‘24 khaos 850 brakes are soft

[hamlin]

What have you guys found as a solution to the less than tolerable brakes on some of the matryx sleds?
I have a 22 boost khaos that has excellent brakes, but my wife’s 24 I will pinch my fingers before I get any brake grab. It’s bad enough I don’t want to ride it. I bled them and only got couple small bubbles and no real change in pull. Is it more likely the caliper or the master cylinder?
Thanks

 

[Cb850]

My 24 was the same. Basically dangerous to ride. Brake lever bottomed on my hand before it would lock up. My dealer put a 22 brake reservoir on it but left the caliper alone. With that and a different brake lever it's about in the middle not as positive as a 21 or 22 but usable and doesn't hit my fingers.

 

[JH@CM]

24 brakes suck. That is all.

Replacing with new assembly may be the only option.

 

[User Name]

Contact Hayes and they can find you the part number of the firm caliper

 

[shattuck]

Same problem here I’m going to buy the complete 23 assembly next year it’s borderline dangerous

 

[JH@CM]

Don't worry, within a year Polaris will issue a stop ride recall for all 24s to replace the brakes... just as soon as everyone who hates them has mitigated their F-up.

Just like the rail tips.

 

[hamlin]

I guess ours has warranty left so I’ll let the dealer take a look at it. It’s gotta have three times the travel in the lever that my ‘22 has. I wouldn’t ride it in the trees the way it is now.

 

[Tjtwenty]

I just replaced my 24 with brand new 23 master cylinder and caliper. I think they've superceded the 23 to 24 specs because it's not much different

 

[shattuck]

Did you do the brake pads and rotor? Maybe they are different?

 

[turboless terry]

I got rid of mine. Completely sucked. Dealer couldn't fix it. Polaris didn’t care. I was over it.

 

[hamlin]

I got rid of mine. Completely sucked. Dealer couldn't fix it. Polaris didn’t care. I was over it.

I can’t get rid of it now, I just put purple hood screens in it! Haha

I’ll measure the rotor tonight if I get a chance, wouldn’t be hard to pull pads and measure either. I think it’s something with maybe the piston in the caliper or the master cylinder though.

 

[turboless terry]

I can’t get rid of it now, I just put purple hood screens in it! Haha

I’ll measure the rotor tonight if I get a chance, wouldn’t be hard to pull pads and measure either. I think it’s something with maybe the piston in the caliper or the master cylinder though.

It isn't the master cylinder. Swapped them. It in the caliper. I think my buddy even measured the rotor and they were the same. His boost is alright. Not like 22 or 23. 9r was exactly like your talking. I even talked to burandt and adams personally. Was just over it. To have a sled that good and a little thing like that makes you not want to ride it just sucks. Combine that with the mountain of recall letters and I was just over it.