MOTORCYCLE DEFECT: I OWN A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX-10R. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER FEW MILES RIDING START TO FEEL SPONGY AND LACK OF STOPPING PERFORMANCE. IN DECELERATIONS FROM HIGH SPEED IS NECESSARY EXAGGERATE FORCE WHEN APPLY BRAKES AND NOTABLE MORE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO A FULL STOP. IS IT AN A NORMAL SITUATION IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE…
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MOTORCYCLE DEFECT: I OWN A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX-10R. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER FEW MILES RIDING START TO FEEL SPONGY AND LACK OF STOPPING PERFORMANCE. IN DECELERATIONS FROM HIGH SPEED IS NECESSARY EXAGGERATE FORCE WHEN APPLY BRAKES AND NOTABLE MORE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO A FULL STOP. IS IT AN A NORMAL SITUATION IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER DENIED TO MAKE A REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO DEALER ACCEPT IS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND ADMIT THIS HAS BEEN IMPROVED IN THE 2008 MODEL. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10268973
700 miles · Aug 14, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX1000D. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND FELT A MUSHY SENSATION. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY BLED THE BRAKES. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX1000D. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND FELT A MUSHY SENSATION. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY BLED THE BRAKES. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,900.
NHTSA ODI #10238162
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