Rear brakes feel unsafe on new 2026 101 scout
Hello. I purchased a 26 101 scout about 2 weeks ago. I noticed on a handful of occasions when the rear brake 'lets go' for 1 or 2 seconds when I'm slowing down and only using rear brake. It's like the rear brake is working then all the sudden hey where did my brakes go? and then they pick up again. No pulsating or abs/tc control. It's dry straight road, no gravel. I mentioned it to dealer I purchased it from during 500 mile service this week at Owen Motorsports in Charleston, IL and they updated ECM and/or ride command during the service. Next 500 miles no issues until a recent ride this week it happened again coming up to a red light going 25mph or less. I'm braking/slowing then rear brake isn't helping for 1-2 seconds then it works again. Called original dealer to check out but if they would need to keep it I would need to coordinate a 100 mile ride home with no bike. So I took my bike to a closer dealer - Greenmount Motorsports OFallon, IL. They test rode it, got the bike to do exactly what I experienced, and said this is normal operation for my bike for rear brakes to let up like this for a second or two before re engaging at slow speeds. Seriously?? Am I losing my mind? This doesn't feel right. Dealer said there is no reason for them to check for air bubbles in the line and hooking it up to the computer won't show anything since my abs light doesn't come on. This is my first Indian. My rebel 500 abs never did anything like this during the 15,000 miles I rode it this year The rear brake never just stopped working for 1-2 seconds at any speed. Have you experienced this on your 2026 101 scout? Any Indian mechanics here?
Tldr: dealer says it's normal for rear brakes to stop working for a second or two at low speed