Harley® Brakes Near Baltimore

Harley® Brakes Commonly Asked Questions

What are Harley-Davidson®'s options for linked brakes?

There are three options, depending on the model of your bike. There are the Reflex Linked Brakes with ABS (Original Equipment)for the 2014 Street Glide® Special, Electra Glide® Ultra Classic and Ultra Limited Harley-Davidson® motorcycle models. If you ride the Road King® and Street Glide® models, you will find a factory-installed option.

On Harley® bikes, howdo you bleed a rear brake?

To do so, follow the steps below: Step 1. Locate the bleed valve on your bike- it should be by your rear brake caliper. Remove the caliper's rubber cap and take one end of your clear plastic tubing over the nipple of your bleed valve. Afterwards, routethe other end of the tube to your jar.

Step 2. Next, on your rear brake master cylinder, take off the reservoir cover. Take a 4mm socket and remove the pair of bolts used to secure your master cylinder's cover. Then, you will be able to remove the reservoir cover and releasetherubber diaphragm out of your master cylinder (if it doesn't automatically come offwith the reservoir). Only then will you be able to top off your reservoir with fresh DOT 4 brake fluid.

Step 3. Takea9mm wrench and turn it clockwise, about ¼ of a turn,to open the bleed valve. Simultaneously, step onyour rear-brake pedal down in order to hold it in position. Then, the brake fluid should fillinto your plastic tubing. Be careful to check for any air bubbles in the tubing. Before you release the brake pedal, make sure to first close the bleed valve (this time, turning it counterclockwise), thenrelease your brake pedal.

Step 4. Open your bleed valve once moreand press down on yourrear brake pedal to stream more of your brake fluid into theplastic tubing. Then, close thevalve and release your brake pedal. You should repeat this step as many times as necessary to completely fill your reservoir for the brake master cylinder with the DOT 4 fluid (as well as get rid of the bubbles in your tube).

Step 5. After Step 4 has been repeated to satisfaction, close your bleed valve and pull out your plastic tubing. Press therubber cap backon the nipple of your bleed valve. Slowly pump your bike's brake pedal to fully remove any trapped air bubbles within the master cylinder. Then, place back the rubber diaphragm into the master cylinder and put on the reservoir cover. Lastly, take your 4 mm socket tighten the bolts.

What Harley® brake pads do you recommend?

Here are four brake pads that we recommend:EBC Semi-Sintered Brake Pads, EBC Double-H Sintered Brake Pads, Lyndall Brakes Z-Plus, Lyndall Gold Plus Harley-Davidson® Brake Pads.

ZIP CODES - Near Baltimore

• 20707
• 21014
• 21044
• 21117
• 21204
• 21401

CITIES Near Baltimore

• Laurel
• Bel Air
• Columbia
• Owings Mills
• Towson
• Annapolis

How to Replace the Brakes in a Harley®

• Changing the Front Brake Pad on my 2008-Up Touring Bikes| Harley-Davidson® Street Glide®, Road Glide®, Road King®, Ultra - This video gives anin-depth overviewon how you can change your front brake pads withyour 2008 & newer Harley® Touring motorcycles.

• 4K video of me replacing a Harley® Rear Brake Pad- You've come to the right placeto learn how to swap out Harley®'s brake pads. For clarity, I have filmed this in 4K resolution.

• How To Install Front Brake Pad on a Harley® Road King®.- I installed front brake pads on a 2011 Harley-Davidson® Road King®. This tutorial is also applicable for owners with 2008-2013 and 2019-later trike bike models (part # 41854 – 08)

• Installing a front brake line ABS on my Harley-Davidson® Sportster Iron 883™!- In this video, I will be changing my current brake lines for some longer ones in order to install taller handlebars.