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Vagelis46
Posted on Monday, October 01, 2007 - 03:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
What is the size of the front brake's master cylinder pump??

Is it a radial pump?

I "pray" for a 17mm radial pump on the 1125R!
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Eboos
Posted on Monday, October 01, 2007 - 08:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I have a 17mm Nissin radial MC on my bike. I have also ridden the 1125R with a standard MC. As much as I like the MC on my bike, it didn't feel absent at all on the 1125R. I really couldn't have asked for anything that was really needed to improve the brake feel on this bike.
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Vagelis46
Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 06:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
So, what is the size of it??

Anyone noticed??
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Anonymous
Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
14mm. Vagelis, you seem to like sizes that give four-finger braking. 17mm would give roughly 40 percent higher lever effort.
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Vagelis46
Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 08:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Actually I like using 3-fingers on the brake lever, for more 'feel'.

Installing a 14mm on the XB12R, improved the brakes, especialy when they are used hard, the lever does not get as soft as with the 1/2".

Honestly, I was hoping for a radial pump on the 1125R. Quality supermotos e.g. Husaberg, Husqvarna, e.t.c. that use a single disk + (3piston caliper), run Brembo 16mm radial cylinder.
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