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New here. My dad gave me my first Harley 1973 Shovelhead and I have spent the last few years rebuilding it from top to bottom. I finished it(sort of) last month. I noticed on my first ride the original rear brake from 1973(performance machine) is very weak and makes it almost impossible to slow the bike quickly. It looks as if performance machine no longer supports their original 11 inch caliper/rotor they made. I wanted to see if anyone knows of a 4 piston rear caliper that will fit an 11 inch rotor. Any suggestions here would be helpful.
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1973 Shovelhead rear brakes
