Quote Originally Posted by erazor55 View Post
To each their own. While I've not had any problems (except by a comment from my rider "were you expecting that?) these brakes do not operate like any other bike I've ridden in the last 40 years. I have never had to pump the rear (right foot pedal) brakes to get a coordinated stop on any other bike. I've had many Honda motorcycles. My first was a twin 360, probably before many of you were born. Then an XL250, GL500, V45 Sabre, then a GL650. I've never had to pump the brakes on any motorcycle I've owned. Honda (5), Yamaha(4), Suzuki(2 actually the Katana was one of my favorites), Kawasaki(3) and Harley(3).
You might want to get your brakes checked out. Mine work great. No pumping. No lockup. No problems. In fact, I feel comfortable, except for fast or panic stops and braking in hard corners, just using the brake lever and rarely use the pedal.