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Just got my new 17' Lowrider S front end for my 2011 Street Bob as I'm planning on getting dual disc's soon. My question is what is all NEEDED? I have the front end, I know I'll need new upper and lower brake lines.
Will I need a new master cylinder as well? If so what brand do you suggest? Anything else that you can think of that I might be overlooking feel free to lmk.
It really depends on how deep you want to go. In my case nothing Harley is left for the brakes. I used a Brembo 19RCS master cylinder, had Spiegler make a set of brake lines to my specs, radial calipers off an R6, speed merchant mounts for them, and Brake tech floating rotors. I did have to make a few spacers to get it all lined up but you can get by with stacking washers just doesn't look as good. It's more braking then I will need but it's there. Entire systems was a little spendy but I feel it was worth it. I really like the brembo master. One thing to consider but I think you may be safe (others here know for sure) is if you have the canbus system like my 2015 you will need to buy a brake light switch for the master. Harley went opposite the rest of the world so the supplied one from brembo works backwards.
Do you need dual disk . No we road a long time on drum front brakes. Then we road a while on single front disk. then all the sudden we can't live with out dual.
Do you need dual disk . No we road a long time on drum front brakes. Then we road a while on single front disk. then all the sudden we can't live with out dual.
Oh I know very well that dual disc's don't improve braking significantly enough to notice a massive difference. That's why I, like most people I feel, am doing it for the look rather than the performance improvement. I want dual brakes because it looks cool not because I'm in search of more braking power.
Oh I know very well that dual disc's don't improve braking significantly enough to notice a massive difference. That's why I, like most people I feel, am doing it for the look rather than the performance improvement. I want dual brakes because it looks cool not because I'm in search of more braking power.
Coming from a Hypersports bike background I thought I absolutely had to have dual front discs on my Sportster so I held out for a Roadster . The brakes were good but not spectacular . Moving on , I convinced myself that I absolutely had to have an FXDX for the same reason . However , having followed the previous owner of my FXDC and his passenger around some English country roads at high speeds , I became convinced that one brake was quite enough . So I bought the bike and it proved to be so . I agree though that twin discs do look a lot better on a Harley than one . It's like a statement that the rider rides the bike like they mean it rather than chugs along at sixty like a lot of us actually do .
It really depends on how deep you want to go. In my case nothing Harley is left for the brakes. I used a Brembo 19RCS master cylinder, had Spiegler make a set of brake lines to my specs, radial calipers off an R6, speed merchant mounts for them, and Brake tech floating rotors. I did have to make a few spacers to get it all lined up but you can get by with stacking washers just doesn't look as good. It's more braking then I will need but it's there. Entire systems was a little spendy but I feel it was worth it. I really like the brembo master. One thing to consider but I think you may be safe (others here know for sure) is if you have the canbus system like my 2015 you will need to buy a brake light switch for the master. Harley went opposite the rest of the world so the supplied one from brembo works backwards.
Just got my new 17' Lowrider S front end for my 2011 Street Bob as I'm planning on getting dual disc's soon. My question is what is all NEEDED? I have the front end, I know I'll need new upper and lower brake lines.
Will I need a new master cylinder as well? If so what brand do you suggest? Anything else that you can think of that I might be overlooking feel free to lmk.
I like the Galfer brake tee. Im gonna be going pretty in depth with it. Performance machine calipers, after market floating rotors, braided lines upper and lower. Just dreading the price of all of it lol.
It's not the seals it's just the wiper but yes they are exposed. The chrome covers only make it harder for any moisture to escape and could cause rust issues which is what I had when I swapped out the lowers to go dual disc.
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