Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Front lever feel

[quickrik]

Having just bled the brakes on my 748 I'm still not happy with the lever feel. There is a lot of up and down movement on the lever.

Is there this kind of movement on a new lever?

Cheers Rik...

[weeksy2]

None on mine up and down...

Genuine or pattern lever ?

[quickrik]

Dunno, How can I tell? its a bronzey colour

[NBs996]

The vertical play at the tip of my lever about 7mm.
I'd've thought there should be some travel to allow the lever to pivot freely, but what's considered as 'excessive' I wouldn't care to guess!

If it's an OE lever it should have a ducati logo on it next to the 4 point adjuster, otherwise it could well be a pattern jobbie.
I use pattern levers on the DD bike and there's quite a bit of play in them... but they do the job and cost a millionth of the price!

[khushy]

Maybe its just worn - you could take the lever pin out and put a thin washer in to tighten things up!!

Even my new Brembo Radial items wobble around quite a lot!

Khushy

[Edited on 18-4-2006 by khushy]