08 and up caliper questions

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Aug 20, 2011 | 06:02 PM

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08 and up caliper questions

Is there a different caliper for abs than non abs for front touring bikes ? What is needed to upgrade to use these calipers on my 02 roadking? I know a different front master cyclinder. New rotors are bigger but can I use my rototrs?

Aug 20, 2011 | 06:23 PM

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WVUltra has a great write up on doing this. Calipers are the same for ABS and non ABS. You will need rotors and master cylinder change

Aug 20, 2011 | 08:53 PM

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The 08 rotors are a slightly different size, so you'll want to change those. You can run the older master cylinder with the Brembo calipers, but a big part of the increased braking with the brembo calipers comes from the larger master cylinder. You need the newer brake lines with the larger master cylinder due to the increased pressure.

I have heard that you can also just run the newer master cylinder and updated brake lines with the older calipers for a pretty good boost in braking. Never tried that, so I couldn't vouch for the acccuracy of the claim.