Rear brakes weak

[eraun]

Just picked up my 700x and noticed that the rear brake, even when mashed, will not stop the bike alone going 20 mph. anyone else have any issues with the rear brake. The front is excellent however. ON my other bikes, if the rear was pressed hard enough, it would lock up the rear tire. Not so with this bike. In fact not even close to locking up.

 

[SuperMek]

ABS on the bike?

 

[happy]

Just picked up my 700x and noticed that the rear brake, even when mashed, will not stop the bike alone going 20 mph. anyone else have any issues with the rear brake. The front is excellent however. ON my other bikes, if the rear was pressed hard enough, it would lock up the rear tire. Not so with this bike. In fact not even close to locking up.

Hello Eraun and welcome to the den.

1. Check the brake fluids (you may have to step pump a little to pump them taut)
2. Check if it was the ABS (like Christian said)

As a habit, I never stomp on my rear brakes, unless it is on a motorcross bike on the dirt or gravel and I wanted to slide out the rear. This rarely happens for me in my normal biking days now.

Hope you find out the real issue.

 

[eraun]

no, have the std version

 

[eraun]

Thanks, I'll give that a try. No, I dont have abs, just the std version

 

[gpd211]

If the rear brake reservoir has fluid in it I would bleed the line. There would almost have to be air in the line (if there is fluid at all) for the rear brake not to stop the bike. The rear brake isn't as powerful as the front due to physics I don't totally understand but should still be able to stop the bike. If you just got it take it back to the dealer for them to figure out (assuming the service dept is worth dealing with)

 

[Thomasec]

Agreed, something is amiss. My manual brake rear will stop the bike easily. However I have not been able to (yet) lock up the rear (been carefully testing the limits.) On my Kawi Versys, that is all too easily achieved (not a good thing.)

 

[FlaNC700X]

Who uses rear brakes? J/k sounds like something isn't right.

 

[TechiePilot]

I've been tooling around on my 700, 230 miles since picking it up a couple of days ago, and I find the rear brakes to be quite responsive. With linked brakes, its tempting to rely mostly on the rear, but I'm trying to form good habits by using both.

 

[mpgandfun]

I also feel like my rear brake is less than the 25% of my stopping power, that its supposed to be.
I will get her on some pavement tomorrow, get moving around 5-10 mph, and stand on the rear brake
and see what happens.

 

[gpd211]

I've been tooling around on my 700, 230 miles since picking it up a couple of days ago, and I find the rear brakes to be quite responsive. With linked brakes, its tempting to rely mostly on the rear, but I'm trying to form good habits by using both.

does your nc have linked brakes? Is it the dct model? The standard shift in the US does not have linked brakes.

 

[happy]

My bet is that there is something amiss. Please go back to dealer and sort it out. We hope it works out. This can be deadly, so please do so asap.

 

[tanserf]

Thanks, I'll give that a try. No, I dont have abs, just the std version

Hi there eraun, welcome to the forum! Just remember, everything on your new bike has to bed in, same as the engine, the brakes has to settle down. Can't beleive your dealer will let a bike out of the show room without brake fluid. Your front brakes will bed in sooner, due to weight transfer and the like, just give the rears some time. Happy riding!

 

[happy]

Hello all

I tried the rear brakes today, just rear brakes. It could stop the bike but surely not lock up the brakes, and of course it was a spongy stop.
I am unsure if stepping on the rear brake will also "linkbrake" the front brake.
I know the reverse is true, of course.

Any techie here who can verify this?

 

[dduelin]

The 6 speed manually shifted model sold in the USA does not have linked brakes or ABS. I have that model and I can lock up my rear wheel, but just barely and that is by using excessive pedal pressure. This is as it should be - the front brake delivers most of the braking force. Think of the front brake as the "stopping brake" and the rear brake as the "control brake" used to settle the suspension in aggressive cornering or for low speed technical riding on slippery surfaces like wet grass or dirt/gravel. In normal braking to a stop the rear brake is handy for shedding the last 5 or 10 mph, especially if the handlebars are turned when coming to a stop.

 

[happy]

BTW, this NCX is not a trailee or a dirt bike. It is just styled that way.
I hope you are not trying to go on dirt, and slide the rear out like a motorcrosser?


This type of Honda is meant for the road. The X, just IMPLIES it can go a little offroad...i mean unpaved roads....slowly.

 

[SuperMek]

BTW, this NCX is not a trailee or a dirt bike. It is just styled that way.
I hope you are not trying to go on dirt, and slide the rear out like a motorcrosser?


This type of Honda is meant for the road. The X, just IMPLIES it can go a little offroad...i mean unpaved roads....slowly.

Nah, I drive faster on gravel/dirt roads with the X in the forest than I can do on pavement/asphalt roads! The X just performs beautifully! The only drawback is muddy trails with waterfilled pitholes where the X will slide around in a bad way as proper tires are not available for the wheel dimensions the X uses...

 

[Kafn8td]

My 2013 has linked brakes, and you can definitely tell!

 

[mpgandfun]

Tried the slow stop today. I didn't lock the rear up, but I came to a stop quickly. Keep in mind I was traveling only about 7mph and applied a lot of pressure on the rear brake (only). Like another said on this thread, maybe some use will seat them in better and give better performance.

 

[turbodieseli4i6]

My rear brake will lock up with ease when a Dog or Fox runs in front of me a night! This is a fact! If I knew it was there before hand I would have shot it on the fly! That animal took 10 years off y life.