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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 12:30 PM
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I was on the fence myself about single disk and then talked myself out of it, looks nice... glade to see you upgraded on the disk and the 6 piston caliper
 
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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The single disc brake works really well. The lever pull feels just like stock, and the braking power didn't really change its probably a 8 out of 10 compared to the dual disc only because it does fade a little bit faster than the dual discs under a lot of heavy braking. During normal riding I cant even tell the difference between the two, love the single disc and wouldn't go back to the duals. Did the install myself, was pretty simple the hardest part is rebuilding the front forks. Which isn't very difficult at all.

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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 01:05 PM
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Looks good! Cant go wront with black & chrome ;-)
 
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Nice Job!
 
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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looks fantastic. I still blow my mind for that... do it, don't do it etc etc, maybe one day i'll decide but 2 discs are more safer here
 
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If anybody needs a single disk hub let me know I have one for sale.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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Looks good bro... What fender is that?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by xjayx
The single disc brake works really well. The lever pull feels just like stock, and the braking power didn't really change its probably a 8 out of 10 compared to the dual disc only because it does fade a little bit faster than the dual discs under a lot of heavy braking. During normal riding I cant even tell the difference between the two, love the single disc and wouldn't go back to the duals. Did the install myself, was pretty simple the hardest part is rebuilding the front forks. Which isn't very difficult at all.

Jay
Thanks XJayX - Think my mind is made up now - Cheers!
 
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