FX650 Vigor bakes

[MKNoble]

Hi all,
I've joined the forum because I've just bought a Vigor.
I was wondering if any other FX650 owners noticed that the brakes feel rather weak or is it a problem with my bike?
I did read somewhere that replacing the brake master cylinder with one from a GT550 will increase the stopping power.
Can anyone comment?
Thanks,
Mike.

[StumpyFingers]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.
Have the brakes been bled?
If you came from a sports bike then the brakes do feel underpowered.

[grampy]

In my experience it's best to leave plenty of braking distance when riding a vigor especially in the wet.

[afk40]

ive just came fae a Bandit to a FX an yes the breaks do seem soft, but really their adequate. the fronts a 4 finger job, the backs hardly noticable, but with the two of them on, they will stop ye, anyway yer not gonna be goin terrifiying speeds wi a FX......

[Mervinh]

Just stripped mine fter fitting an R1 caliper to my little TDR 250 i decided the Vigor was pox awful, found out one slider was seized , freed that up and it is much better but the `1977 aircooled rd,s outbrake that is for sure, and the TDR fitted with tha R1 caliper