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HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH REAR BRAKE FAILURE. REAR BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND DOES NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES. NO LEAK SIGNS OF ANY FLUID. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLES AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE. WWW.VISION-RIDERS.COM. I HAVE HAD MY BIKE IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS ISSUE. THE BRAKES WERE BLED EVERY TIME THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET, A BLACK IN COLOR CHEVROLET TRUCK HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BY FRONT AND REAR BREAKS. WHEN I APPLIED MY REAR BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOD. I DOWNSHIFTED AS FAST HAS I COULD IN ORDER TO AVOID STRIKING THE VEHICLE. THE BIKE WAS THEN TOWED HOME. I WAS TOLD THAT AIR WAS IN THE SYSTEM BUT NO LEAKS HAVE EVER BEEN FOUND. VICTORY DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN PUT OUT BY VICTORY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU. *TR
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH REAR BRAKE FAILURE. REAR BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND DOES NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES. NO LEAK SIGNS OF ANY FLUID. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLES AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE. WWW.VISION-RIDERS.COM. I HAVE HAD MY BIKE IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS ISSUE. THE BRAKES WERE BLED EVERY TIME THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET, A BLACK IN COLOR CHEVROLET TRUCK HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BY FRONT AND REAR BREAKS. WHEN I APPLIED MY REAR BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOD. I DOWNSHIFTED AS FAST HAS I COULD IN ORDER TO AVOID STRIKING THE VEHICLE. THE BIKE WAS THEN TOWED HOME. I WAS TOLD THAT AIR WAS IN THE SYSTEM BUT NO LEAKS HAVE EVER BEEN FOUND. VICTORY DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN PUT OUT BY VICTORY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU. *TR
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. AFTER THE BIKE HAS SET UNUSED FOR 2-3 MONTHS THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NO PRESSURE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY BLEED THE BRAKE LINES AND ALL WAS GOOD. AFTER THE RIDING SEASON AND LETTING THE BIKE SET FOR 3 MONTHS THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, NO REAR BRAKES. *TR
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. AFTER THE BIKE HAS SET UNUSED FOR 2-3 MONTHS THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NO PRESSURE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY BLEED THE BRAKE LINES AND ALL WAS GOOD. AFTER THE RIDING SEASON AND LETTING THE BIKE SET FOR 3 MONTHS THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, NO REAR BRAKES. *TR
THE REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, SINCE THE FRONT AND REARBRAKES ARE A LINKED SYSTEM THE BRAKING CAPABILITY IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. IF THE SPEED WAS HIGHER, I OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE LOCAL DEALER ADMITS ISSUES ND HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY COULD DO, THE DEALER AND I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE MANUFACTURER (POLARIS/VICTORY) AND THEY DO NOT ADMIT ANY PROBLEMS YET THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. *TR
THE REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, SINCE THE FRONT AND REARBRAKES ARE A LINKED SYSTEM THE BRAKING CAPABILITY IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. IF THE SPEED WAS HIGHER, I OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE LOCAL DEALER ADMITS ISSUES ND HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY COULD DO, THE DEALER AND I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE MANUFACTURER (POLARIS/VICTORY) AND THEY DO NOT ADMIT ANY PROBLEMS YET THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. *TR
AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. I WENT TO APPLY MY REAR BRAKES, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I MADE A COUPLE QUICK ATTEMPTS TO PUMP MY BRAKES, WHILE ALSO BRAKING HARD WITH THE FRONT. *JS
I WAS APPROACHING A TURN WHERE A SIGN INDICATED TO REDUCE SPEED. WENT TO APPLY REAR BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARDS AGAIN! ATTEMPTED TO PUMP BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT HOLD. HAD TO RIDE WITH ONLY FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER KEEPS STATING THAT VICTORY KEEPS INSTRUCTING THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. *JS
AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. I WENT TO APPLY MY REAR BRAKES, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I MADE A COUPLE QUICK ATTEMPTS TO PUMP MY BRAKES, WHILE ALSO BRAKING HARD WITH THE FRONT. *JS
I WAS APPROACHING A TURN WHERE A SIGN INDICATED TO REDUCE SPEED. WENT TO APPLY REAR BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARDS AGAIN! ATTEMPTED TO PUMP BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT HOLD. HAD TO RIDE WITH ONLY FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER KEEPS STATING THAT VICTORY KEEPS INSTRUCTING THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. *JS