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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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So i had some brembo calipers laying in my shop from an ducati.. i wanted to try them out on my street bob.

I cant wait to try them out.. see if they are an improvement over the stock calipers.

I machines them today.. gonna get the blacked out..


 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 11:01 AM
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Nice..
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 02:41 PM
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I can't imagine that they're not a big improvement over stock.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 02:49 PM
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No monobloc? You likely would see an improvement just going to SS or kevlar brakelines.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by nevil
I can't imagine that they're not a big improvement over stock.
OEM Brembos (that are on suzuki gsxrs, ducatis etc) are different than the after market big brake setups by Brembo. Your not going to get the significant differences compared to an aftermarket big brake kit setup.

It's no different than putting a typical OEM sport bike brake caliper setup since all of them these days are relative comparable regardless if they are BREMBOS or TOBIKOS.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTY FLATZ
No monobloc? You likely would see an improvement just going to SS or kevlar brakelines.
I dont know what that is. I use Stainless Steel lines for my brakes.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbadpoppa
OEM Brembos (that are on suzuki gsxrs, ducatis etc) are different than the after market big brake setups by Brembo. Your not going to get the significant differences compared to an aftermarket big brake kit setup.

It's no different than putting a typical OEM sport bike brake caliper setup since all of them these days are relative comparable regardless if they are BREMBOS or TOBIKOS.
I do Hope to get some improvement.. We will see in a month or so when the weather gets better.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 04:11 PM
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Those calipers look small for a sport bike. What year bike and model was it off of. Just to save you some sweat, you may want to compare that caliper to your current setup. If they are an older generation OEM Brembo from a non sportbike, it might not be a worthwhile project (if your going to use OEM Brembos it's probably going to give you better benefits if you take it off a recent panigale ducati)
 
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I did the Tokico conversion on my Dyna and regret it. If you think about it, the OEM Tokico are usually paired up together to stop a sport bike that weighs over 1/3 less than our Dynas...so putting ONE on our fat *** bikes doesn't really make a lot of sense...too bad I didn't think about that till after the conversion!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 07:04 PM
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I found simply going to a better pad, and getting stainless braided lines, gave me more than enough front brake with the stock calipers.
 
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