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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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Hello from "Still Winter" Maine..

My '91 Ultra has original brakes and they work OK, but not impressively, so I'd like to upgrade them a bit. I'm interested in converting from the original singlepiston front calipers to the later 2000 and up twopiston type. There are aftermarket caliper adapter brackets available for this swap, but I'm not sure if the original master cylinder will operate them with the correct pressure or what other considerations there might be.

Has anyone done this modification orknow where I could get more information on it?

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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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Before you get into any major modifications to the brakes, I would try a set of Lyndall brake pads. They improve breaking drastically and I'm sure there will be many responses here to backthat up.

http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/products.htm
 
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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Default RE: Bagger deserves better brakes

Another suggestion would be to replace the brake fluid !

Jack
 
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Old Apr 16, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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The new 4 piston dual caliper fronts are awesome,it took me a while to get used to all the stopping power
 
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Old Apr 16, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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Thanks for the suggestions guys!
 
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