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roadron
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are there any later calipers that will bolt on for improved braking?
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gremlin
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roadron said:
how old is your brake lines. if thay are real old, take them to a hydrolic shop and have them rebuild them. then clean out the calipers the road dust and brake dust builds up and you got to press harder to stop.
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humhead
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The easiest way to improve brake performance is to install braided stainless steel brake lines. Of course you should also make sure your calipers & master cylinders are working properly. I've done this to my 1000 & it's made quite a difference.
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Einar J Skog
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Hi
I belive an upgrade of the front brake
also include to use sinter metal pads ..
On my GS1000GLX I have braided stainless steel brake lines and
sinter metal pads.No problem to lock the wheel at any speed if I want to.
Also work xlnt in the rain..
Waiting for spring and the dyno test...
I belive an upgrade of the front brake
also include to use sinter metal pads ..
On my GS1000GLX I have braided stainless steel brake lines and
sinter metal pads.No problem to lock the wheel at any speed if I want to.
Also work xlnt in the rain..
Waiting for spring and the dyno test...
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Hotblack
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If you have a pre-'80 bike with solid rotors you could also put vented ones on from a later bike, I think they bolt on. From what I gather though the lines are a good first step, as you you get better performance and feel as well as increased safety margin. I think the vented rotors do better in the rain.
Running completely stock brakes on my bikes I can say that they have no problem stopping from highway speeds in the dry, but wet rotors require a GI Joe Kung Fu Grip, as does anything around 100 mph or more. Good thing I don't do either of those very often.
Running completely stock brakes on my bikes I can say that they have no problem stopping from highway speeds in the dry, but wet rotors require a GI Joe Kung Fu Grip, as does anything around 100 mph or more. Good thing I don't do either of those very often.