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Dutch_x1
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 08:17 pm: | 
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i don`t even want to think about how much money i have spent on my buell after i bought it.
every time i make a nice ride i take a good look at my buell and think: i would spend it all again $$$...even double
this brake kit will find a new owner and he/she will love it. |
Greg_cifu
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 10:54 pm: |
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quote:The caveat being, that his first run of bikes originally had dual disc brakes. There is story about the original supplier, ask Court about the gentleman in florida, and his brakes supplied on the RS.
Yup, I have a set of those calipers. Of course, he did that because his original calipers--and later, the PM calipers--were the best you could do at the time. I'm sure the six-piston was a move up in performance and if this dual, six-piston isn't astonishing, I have to assume it's because of poor mating of the master / slave ratio. |
Littlebuggles
| | Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 06:06 am: |
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Someone ask Wilson what he paid for his dual set up, he got a pretty good deal on it as I recall, maybe he came in under two grand, I don't know.
Cool Buell parts from an Old School Bueller. Nice to see you around Grndskpr, I hope this sale works out for you.
Mike |
Jim_d
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 12:14 am: |
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Two bids!
Yikes... |
Brinnutz
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 12:20 am: |
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LOL Mike, yes I do have the Nissin version of them from Buell.
No one wants to know what I paid... |
Bernard
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 01:08 pm: |
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Strange. I never felt the need for more power, and I never felt the need for more front brake. What I always desired is more rear brake. |
Eshardball
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 03:01 pm: |
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A braided line should give you all the rear brake you need |
Grndskpr
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 05:11 pm: |
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That, or a 4 piston PM rear caliper,haaa  |
Cyclonecharlie
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 08:37 pm: |
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That 4 piston would go good with the dual disc I already have. |
Littlebuggles
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 09:20 pm: |
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Four pistons! That's to much stopping power, you might have to hot rod that motor and soup up the suspension to go with it.
Wilson - I figured it was either an outrageously low, or high amount, with nowhere in between on that system.
Eric - braided line helps with the feel a fair bit, as does better rear pad compound, but that single pot unit will never be amazing. I did a custom line with stock fittings years ago, it helped. Last year I rebuilt the rear master and caliper, and switched to a XB style rear line and XB brake light switch at Al's suggestion. It's continued to get better but still fails to astound me. Still, better feel and improved power make my street riding more comfortable and confident. A used XB line and switch from a parted out bike would be an inexpensive way to do the same thing I did.
(Message edited by littlebuggles on December 07, 2012) |
Eshardball
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 08:09 am: |
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I used a braided line, better pads and a banjo bolt switch and that made the brake predictable.My rear MC had DOT4 in it and I switched to 5.1 which has a much higher wet boiling point. I don't know how much difference the fluid change would actually provide except on a long down hill. I don't think it needs to be astounding since most of the weight is heading forward and off of the rear tire as soon as you start braking. |
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