Hi all/Conrad! Thanks for the warm welcome.
Strange... I just took a ~20 mile ride for gas and lunch, and didn't particularly notice any brake issues this time.
"volunteer motor officer"? As in you did this without being paid?
Temporary Thread Departure: Yup, lots of our local departments in the area run reserves/auxiliary officers. Sheriffs in Michigan--from way back in the day--have always been allowed to deputize willing and able folks. Since most here also go the extra mile to TRAIN, and realize the benefit of extra help for special events (and yes, it's free), we have some really great teams. I was a marine officer (on the lake) from 2000 to '07, but once I did motor in '07, I never looked back. I just switched departments this year, sold the Harley (which I paid for, and used) and now I'm happily on a better bike while driving another department's patrol cars
Everyone wins
Being a former motor officer, though, my choices for "next bikes" was extremely limited... and mine's coming along nicely, brake complaints or not