Brake Pads - Victory Motorcycles Vision Tour Rider's Manual

Pre-Ride Inspections
Brake Lines
Inspect all brake hoses and connections for dampness or stains from leaking or dried fluid.
Tighten any leaking connections and replace components as necessary.
Tip: Refer to the service manual or contact your dealer for fastener torque values.
WARNING! Brake fluid leaks or low brake fluid levels could cause brake system failure, which could
result in serious injury or death. Do not operate the vehicle with low brake fluid levels or when leaks are
evident (dampness or stains from dried fluid). See your VICTORY dealer for service.

Brake Pads

Inspect each front brake pad on both sides of
Friction
the front disc. Inspect each rear brake pad on
Material
both sides of the rear disc. When the thinnest
point of the friction material has worn to the
minimum recommended thickness, see your
VICTORY dealer for brake pad replacement.
• Replace brake pads when friction material
thickness reaches 1.0 mm.
When checking brake pad friction material
thickness, check each brake caliper for Front Rear
dampness or stains from leaking or dried
brake fluid. If inspection reveals signs of fluid
Minimum: 1.0 mm
leakage, do not operate the vehicle. See your
VICTORY dealer for service.
See page 78 for brake disc inspection.
Throttle
Rotate the throttle control grip. It should rotate
2-4 mm to
smoothly from the rest position to the
resistance
completely open position. It should return to
the rest position quickly when released.
Throttle Freeplay
Throttle freeplay is the amount of throttle
control grip movement from the rest position
to the point of cable resistance. Measure this
distance.
Freeplay should be 2-4 mm. Adjust throttle
freeplay as needed. See page 72.
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