Thomas, what you don't say...did anyone check the actual brake pads on the bike's rear caliper, and on the sidecar caliper, to see how much pad is left, or if the pads are still good, or if the pads all need to be replaced.
"IF" the brake pads are well worn, then bleeding the brakes....til the cows come home....will not make it any better, as the calipers are pushing the pistons out farther to compensate for the worn brake pads.
So....that question needs to be answered. And given that you trailered it all the way to Hannigan, and they also worked on it, I would think that someone out there in the world has looked at, and inspected the brake pads at all the wheels.
Next, is there a brake rod adjustment on the bike itself? Yes, I know, it has hydraulic disc brakes on the bike, but some models of bikes have a brake ROD that is actuated when pushing on the rear brake pedal. The brake pedal would actuate that brake rod, which in turn pushes on the brake master cylinder, and that pushed the brake fluid through the hose, and actuates the brakes at the calipers.
My point, sometimes that brake ROD can be adjusted, to allow freeplay, or take up freeplay, and anything that can be adjusted, also means it can come out of adjustment, especially on a shaker like an H-D. Inspect the bike's rear brake pedal....manually with your hand push on that rear brake pedal...watch the actuation of that rear brake pedal, and SEE what is being actuated.....SEE how that brake pedal interacts with the rear brake master cylinder.
Then, report back to me.
Thomas, what you don't say...did anyone check the actual brake pads on the bike's rear caliper, and on the sidecar caliper, to see how much pad is left, or if the pads are still good, or if the pads all need to be replaced.
"IF" the brake pads are well worn, then bleeding the brakes....til the cows come home....will not make it any better, as the calipers are pushing the pistons out farther to compensate for the worn brake pads.
So....that question needs to be answered. And given that you trailered it all the way to Hannigan, and they also worked on it, I would think that someone out there in the world has looked at, and inspected the brake pads at all the wheels.
Next, is there a brake rod adjustment on the bike itself? Yes, I know, it has hydraulic disc brakes on the bike, but some models of bikes have a brake ROD that is actuated when pushing on the rear brake pedal. The brake pedal would actuate that brake rod, which in turn pushes on the brake master cylinder, and that pushed the brake fluid through the hose, and actuates the brakes at the calipers.
My point, sometimes that brake ROD can be adjusted, to allow freeplay, or take up freeplay, and anything that can be adjusted, also means it can come out of adjustment, especially on a shaker like an H-D. Inspect the bike's rear brake pedal....manually with your hand push on that rear brake pedal...watch the actuation of that rear brake pedal, and SEE what is being actuated.....SEE how that brake pedal interacts with the rear brake master cylinder.
Then, report back to me.
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