Joined Jul 2007
106 Posts | 0+
Mpls, MN
I had given up and resigned myself to that my bike (02 Mille) was just not going to have a rear brake. I have now ridden for three seasons with it so far gone that with the clutch in, I could put my full weight on the lever and not feel one bit of braking, like zero. I stopped at the Ducati dealership to get pads and friend who races Milles mentioned a pointer that had recently picked up and tried. So here it is... park the bike so it's quite stable, balast the lever so that it is FULLY depressed and leave it for at least 24 hours. I found a cement block in my garage and hung it off there. At the point of it having been 24 hours for me, it was raining so I ended up actually leaving it for another whole day. Anyhow, my rear is now grabbing like it should and required virtually no effort on my part. If it fails again, I supposed I'll just do this over again but it's worth a try guys! Just wanted to share this. Maybe alot of guys know this but I've followed alot of posts regarding rear brake issues and never read anything like this. :doug
