2009 brake upgrade advice please
- Thread starter bigboy
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I started with pads and lines, then added a brembo 19RCS and then got brembo calipers from a member here, but I have to admit that the brakes where already pretty amazing before the caliper upgrade and I just got them for the looks. Some people upgrade lines and pads only and seem to be happy.
Galfer HH or EBC pads is what myself and a lot others use
I would do pads and lines and see how that does. I used ebc pads and Spiegler lines.
If @Berlin Germany jumps into this thread, prepare yourself for a lecture....
I have Brembo calipers from a newer Hayabusa, EBC 5.5mm rotors, EBC HH sintered pads, braided lines and an R1 Brembo MC...
I upgraded my suspension as well so if I get on the brakes, the bike stops really well without bottoming out the front forks.
Those rotors are also about a pound lighter each too, which is a noticeable handling improvement/flicking the bike side to side, especially with proper suspension.
The suspension upgrade was pretty noticeable.....the bike responds much better in all aspects of riding...
michael parris heuberger
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Hi. I went with Beeinger Brakes they are 1 step below the brakes on the motor GP bikes not cheep about $4,000.00. The suspension front and rear is also upgrade wheeles are Marvic also another $5,000.00.
Berlin Germany
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yeah @Bumblebee
here i am - grin
no lecture - only a sentence or "two"
what i found out is that the tokico-radial-calipers at the ´08-´12 can !! be bad - so i had with the k8 of a busa-buddy here.
no idea what was/is the reason for that behavior - same type (gen2 / tikoco) of cals at his turbo and those work super nice.
@bigboy
2 ideas how to go ahead
1. deep cleaning (like here) of the calipers + new pads
2. mounting the (golden) brembo cals of the the gen2 from ´13 and later
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at last lil hint (basing on my own experiances at my gen1) - mount additionally the radial brembo master from the 749/999 ducati - it is a 17/19 and best choice for street use
for race use get a 19/19...20 radial. but attention at non-abs-bikes - the bigger piston dia (19mm) causes damn fast an overbraking in shock/fear - brakings (not so the 17s)
no sress at abs-bikes - the abs buffers the danger of overbraking away and the front wheel stays where it belongs.
here i am - grin
no lecture - only a sentence or "two"
what i found out is that the tokico-radial-calipers at the ´08-´12 can !! be bad - so i had with the k8 of a busa-buddy here.
no idea what was/is the reason for that behavior - same type (gen2 / tikoco) of cals at his turbo and those work super nice.
@bigboy
2 ideas how to go ahead
1. deep cleaning (like here) of the calipers + new pads
2. mounting the (golden) brembo cals of the the gen2 from ´13 and later
_________________________________________________________________________________
at last lil hint (basing on my own experiances at my gen1) - mount additionally the radial brembo master from the 749/999 ducati - it is a 17/19 and best choice for street use
for race use get a 19/19...20 radial. but attention at non-abs-bikes - the bigger piston dia (19mm) causes damn fast an overbraking in shock/fear - brakings (not so the 17s)
no sress at abs-bikes - the abs buffers the danger of overbraking away and the front wheel stays where it belongs.
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