Is the effort high as in hard pedal?
Is the pedal squishy?
Have rear brakes been adjusted properly?  Loosen hand brake cables fully, adjust rear brakes, tighten and adjust hand brake.  If rear shoes have too much  play, the initial pedal push is used to move rear wheel cylinders instead of actuating brakes. 

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> Wiadomość napisana przez Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail.com> w dniu 24.09.2019, o godz. 10:24:
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> The original old brakes on my 85 westy seem to be fading more and making
> sudden stops kinda scary. The brakes front & rear have plenty of meat on
> them it's just all feels weak when heavy stopping is needed. What all is
> needed to upgrade to bigger brakes? Is an increase in wheel size required.
> Thanks for any advise.
> Spencer
> 85 Westy