the brake does not have a lot of "feel" to it, you could say its spongy. ill check the pads later. but i have found after riding on an old track at my house that it has enough stopping power, just not a really stong brake like on other bikes i have rode. as with the kickstarter, i dont think it will be too big of a problem because the bike cold started on like the third kick, and it starts warm on the first kick every time. another thing i noticed is that the clutch lever wiggles around a lot but i think that will be an easy fix. it was probably just dumped a lot, and i added one wreck to the list today when turning a sharp corner
