Springer Front brake advice and recipes...Help stop me!!!
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03-03-2008 | 06:43 AM
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RE: Springer Front brake advice and recipes...Help stop me!!!
I went with the PM chrome front & rear brakes. Made a huge difference in looks & performance. Best price I could findwas at American Classic Motors. Install was straight forward. PM has plenty of good documentation on their website.
I suggest you go with SS braided brake lines to provide best performance.
The other brakes mentioned above are good solutions as well.
I suggest you go with SS braided brake lines to provide best performance.
The other brakes mentioned above are good solutions as well.
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03-03-2008 | 09:35 PM
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RE: Springer Front brake advice and recipes...Help stop me!!!
Floating rotors are going on my bike regardless of my caliper choice. So I think my plan is to do the rotors and then get a good set of aftermarket pads and see how much better it feels. If it's still unsat I'll look for a caliper swap.
I've heard all the same rumors about the single piston use on stock Springers. But I've never heard any stories where anyone said they had their forks bend up, buckle, flex, etc. Nor have I heard any stories about neck bearings. Could be urban myth or just dated information that no longer applies.
I've heard all the same rumors about the single piston use on stock Springers. But I've never heard any stories where anyone said they had their forks bend up, buckle, flex, etc. Nor have I heard any stories about neck bearings. Could be urban myth or just dated information that no longer applies.
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03-04-2008 | 07:39 PM
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RE: Springer Front brake advice and recipes...Help stop me!!!
I am selling my set-up. I have recently taken off my Springer front end, and will part it out. It is a 4 piston Jaybrake(300) and bracket(100 bucks)with Lyndall pads(100 beans for the pads alone). Let me know if you're interested. The only caveat is they're black.
Hey.... if anyone is interested, I'm selling my Springer front end and wheel. The wheel is an American made DNA with a new Avon venom.... oh yeah... I'll include the fender for free..
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Hey.... if anyone is interested, I'm selling my Springer front end and wheel. The wheel is an American made DNA with a new Avon venom.... oh yeah... I'll include the fender for free..
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I have officially become unstaisfied enough with the OEM front brake to do something about it. I would like to hear suggestions and recipes you have tried or are using, good and bad.
I have an 06 FXSTS. On hard stops the front brake is less than adequate. If I don't pull hard enough I run the risk of locking up the rear wheel - which has happened. If I pull too hard I end up pushing fluid out of the master cylinder and most recently I noticed a tiny bit of seapage in the vicinity of the bleeder valve. Either way I am not stopping within the distance I want to. All my screws and bolts are tightened right. I just bring it up because it seems that I have reached the limits of the caliper. The path of least resisitance is not the piston but the other areas of the brake system.
So I have decided I want to go with an aftermarket 4+ piston caliper. Here are the requirements I have set for myself:
[ul][*]Total cost must be under $400 for the caliper/bracket assembly (semi negotiable here)[*]Must be chrome[*]Must work with OEM rotor (I'm going to be adding the HD floating rotor at the same time)[*]Must not require a new master cylinder (chrome controls are on - don't want the added expense of a different master)[/ul]I'm leaning toward the PM 4 piston caliper with (brand ???) pads mounted on an HD floating rotor using my exisiting brake line and master cylinder. And at the end of the day I'm hoping to spend $00 or less on this transformation. Am I smoking crack or can I do this?
I have officially become unstaisfied enough with the OEM front brake to do something about it. I would like to hear suggestions and recipes you have tried or are using, good and bad.
I have an 06 FXSTS. On hard stops the front brake is less than adequate. If I don't pull hard enough I run the risk of locking up the rear wheel - which has happened. If I pull too hard I end up pushing fluid out of the master cylinder and most recently I noticed a tiny bit of seapage in the vicinity of the bleeder valve. Either way I am not stopping within the distance I want to. All my screws and bolts are tightened right. I just bring it up because it seems that I have reached the limits of the caliper. The path of least resisitance is not the piston but the other areas of the brake system.
So I have decided I want to go with an aftermarket 4+ piston caliper. Here are the requirements I have set for myself:
[ul][*]Total cost must be under $400 for the caliper/bracket assembly (semi negotiable here)[*]Must be chrome[*]Must work with OEM rotor (I'm going to be adding the HD floating rotor at the same time)[*]Must not require a new master cylinder (chrome controls are on - don't want the added expense of a different master)[/ul]I'm leaning toward the PM 4 piston caliper with (brand ???) pads mounted on an HD floating rotor using my exisiting brake line and master cylinder. And at the end of the day I'm hoping to spend $00 or less on this transformation. Am I smoking crack or can I do this?
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03-05-2008 | 06:10 AM
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RE: Springer Front brake advice and recipes...Help stop me!!!
What are you guys talking about? The new Springer Front ends are stronger and heavier than any of the telescopic fork set -ups. You might bend the new forks if you hit a brick wall. They have a better track and ride and have a much more stable feel other than when you hit a pot-hole.
The brakes are what they are. For emergency stopping I can understand, but day to day use maybe knowing the limitations and and handling characteristics of the bike would be more advantageous.
The brakes are what they are. For emergency stopping I can understand, but day to day use maybe knowing the limitations and and handling characteristics of the bike would be more advantageous.
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03-06-2008 | 10:25 AM
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RE: Springer Front brake advice and recipes...Help stop me!!!
I need to qualify that I'm not expecting to do stoppies or lock up the front wheel. But I ride my wife's Deuce and then my Springer and there is a significant difference in brake lever pressure required and stopping force. The Deuce grips much harder and stops better for the same amount of lever pressure. The Springer feels like a pickup truck, loaded with firewood, pulling a boat, and trying to panic stop from 55-60 mph. Its a slow, methodical stop.
Maybe I should be grateful. It's like having ABS on the front. I can go full pressure and still be able to steer and maneuver.
Anyway, I know its not stopping on a dime, or a driveway, so I compensate and give extra space to myself when I can. Because of the cost of a new caliper, and the fact that I've got other projects ahead of this, the plan for now is new pads and a floating rotor first. New caliper if I don't get enough satisfaction out of those improvements.
Maybe I should be grateful. It's like having ABS on the front. I can go full pressure and still be able to steer and maneuver.
Anyway, I know its not stopping on a dime, or a driveway, so I compensate and give extra space to myself when I can. Because of the cost of a new caliper, and the fact that I've got other projects ahead of this, the plan for now is new pads and a floating rotor first. New caliper if I don't get enough satisfaction out of those improvements.
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03-06-2008 | 10:41 AM
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