Brembo Caliper Install...Lot of pics

[Folkie]

Originally Posted by drcstang

Now that the pads are completely bedded in and the lines fully bled, the brake lever travel is tolerable with the stock master cylinder. It's certainly not ideal and Whittlebeast's recommendation of a 1/2" MC is probably really needed.

Anyone know what MC that would be? Would the MC from the dual disk Sporty be the right size?

[sportytrace]

Originally Posted by drcstang

If your into adrenaline, my bike's current setup is the ticket...pulling hard on the brake with the front forks completely collapsed going across bumps gets REAL exciting.

Surely there are better ways to get thrills Dan!

I'll be buying new 883R forks sooner or later.

Hopefully soon by the sounds of it!!!

Debating on the Works springs or not, but I think I'll just try the stock ones to begin with.

I can recommend the works springs in the low forks... but if you are getting R forks shortly then I guess try them first and see; considering the air valves still??

[Screw Loose Dan]

Originally Posted by Folkie

Anyone know what MC that would be? Would the MC from the dual disk Sporty be the right size?

According to my 2007 Service Manual, the dual caliper setup is 1/2" so that should be right. I remember a discussion in Whittlebeast's brake thread that someone mentioned the earlier rubbermounts had different size MC's.

Originally Posted by sportytrace

Surely there are better ways to get thrills Dan!

Sure there are! When you coming to the States again??

Originally Posted by sportytrace

Hopefully soon by the sounds of it!!!

Just gotta wait for the pay checks to catch-up to the OT worked!

Originally Posted by sportytrace

I can recommend the works springs in the low forks... but if you are getting R forks shortly then I guess try them first and see; considering the air valves still??

Yeah, I kinda have my mind set on the 883R forks. More black = faster bike! And I'll have the option to put the duals on. I'll probably throw the air valves on the 883R forks before mounting everything.

[Folkie]

Originally Posted by drcstang

According to my 2007 Service Manual, the dual caliper setup is 1/2" so that should be right. I remember a discussion in Whittlebeast's brake thread that someone mentioned the earlier rubbermounts had different size MC's.

Thanks Dan, that's useful info.

[shmoo]

'00 to '03 Sportsters used a 9/16 MC with a single disk (4 piston Hayes). Same as the BT's. I dont know the piston size on the Brembos however. There are a lot of these MC's on ebay.

[whittlebeast]

There were MC changes for 2007 and later. Everything went one size smaller after the 2006 models to make it less lever effort to lock up the front tire. That change resulted in more lever movement for the same braking force at the tire.

[Moved On / My Own Choice]

Originally Posted by whittlebeast

There were MC changes for 2007 and later. Everything went one size smaller after the 2006 models to make it less lever effort to lock up the front tire. That change resulted in more lever movement for the same braking force at the tire.

OK, here's a silly question maybe - so are you saying when running a 4-pot BT caliper on a 2007 or later


A. order a 1/2" Roadster MC - for 2007 models?

or

B. order a 2006 1/2" Roadster MC?

or

C. Order a 2006 9/16" non-Roadster MC?

I'm guessing A or B?

[whittlebeast]

2007 roadster or 2004 - 2006 single rotor MC 1/2" dia or 12.7mm

[Moved On / My Own Choice]

Originally Posted by whittlebeast

2007 roadster or 2004 - 2006 single rotor MC 1/2" dia or 12.7mm

So they didn't change THAT MC - just the MC on the non-dual rotor 07s???

Kev

[Folkie]

Oh right. So the m/c I've already got is ½". So I could fit one of these V-Rod brakes, and it should work well with my existing m/c?