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My Vespa has 300 miles. The right brake lever seems to not engage until it is pulled back 50%. Is that normal?
It is near throttle.
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I've got a 2019 150 Primavera and the front brake is quite firm and does not need a lot of travel. Long lever travel is possibly a sign of air in the hydraulic circuit, to fix that you would need to take the top cover off the bars to access the brake reservoir, and then bleed any air out of the bleed nipple on the calliper. Probably a 30 minute job if you were handy with tools. Frpm memory 4 x phillips head screws on the underside of the bar cover, 2 x phillips heads on the reservoir and probably 8mm nut on the bleed nipple. And some DOT4 brake fluid.
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If you pump the front brake lever, does it get rapidly firmer? If so, you need to bleed the brakes.
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Take it back to where you bought it and get them to have a look.
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