| Author | Message | ||
     Prebs75 |
i was staring at my bike the other day and notices that on the left side it has the some mounting holes as the right side for brakes possibbly??? has anyone done this or is it possible?? looks like it could be done somehow | ||
| Brinnutz |
Been done...used to be kits available. But do you want to drop like $700 for brakes that aren't needed? Oh, and good luck finding them. The main reason for having the bolts there though was to keep production costs down most likely. Having both sides the same eliminates the need to design two separate sides and produce two separate sides. | ||
| Firebolt020283 |
also I believe that another reason is that buell is not the only bikes that was using those forks (though I could be wrong.) | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
I'd LOVE to find myself one of the Brembo calipers that came in the dual disc kits. I've got a brembo rotor but it's IIRC 20mm smaller diameter than the stock rotor, so requires the matching brembo caliper to be used. Wouldn't even matter which side caliper I got my hands on since there are already holes for the rotor in both sides of the wheel.. | ||
| Malott442 |
My front brake is touchy enough stock! Hell, I thought about switching the rotor to the left side just to see what it would look like...... | ||
| Phelan |
Brin, the lowers are opposites so they would have to make to separate molds and pieces anyway. PK, the Brembo kit had adapters to male them fit the forks. None of the Brembos fit without the adapters. An adapter could easily be made to use any caliper you want. That 320 mm Brembo rotor is only .5" shorter where it meets the pad. I believe you could probably get away with using it if you changed pads a little more often. It would certainly male it easier to remove the caliper. | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
Anyone happen to have pics of those adapters? I'd love to get something working and be able to use that brembo rotor. | ||
| Limitedx1 |
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| Phelan |
I don't, but if you go to the photo gallery at NRHS's website there is a picture of an X1 with dual brembos there. It's really pretty simple to make one; you can build it for any caliper you want to use, including the stock one, if you wanna get that 1/2" back. I believe all the Brembos in the kits were the same as the brembos on the Ducatis. | ||
| Skntpig |
You would need a different bore master too, not just calipers and rotors. The dual brake systems were tried early but they actually stopped worse. The amount of mass added isn't worth it. Have you noticed in the recent years that some jap bikes have smaller rotor diameter than in the past? Do it for looks but not additional braking. Want better brakes? 1. Rider mod...Do a track school and learn to use the stockers. 2. Better pads...Call Al at amsb and get lyndall golds (I love GOLD!) 3. Radial master...will give you more progressive brakes. Al can hook you up. | ||
| Phelan |
It's true that they didn't stop any better, but they do you have less fade and don't have as much hard time removing the calipers as the 13" single rotor setup. Of all setups, I'd rather have (and will after my build conversion) an XB rotor and 8-piston caliper. Since I have 1" bars and Harley controls, I'll use the Jaybrake 3/4" bore M/C. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Not true--they were discontinued because they stopped almost too well and had a propensity to put fools on their nose. Racers loved em.Had a set. | ||
| Bud |
Hi Jim, had 2 sets offered to me lately but for the road, overkill if you ask me | ||
| Court |
They handled like crap compared to the single rotor. | ||
| Guell |
They might adversely affect the handling, especially on the track, but i have a friend who has the twin disc setup, and he said a full 4 finger pull will put the ass of the bike in the air extremely quick. They stop far better than a single. He said for the street riding he does, he doesnt notice any handling issues. Thats what hes told me, ive never ridden the bike so i dont know, my iron ebc rotor stops me just fine. (Message edited by guell on May 27, 2009) |
