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The front brakes are notoriously hard to get bled first time and since, by the sounds of it, you already have an air bubble in there it you need to get that out ASAP.

Due to the way the caliper is mounted they tend to get an air bubble at the top most portion of the caliper.
Easiest solution is to do the best you can then zip tie or velcro (any way you can really) the lever back overnight. Leave the reservoir cap off as well. This will allow that tiny troublesome air bubble to escape on its own accord.

The other way is to position the caliper as though its hanging from the brake line so that any air will work its way up. Bleed them dry again and refill from the bottom up.

One you have this resolved bleed from the caliper up next time. Its a pain in the ass but it prevents that darn air bubble from happening.


And if you're getting straight fluid from each caliper and still have a soft lever, place rags under the first fitting on the master, crack it open slightly and give it a slow complete stroke, shutting it tight, right at full stroke. That's the protocol/procedure on a lot of old cars as well. I just did my Florida bike last week, and found a trapped air bubble in the line just past the master and found acceptable brakes after one bleed.