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The front brake set was from a new 2013, they were take off parts/free.
the only money i have in them is pads/rotor bolts and $20 to do the rotor holes.
I've never herd of somebody who complains about their vehicle stopping too well...
Although yes it probably more braking power than needed and not worth the cost vs some other options, it wouldn't hurt anything. just better stopping power and a different level of feel and likely less lever input needed. So you'd rather just have to train yourself to keep from grabbing a handful and locking up the front tire.
Over kill most likely. Ever had a front brake lock up the front tire from a panic stop? It only takes a second and your in some serious trouble.
My singe disc brakes on my 05 super glide can lock the front wheel easy enough. Yest they are the orginal caliper
I was thinking about doing 6 pistons on both sides but thought that would be over kill.
Originally Posted by dirtdobber
Over kill most likely. Ever had a front brake lock up the front tire from a panic stop? It only takes a second and your in some serious trouble.
My singe disc brakes on my 05 super glide can lock the front wheel easy enough. Yest they are the orginal caliper
Haha, I went with overkill! My DX is a 99 so I had the old school twin single pots. The advantage, and improvement, is the feel, initial bite, and ability to regulate the pressure through the lever. Even though they will stop you much faster, and are more capable of locking the front wheel, you are less likely to do so due to the better feel. At least when compared to the stock single pots.
Still need to get the bracket PC'd but wanted to get all sorted first.
If you didn't change the master cylinder, still using the 11/16 master that is stock, pull on the front brake may not be as good.. The later Brembos have slightly smaller pistons and a 5/8 master to compensate.
Haha, I went with overkill! My DX is a 99 so I had the old school twin single pots. The advantage, and improvement, is the feel, initial bite, and ability to regulate the pressure through the lever. Even though they will stop you much faster, and are more capable of locking the front wheel, you are less likely to do so due to the better feel. At least when compared to the stock single pots.
Still need to get the bracket PC'd but wanted to get all sorted first.
It's not the initial bite like you think, it's all about getting the right lever pressure to braking ratio.. The 2000 dx front brakes actually work quite well and are exactly the same as the bagger front brakes.. On a bagger tho, the brakes require more pressure as the bike is heavier hence HD changed the piston sizes on the bagger brakes to balance the lever pressure to breaking ratio and got the bagger crowd all hot on the newer Brembos.
BTW if you like braking hard, single disks aren't that hot.. The forks twist under hard braking.. You can feel it in the bars.
Haha, I went with overkill! My DX is a 99 so I had the old school twin single pots. The advantage, and improvement, is the feel, initial bite, and ability to regulate the pressure through the lever. Even though they will stop you much faster, and are more capable of locking the front wheel, you are less likely to do so due to the better feel. At least when compared to the stock single pots.
Still need to get the bracket PC'd but wanted to get all sorted first.
Excellent work! What did you use to fab the bracket. This has me thinking that fabbing up some kind of bracket really opens up options for brakes. I'd easily consider calipers from a sport bike.
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