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I ride an 02 TBA. Mounted up to ride today and had no rear brake whatsoever. Front brakes were fine. Checked fluid and it was clear and nearly full. I topped it off and put the cover back on. It will not pump up at all. Any idea what to check? I do all my own auto work but have never messed with brakes on a bike. I have an exploded view of the brakes but I can't figure out where to start. I went to tech vault but didn't see an answer that really applied to trouble shooting this problem. Any help would be great. Thanks!! 
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Pads. I had it happen the first time like that too, just got on to ride and rear brake lever went to the ground. Looked at the pads and they were almost worn gone. Its interesting, the first set of pads went like 5000 miles, but the replacements went at least twice that long...
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Check Pants
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Agree, I'd check the pads for wear first. Not saying that's 100% certain, but I had a similar situation this past August. Stopping is good  jh
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Pads. I had it happen the first time like that too, just got on to ride and rear brake lever went to the ground. Looked at the pads and they were almost worn gone. Its interesting, the first set of pads went like 5000 miles, but the replacements went at least twice that long...
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I don't believe that the brake fluid master cylinder would be full if the pads were worn.....that fluid would have been displaced to the slave cylinder (caliper)....
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I don't believe that the brake fluid master cylinder would be full if the pads were worn.....that fluid would have been displaced to the slave cylinder (caliper)....
He is not the original owner. It's very possible that the previous owner might have filled the fluid as the pad got worn.
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no rear brake whatsoever
betcha have no pads and air in the system. even with tothemetal pads you can still grind stuff. you ain't grinding? air 
look at the rear pads. replace if needed. break free the bleeding nipple then put it finger tight. wrap some teflon tape around the threads at the caliper. let the caliper hang with a thin board (paint paddle) between the old pads. clear tubing on the nipple submerged in a glass of dot4 fluid. loosen rear master resevoir lid. lossen nipple (you did top off the rear resevoir as you said in post?) push down the brake peddle and cycle until you have clear fluid out the tubing side, while keeping the reservoir in a safe zone. do not top it off. use the lower line. (your new pads have more meat) tighten nipple. remove old pads, insert new pads,rehang, press pedal till pads contact rotor watch your fluid level. top off. done. flushed line new pads.
EBC pads sintered - rear are triumph specific app, front can be bought at the honda stealer
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Fe Butt
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I got a good deal from Fast Eddy on my rear pads. Still pricy but better than anyone else I found at the time. His service was great, he took the time to give me a shout when they were going to be late. When I say late I think I had them in less than a week from time of order.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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Well guys I noticed what looked like water droplets in the master cylinder. So I kept the MC topped off and bled the rear brakes over and over and over and eventually I gained pedal and now all is well. I should have added earlier that the biked has 3100 miles on it. My boss suggested since I keep it outside that maybe condensation had caused water droplets in the system. I guess he was right. Thanks for all the advice and don't forget that this weekend at Lake of the Pines in NE TEXAS there is a vintage British Bike Show.
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