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Joined: Dec 2024
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From: Virginia
Welp .... had the Harrison billet 4 pot caliper on for a few weeks, and I have to say I am very happy with it.
Had a different feel to stock, and at first I thought I hadn't bled it properly as it felt a little spongy, but it was certainly working as it should. Bike stops a LOT better now. Decent feel too, once I was used to not having to put so much force into the lever. Picks up nice and progressively
Re-bled it after a week, and no air was visible, and the lever feel was unchanged. Now I have got accustomed to it, it's like its always been there.
For UK riders looking for a locally sourced item I can definitely reccomend it. I wasn't able to source Wildwood units and would have to have had them imported with the extras cost associated. Plus the same issue with pads.
Harrison also do 6 pot units, and you can get them polished or anodised. I went with black anodised as, again, I ride all yewar round in all weathers and the finish is pretty thick and looks durable.
Had a different feel to stock, and at first I thought I hadn't bled it properly as it felt a little spongy, but it was certainly working as it should. Bike stops a LOT better now. Decent feel too, once I was used to not having to put so much force into the lever. Picks up nice and progressively
Re-bled it after a week, and no air was visible, and the lever feel was unchanged. Now I have got accustomed to it, it's like its always been there.
For UK riders looking for a locally sourced item I can definitely reccomend it. I wasn't able to source Wildwood units and would have to have had them imported with the extras cost associated. Plus the same issue with pads.
Harrison also do 6 pot units, and you can get them polished or anodised. I went with black anodised as, again, I ride all yewar round in all weathers and the finish is pretty thick and looks durable.
Not sure who is around in London any more, I've gone, I think Riverside has gone, is Snob's still open? There's Warrs of course but I don't think they 'do cheap'... never used to!
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2024
Posts: 37
Likes: 32
From: Auckland, New Zealand
On my 2007 XL1200L with the 19" cast front wheel, I have this:
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...sku_id=1015610
I believe cvaria has the contoured version.
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...sku_id=1015610
I believe cvaria has the contoured version.
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2024
Posts: 37
Likes: 32
From: Auckland, New Zealand
My last sportbike had twin 12.5" disks, 2 four pot radial calipers, a Brembo radial master and was well over 220lbs lighter than the sporty. Even my old sportbike from 1984 had twin disks around sporty size and weighed 80lbs less than the sporty, and that felt like it didn't stop.
I'm guessing if you've mostly ridden sportys, or the big tourers, then you'd be happy.
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From: Snow Hill, NC
Improvements are improvements... I notice them a lot. The Brakes on My 21 Tri Glide are way better than my 05 XL883C, My 07 FLHTC and my 14 Tri Glide. No turning back. Mo Better is Mo better.
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From: Newport,TN area
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 607
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From: Arizona
I grew up riding drum brakes so I probably have a "good enough" attitude about brakes. I tend to ride fast and brake late so that's why I set my bikes up so the rear brake is almost useless.
Pretty sure non existent brakes saved my life once. I was in a northern Minnesota gully washer on my 89 883 heading home from work doing about 55 mph. I hardly noticed the train ahead about to reach the crossing so I got on the brakes good but nothing, just pucks hydroplaning on the discs and the arm was coming down also, so then I gassed it and hugged the tank. The arm lightly grazed my back as I went underneath but I made it
Pretty sure non existent brakes saved my life once. I was in a northern Minnesota gully washer on my 89 883 heading home from work doing about 55 mph. I hardly noticed the train ahead about to reach the crossing so I got on the brakes good but nothing, just pucks hydroplaning on the discs and the arm was coming down also, so then I gassed it and hugged the tank. The arm lightly grazed my back as I went underneath but I made it
Last edited by snatchcat; Apr 3, 2025 at 05:12 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 911
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From: west coast
pre 2000 Sportsters and Dynas had a lousy single piston caliper. My '98 Dyna got a Wildwood four piston caliper to fix that, my '08 Sportster doesn't need one.
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From: Sacto
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