Hello again,

After some warning from this forum I introduce myself again as I have bought a new CFMoto quad - not branded a Quadzilla this time I see.

Different beast completely from the last one: Injection engine is much more responsive; Brakes are excellent; Lights are LED and very bright - handy around here in Winter; Power steering is very useful but disconcerting!

I do hope someone has solved this situation, which may be common amongst some CFMoto models. When I first bought the Quadzilla ES500 some years ago I thought the brakes were quite good as I was comparing them with an ancient Yamaha. However, I have since discovered that the rear brakes are not working at all and I suspect that they have not worked for some years.

The owner manual and the workshop manual both state that the front right brake lever operates the front brakes whilst the rear brake is operated by the left hand lever and foot pedal. The pedal has always gone to the floor. The mechanic found out that the rear pedal drives a master cylinder which, if you follow the routes of the brake pipes, operate both front and rear brakes. Local dealer says that it was changed to ensure it is road legal in the UK. However, I have now had the rear brake master cylinder replaced and the mechanic has followed the instructions on bleeding the system as stated in the Dealer Bulletin but there is still no effect on the brakes - front and back. This will need much more research. (After he replaced the front pads the front brake was not too good too. However, this was sorted by tying the levers to the handle and leaving overnight! I know a few things about physics and was surprised when this brought the front brakes back to normal!)

The mechanic has tried many combinations regarding bleeding the brakes but to no avail. He suggests trying the trick with tying the levers to the handlebars overnight tonight but he has no idea if that would work.

I suspect that this could be complicated due to the modification for the UK market whereby the brake pipe from the rear master cylinder goes into some sort of box whose outputs are the feeds for front and rear brakes.

Any help would be gratefully received as I have already spent a few "quid" on the mechanic's time as well as for a new master cylinder which it probably did not need.

(Wife has just bought a 300cc Kymco quad and the brakes are lightning sharp on that one.)

I have had this agri quad for a few years now and put up with the negative comments from many hill farmers who would never look at anything apart from Yammy, Honda or Suzi. However, the quad has been excellent and never let me down. Currently have a problem after local agri engineer replaced the front pads and replaced the brake fluid but I will search the forum before putting out a new post on that one in case someone has had the problem in the past. (By the way, I have recently discovered that Quadzilla markets quads from other manufacturers.) I have attached a photo of the machine in its working environment.