Brake master cylinder
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Brake master cylinder
If the stock master cylinder on my bike is a 9/16 bore, could I get away with using an 11/16 bore one, or do I have to stick with a 9/16 bore. This is for the front brake.
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If you go with the 11/16" bore you will not have any feel to your brakes, they will be like a light switch, you move the lever a c*** hair and they will be on.....hard. I tried this one day on my bike for grins, needless to say it came right back off for a 9/16" bore.
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Hahaha ok. I wasn't thinking that it would move too much fluid and I'd end up going *** over tea kettle if I used the front brakes. Looks like I'll be sticking with the 9/16 bore. The only reason I was asking was because I'm swapping to a hydraulic clutch, and Harley sells a kit with the chrome brake and clutch reservoirs/master cyl, but it's 11/16 bore. Thanks for the clarification. I appreciate it.
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"Fits 02-05 VRSC models. Also fits hydraulic clutch equipped 96-05 DynaŽ and SoftailŽ and 96-04 Touring models with dual disc front brakes." Is what it says it's for. Obviously mine doesn't have a hydro clutch yet. And on the Harley site it says it fits heritage softails and other softails that I know don't have dual disk brakes. That's why I wasn't sure.
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"Fits 02-05 VRSC models. Also fits hydraulic clutch equipped 96-05 DynaŽ and SoftailŽ and 96-04 Touring models with dual disc front brakes." Is what it says it's for. Obviously mine doesn't have a hydro clutch yet. And on the Harley site it says it fits heritage softails and other softails that I know don't have dual disk brakes. That's why I wasn't sure.
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It's really not a slip...
"Fits ’02-’05 VRSC models. Also fits hydraulic clutch equipped ’96-’05 DynaŽ and SoftailŽ and ’96-’04 Touring models with dual disc front"
Pretty Clear and accurate...although dual disc Softails are very uncommon, they were produced and I'm pretty sure there would have been a hyd clutch kit offered through "Parts"
Such as the 2003-04 CVO Deuce (Dual Disc)
Your application either fits the "Fitment" statement or it doesn't
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"Fits ’02-’05 VRSC models. Also fits hydraulic clutch equipped ’96-’05 DynaŽ and SoftailŽ and ’96-’04 Touring models with dual disc front"
Pretty Clear and accurate...although dual disc Softails are very uncommon, they were produced and I'm pretty sure there would have been a hyd clutch kit offered through "Parts"
Such as the 2003-04 CVO Deuce (Dual Disc)
Your application either fits the "Fitment" statement or it doesn't
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Last edited by multihdrdr; Feb 8, 2017 at 10:32 AM.
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If you go with the 11/16" bore you will not have any feel to your brakes, they will be like a light switch, you move the lever a c*** hair and they will be on.....hard. I tried this one day on my bike for grins, needless to say it came right back off for a 9/16" bore.
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