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1 finger stoppies

1cm of movement

2 finger stoppies

2cm of movement

5mm of movement

3cm of movement

Grab a handful

Grab a handful and hope

Double pump the lever & prey

Err we have brakes ?

[katch]

The past month i seem to have overhauled about 10 - 12 sets of brakes or fitted new lines for people..

Now i have to say i hav ebeen genuinely shocked at how bad some peoples brakes have been..


Some examples..

Double pump to get any pressure and also warped discs    hes a nutter  !

Pull to the bar and only just gain some pressure so minor that i think stopping was reliant on the rear brake.

6 pots with 400 grams of copper slip over the pots the pads and old hoses from 1997

Pads with ZERO friction material

1 Bike with a flat brake line so clearly split

a set of 6 pots with half a pound of normal grease over everything !!!!!  i do mean everything.

3 sets with scored pistons - use of mole grips.

One set with BENT pads


and several more with other err... scary conditions..

[RemaL]

voted first 2 as the Brembo's on the Speed triple are amazing. lots of feel, loads of bite and does a bloody good job of stopping the bike very rapid

[Bath Bonnie]

Voted 3 as the brakes on Bonnie are really bloody good even for a single disc with 2 pots!
Even 2 up they still perform just as well, I think its a combination of tyres/pads that are o.e fitted.

[fazerphil]

2 fingers has been forced on me by the small levers and Hein Gericke 2 fingererd gloves.

Grab and hope is not good as all braking should be progressive to allow the suspension to compress and the tyre to spread out on the road as pressure is applied.

[Attila]

an easy 2 fingers is what i would consider acceptable.

however i think brake feel is as important as power, the setup on the Street R is absolutely superb, its the same discs and calipers as last years Daytona 675 with braided hoses as standard

[RemaL]

an easy 2 fingers is what i would consider acceptable.

however i think brake feel is as important as power, the setup on the Street R is absolutely superb, its the same discs and calipers as last years Daytona 675 with braided hoses as standard

If they are anything like the Speed triples brembo's many of the new triumphs have superb stopper

[Paul_CBR]

1cm of free play and 2 finger stoppies with my new bendix pads there flipping spectacular brake and its like been shot back in time! just need the cash to upgrade the hoses oem rubber bike done 26000 tells me may be a little tired! then i might change vote to 1 finger stoppies