Recently I installed the mid controls from a low rider on my Sportglide. Along with that I turned out the clevis at the master cylinder 3 full turns and installed the DLX adjustable brake bone. With that I have good leverage and the feel is the same as the forward controls. Still not completely satisfied with the rear brake stopping power I installed a 4 piston Brembo radial caliper with a Kraus radial mount caliper bracket. Just ordered to length SS braised lines in black from Spiegler to complete the install. I expect a significant improvement, we'll see. If you notice I change the Harley Mantis wheels to Performance Machine wheels.
Nice caliper. Few questions, if you don’t mind.
What size is that rear rotor?
Assuming your hardware kit is Kraus as well. Which length did you go with?
Recently I installed the mid controls from a low rider on my Sportglide. Along with that I turned out the clevis at the master cylinder 3 full turns and installed the DLX adjustable brake bone. With that I have good leverage and the feel is the same as the forward controls. Still not completely satisfied with the rear brake stopping power I installed a 4 piston Brembo radial caliper with a Kraus radial mount caliper bracket. Just ordered to length SS braised lines in black from Spiegler to complete the install. I expect a significant improvement, we'll see. If you notice I change the Harley Mantis wheels to Performance Machine wheels.
Nice caliper. Few questions, if you don’t mind.
What size is that rear rotor?
Assuming your hardware kit is Kraus as well. Which length did you go with?
how did the install go, amd are you happy with them? Anything worth reporting?
Installation was pretty easy. However, from the manual there was ambiguity on the brake side (https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson....#d2016662e85):
I do not how to determine the correct position of the brake pedal rod (4)?
I resolved that this way: one side of the pedal rod is shorter and that will connect to the front of the crank (7).
After installing the new mid controls, the brake pedal height feels neutral, but I can imagine a longer "brake pedal assembly (3)" to have a better satisfactional feel when smashing the rear brake before drift :-D
However, the height of the "brake pedal assembly (3)" is at the maximum level I reached the top limit. If you want to rise the height further, it would be necessary to make a custom design of the "brake pedal assembly (3)". Adjustable brake linkage like this https://www.kruesioriginals.com/coll...-brake-linkage will not help.
Another note is that the connections feel and are really loose. When installing "brake pedal assembly (3) to footpeg mounting bracket (1) with washer (16) and retaining ring clip (17)" I feel like I would like to use more of the "washers (16)" to feel more robust. Same story on the shift side.
Final thoughts. It definitely improved the maneuverability of the bike! Increased confidence in curves (I still had chicken strips with the forwards)! I noticed a more lean angle. Your boots are partially covered from the hot exhaust by the design of "pedal assemblies".
02-16-2021, 12:35 PM
