Ever since I bought my 09 RK I haven't been able to get comfortable using the front brakes when stopping. I usually use both brakes when stopping but in some circumstances, especially when riding with a passenger and stopping coming down a hill I need to use the front brake for the final stopping to get my feet on the ground. The control zone of the Brembo pads is so small that it can feel their either on or off making stopping not as smooth as I'd like. After researching the forum and talking with the people at Lyndall brakes I thought I would try their brake pads. They recommended the Z-Plus pads and they work great. They have plenty of grip to stop the bike when necessary and the control zone is much larger allowing me to stop smoothly when using the front brake. Just thought I would pass this on in case anyone else is looking for options. It's so nice to ride the bike with normal braking.

 

This is the first post that I have read with commnets like yours. Brembo brakes and pads are very good.

To me it sounds like more and issue of friction zone, slow speed balance and timing.

Just my opinion.

 

..I really like the difference in braking power with the Lyndal Gold series pads I put on a month ago, compared to how the bike stopped with stock pads on...I will stick with Lyndall for the future..

 

I didn't notice a difference except for the buzz with my rotors with the lyndall gold. Dust is just as bad as the stockers. I use a ton of front brake stopping. I had lyndall pads with floating rotors on my race bike but I'll be going back to the stock pads on thenext change.

 

No issues here either..
Best brakes I've ever had, and no they are not ABS either.

 

my 09 rk is the best breaking hd i ever had, no abs

 

Every Hd I ever had the brakes sucked. UNTIL I got my 2011 ABS. You can tell the difference with the Brembo without the ABS working.

 

Brembo makes some of the best OEM and after-market brake systems in the world. If they didn't, they wouldn't be used for street performance (Ferrari, Porsche, etc.) and racing performance vehicles the world over.

 

Talk to the dealer about an computer bleed.... the brakes on my 11 were not as nice as my 08, both had ABS...until they did the computer bleed

 

I tend to agree, the brembos on my 09 are awesome, stopping two up with only the front brake, very strong but with nice smooth progressive action