Goldwing Brakes

I have a 1995 Goldwing SE that has excessive travel of the brake pedal,
almost to the point where it would stop anyway if a open hydraulic line
(almost but not quite, and the brakes do work). I have checked the pads,
rear and left front and both are almost new (about 5k miles, but are very
thick, like new). I also bled the system rear and LF until only clear DOT4
was coming out of the speedbleeder and no bubbles in the line. Neither has
helped the travel. I am beginning to think that the seals in the master
cylinder are leaking internally and that I should rebuild the master
cylinder.

Anyone have any similiar problems? Any issues in the master cylinder
rebuild?

Ed in AZ

 

Leaky seals in the master would do what you describe. The only shorter
remedy I can think of trying is to 'bleed' the system with a vacuum unit
like a MityVac which in those difficult linked systems, works better
than speed bleeders.

 

is this always loose or is it only loose after runnung the bike?
(looking at front wheel bearing)
also, bleeding may still not getting all the air out.
is it spongy or does it harden up after pumping up the pedal?
also, if you step on the brake and back off the pressure a little, does
the pedal go down after a few moments?
this is characteristic of a bad master cylinder.
good luck, sammm '99 GW trike.

 

Try bleeding the front brake that is linked to the brake pedal. This
will probably fix it.
Bruce