Soft brake trick - damaging?
The brakes on my GSX are not the best, although they are OK. This is generally accepted. However, mine "get soft" fairly regularly. No fluid is being lost from the system, and there is no problem that I can see.
Last service my bike shop mechanic used heavy rubber bands to pull in the brake lever, and left it in the workshop overnight. He said that this bled the air out of the system gently. Since seeing this trick I've being using a cable tie every few weeks to do this over the weekend.
Sure enough, come Monday morning the brakes are firm again.
A few weeks later and the mush is back with a vengeance.
My first question is:
1) can this trick being used regularly damage the system in any way - too much pressure on the seals etc?
2) any ideas of how to improve the situation - is this a poorly sealed master cyclinder or something?
3) any other advice?
Thanks in advance for your ideas
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