Looking to upgrade my front brake this winter. Wish I could afford the MM dual brake system but that probably won't be in the budget this year.

Here's what I've come up with and they'll be about the same price.

1. HogPro/Lyndall floating rotor, stock calipers, and Lyndall Z Plus pads front and rear.
http://www.hogpro.com/showsubcat2.ph...10&subcatid=89

2. Jaybrake 6 piston caliper, stock rotors, and Lyndall Gold Plus pads front and rear. (Lyndall doesn't have Z Plus for the JB caliper.)
http://www.jbrake.com/caliper_pages/jsix_piston.htm
http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/products.htm

Any experience with these products or opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Joe

 

How about the larger rotor,6 piston caliper and stainless lines from performance machine?(front upgrade)

 

That option more than doubles the price. In than range, I would do the dual brake upgrade. Also, PM does not have floating rotors for stock HD wheels.

 

I've got a great augment that almost doubles the effectiveness of my front brake:

[my rear brake! (J/K)]

R/
Priest

 

Icecaps, I understand your concern about cost of the dual front brake mod, but I wonder about something. Maybe there's a way to do a dual brake setup less expensively. Since this is a winter project, you'd have some time to shop around for used parts and lower the cost considerably. You could also substitute for the Brembo calipers to save some $ that way, too. Maybe add Brembos at a later time. The foundation of a dual build on the '06 and later Dynas, I think, is having the right lowers- in my opinion the best way to go is with V-Rod lowers machined with internals by Howard Messner so the rake/trail is maintained stock. Here's why I think dual brakes are the way to go:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-glide-models/266574-dual-brakes-on-street-bob-fast-straight-no-fade.html

Good luck. Jay

 

I vote for a PM 6 piston caliper with Lyndall z plus pads. You can do the rotor later if you still feel you need more slowing power. I have a PM 6 piston with this setup and stock style rotors on my fatboy and it stops on a dime. I rarely use my rear brake. IT is pricey, but well worth it if your concern is being able to stop. Steel braided lines will also make a very measurable difference as they do not flex like the stock brake lines.

 

The LRB Z+ pads are probably the best there is for street use. I put them on along with floating rotors and the difference is incredible. The first time you ride after the change, you should make a few slower speed stops because they work so much better. If you put the Z+'s on your bike with any used parts (caliper and rotor), make sure you do a very thorough job of cleaning the caliper and rotor. The crap that comes off the factory sintered iron pads will clog up and ruin the Z+ pads. Read the info on their web site before you install them. Good luck.

http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/
http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/product_reviews.htm
http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/service_tech.htm

P.S. I forgot to mention a real nice bonus....no rotor wear and virtually no brake dust.

 

Personally I would sock the cash away until you can afford the duals, cuz it seems like that what you really want, and you will never be happy with anything lesser, because in you mind you will always be settling for what you had cash on hand for, I mean the breaks you have now work fine right? So why not wait and get what you want......

 

I too am in the throes of this decision. A few general questions and comments:

1) Mopardave - you mention you added floating calipers. Who's floating calipers did you add?
2) I am also considering the option of adding V-Rod sliders and going 'double down', but my concern there is that, if you want to keep a front fender (which, I do...), your Dyna fender doesn't look like the same mounts. And, the front wheel/tire combo for the Dyna might keep a V-Rod fender from fitting (not yet in the mood to swap out my factory spoker wheels...).
3) Drag Specialties also offers some caliper upgrades. They are likely Chinese or Korean built units, but does anyone have experience with these? I am asking this knowing full well they are probably not nearly as nice as what Performance Machine or Jbrake offers.
4) Not going to bother asking about Brembo upgrades, because I know they'll work beautifully. Two of my brothers ride Ducati's, and they swear they'll never ride anything without them.

For now, I am thinking that the addition of Lyndall pads and braided lines will likely give me a little more oomph in the stopping department, and offer the highest cost/benefit ratio. This does not have The Cool Factor of twin rotors up front, or a gleaming, beautifully billet-machined six piston caliper, but it should help. For now, I've embraced a riding mantra that is based on not riding so dang fast.
I've come perilously close to wading my FXDC up a few times from hitting corners too fast; slowing down a little has made a huge difference. But, I'm not willing to embrace this as a long term solution!

yours,
rbn

 

I'm running the HD floating rotors...they are not cheap untill you compare them to some of the aftermarket ($125 ea, I think).