Newtomeventure

I know this is an old post, but after reading I'm curious. I had a rear tire changed today. Guy comes out & says we can into a prob. Explains they broke bolts on rear caliper. They made it right & heli coiled them w/New bolts free of charge. After that is where my issue is. He tells me afterward "you're gonna wanna replace the rear caliper it's dragging". "It was when you brought it in". If so I hadn't noticed it for the couple and I've owned bike. I asked if maybe it needed bleeding guy says we did twice no good. What you guys have me wondering is if rear & left front are linked, could it possibly be that it needs to be bled @ rear & left front? I'm letting my ignorance to brakes show I know, but just wondering if there's possibly a cheaper easier fix than $375+ replacement.

Thanks to you guys. This thread has let me know what my problem is & how to fix it w/out a dealer raping me. I did notice my master cylinder doesn't have a baffle in it, & the rubber piece is about 3/8 in longer than the master cylinder. Starting to wonder if that's not part of my problem also. I'm getting a rear tire done tomorrow & plan to see if I can get a new one w/out them trying to tell me I have to buy a new master cylinder for it. I think I'm learning slowly why it was cheap haha. I love the bike though & barring something catastrophic she's gonna be mine for a long time to come.

I just bought a 99 Venture weekend before last. Wasn't able to ride it much the 1st week due to a knee problem. Started riding it this week as it's my dd. When I go out in the morning or late eve when its cool out, mine does the exact opposite. It acts like there's no clutch at all, then after it warms up or I ride it a little bit because sadly I don't have a 1/2 hr every morning to let it warm up that much, it's fine. When I leave work in afternoon while temp is higher it works fine from the get go. I've never had a bike with hydraulic clutch before & this definitely doesn't seem normal or ok. Anyone else ever experienced this or know what is going on here? Thanks for any advice & yes I'm new to the forum as well as the bike. haha