brake upgrade?
Tourer
Joined: May 2006
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From: pennsylvania
hawg halters have direct bolt on units. put a single 6 piston on the sporty with braketech floating rotor, works well. QTM has brembo's prolly the best with monoblock setup$$$$, depends what you want and are willing to $$$$
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Santa Rosa, Ca
I used Lyndall pads, way less dust, minimal if any performance improvement. I then bought a Hawg Halters 6 piston caliper. I returned it because I could not get the bleed right...some sort of flaw. I ended up with a 6 piston PM caliper. It works significantly better. I always do one mod at a time so I can determine the individual components performance. After tried and true caliper performance, I installed a braided steel brake line. Huge enhancement.
Just my experience,
Ron
Just my experience,
Ron
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I have to say this is the most important mod you can make on your Harley IMHO. I had a near death experience with my OEM brakes and decided to research options thoroughly. After several months I decided to put Dual Brembo brakes on the bike- using as many Harley parts as possible, so I wouldn't have to worry about parts availability down the road. Howard Messner at MotorcycleMetal.com has a kit using the V-rod lowers and Brembo brakes from the Touring bikes. Here's the write-up of the conversion. I have put thousands of miles on the bike since this write-up and still think it was the best money I ever spent on the bike. My newest addition was Matrix Composite brake rotors(aluminum and ceramic weighing 1.9 lbs each) which, along with the aluminum wheel rims from Buchanan, have reduced unsprung weight by about 35 pounds!
Good luck- don't balk at the cost of a dual brake conversion- it will be the best investment you'll ever make on the bike. Jay
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...t-no-fade.html
Good luck- don't balk at the cost of a dual brake conversion- it will be the best investment you'll ever make on the bike. Jay
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...t-no-fade.html
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Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Livermore, CA
I researched the aftermarket front calipers and found that the Jaybrake six piston Ultra provided 20% more piston area than stock (08 dyna single disc), Hawg Halter's six piston was about 10% more piston area, PM six piston was the same as stock. Jaybrake also comes with EBC sintered Double-H pads. So I bought the Ultra caliper and plumbed it in, simple bolt and bleed. I also bought a set of the same compound EBC sintered Double-H pads for my stock rear caliper.
These brake mods cost a total of $440 and made a huge difference in brake performance. I wanted a two finger front brake and I now have it. This is not a one finger front brake like a metric road racer but the Jaybrake very competently hauls my bike down from speed. I also didn't want to go to a dual front setup.
Jaybrake is a first rate company and dealing with Paul was a pleasure, he patiently answered all my questions.
These brake mods cost a total of $440 and made a huge difference in brake performance. I wanted a two finger front brake and I now have it. This is not a one finger front brake like a metric road racer but the Jaybrake very competently hauls my bike down from speed. I also didn't want to go to a dual front setup.
Jaybrake is a first rate company and dealing with Paul was a pleasure, he patiently answered all my questions.
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From: Long Island, NY
I went with PM a couple years after I bought the bike in 2000. Bike came setup with dual disks up front and one in the back, so I went with two PM's 4 piston calipers up front and one 6 piston caliper on the rear. Also upgraded to steel braided lines.
A nice improvement over stock, and over the course of around eight years, absolutely no problems and they look as good today as when I bought them.
Have also heard good things about Jaybrake and certainly about Brembo which I would consider today if I was first looking to upgrade.
A nice improvement over stock, and over the course of around eight years, absolutely no problems and they look as good today as when I bought them.
Have also heard good things about Jaybrake and certainly about Brembo which I would consider today if I was first looking to upgrade.
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Northwest Louisiana
Interesting. How did you find this out? I'm surprised a 6 piston caliper can have the same area as the stock 4 piston unit.