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ez, I'd be willing to bet that when they changed your tire, they removed the calipers. Before reinstalling them, they probably pushed the pads back into the calipers to make it easier to fit them back on over the rotors. Once everything's together, you pump the brake lever to push the pistons back out and seat the pads on the rotors.
This is a pretty common quick fix for the mushy brakes on the Speed Triple. When the lever travel gets too long, you take a pair of pliers or channel locks, squeeze the pads back into the calipers, pump the brake, and feel comes back for a while.
It does seem to be an issue with the pistons sticking in the caliper (pushing them back in loosens them up for a while), as well as air getting into the line (probably seals). I do the pliers/pad squeeze for a while, but eventually I have to bleed the brakes. I've gone through an entire bottle of DOT 4 trying to get all the bubbles out on the triple - it can get that bad.
Since I bought my TT used, I'm not sure if there have been any mods. It does have ss brake lines up front, and the brakes feel solid.
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