shingles, designed so ya cant lock em up.

Give me a harley that has decent back brakes stock.. yet to see it

nah chrisso no abs dis 2008 model will take caliper off av bo peep jus waitin for tool set so can undo dem bolts ,need 2 buy more tools and in process of doing sick of all my tools being wrong coz are metric so am fixin dat cheers SHINGLES

My old sportster would lock up easy enough and you could do a decent stop with just them. On the StreetBob its like trying to stop a steam train with a piece of spaghetti. I thought there was something wrong (needed bleeding or something) but maybe its just them? I just don't have the time to piss around with them at the moment so I've just been putting up with it. They aren't just bad, they are shit.

Rear brakes have a lot to answer to! They shouldn't be as useless as they are...on lots of bikes including big Jappas.

Funnily enough, 2 years ago when I bought an old BSA 650, I took it for my first decent ride and when approaching a roundabout I tried to bang it down a gear but had, for that one moment, forgotten about the gear change being on the right hand side. I actually stabbed the brake pedal and the good girl did a brief lock-up slide (with noise). How come a 66 BSA with a rear drum can outperform a modern rear disc brake?

Must admit the stock rear brakes on my 06 Lowrider are poor as well.
When I finally bite the bullet on the engine mods I will look at it.
Best braking bike I ever rode was, I hate to say it, a Beema 1200 sports bike, the ABS and subsequent stopping were excellent.

My old Norton Commando had ABS back in the late 70's so not such a new idea,
only difference was Norton used a mechanical system not electronics.
They simply fitted too small a piston in the master cylinder mechanism, hey presto front brake ABS. lol
All sorts of mods proposed for that little engineering gem.

Looking like a great weekend to ride so I am outa here.
Ride Safe All
Nigel

I just spent an hour re-bleeding my brakes,adjusted up the rod to the master cylinder and when I was bleeding I noticed the brake pedal was a little sticky at the forward controls so cleaned and freed that up.Went for a squirt and it has made a big difference to the brakes,at least now I can feel them ttrying to do there job...

Cheers...Sparra

yeah i oiled pivot point of brake lever how crappy hd make shit at pivot point ,could av least had bushing in there its like a bak yarder job same on gearlever side i mean 4 da money come on HD  use a bit of imagineation, aw na jus find a bit of pipe an find sumthin else dat fits into it fuk we did better buildin wooden gocarts or wat ever we called em ,gunna buy dese lyndall pads put em in or sum new pad brand dunno been givin em a good workout lately by themselves just to feel exactly how bite is feeling ,also bought wider pedal is comein then we see if i can get more push looks twice as wide in pik ,bike in shop fatboy bars goin on couldnt do myself to much strain on body standing up SHINGLES

yep ive done same with drum brake ,but since ive been using rear more and more an testing bike stoppage power with all brakes jammed on 2 see wat stopping power I can call upon in situation ,da dam back brake is working better have actually locked up rear wheel ,so im getting feeling and more stopping power than before probably cleaned pads face up so there is remarkable improvement in back brake ,albeit im pushin hard on pedal 2 obtain this but am happier now knowing there is a brake there afterall SHINGLES