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busa2r

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Anyone tried PM 6 piston calipers for the front? They got to be better than these 4 puck POS on my pitbull.
 
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busa2r

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Maybe im to used to sport bikes hardly ever use to much pressure on the rear or something is wrong with my fronts
 
narow37

narow37

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sport bikes are a whole different story. these bikes weigh almost twice that of some sport bikes these days. I still have a sport bike(haven't ridden it many years) that stops way faster that our dogs and its 13 years old. its just a weight ratio.
 
Raywood

Raywood

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busa2r said:
Maybe im to used to sport bikes hardly ever use to much pressure on the rear or something is wrong with my fronts
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Never had one of THOSE things but nothing wrong with my brakes. I did replace the pads with Z-pads that are a lot better than the stock units and quieter. PM makes the best brakes out there as far as I'm concerned!

Later,
Ray
 
lee

lee

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its about weight distribution too - sport bike riders I know never go anywhere near their back brake yet you will see some choppers with no front brake at all - mine stops just fine - do your brakes need bleeding?
 
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Gas Man

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I believe your sportbike pov may be slightly flawed. In 2002 for example, Kawasaki that was using NISSIN 6 pot calipers went back to a 4 pot. Further, most now a days are 4 pot. And if you truely wanted more grip, get a better pad. On your sportbikes the best pad out being a individual pad for each pot and HH sintered.

I say get a better set of pads... I have a set for mine and they are suppose to be way nicer...

LRB pads


The grip of a semi metalic but with no dust or excessive wear on the rotor like a organic
 
PROFLYER

PROFLYER

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Mine seem to work well enough too. My sportbikes stop much better though. But, after years of racing sportbikes, I've learned to use both the front and rear. I think most guys use either one. 60/40 or 70/30 (front/rear) is pretty common practice.

Try some new pads maybe, but my 06 stops on a dime.
 
txchopperguy

txchopperguy

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Wanna stop like a spotbike? Ride a sportbike. Wanna be hella cool and the envy of everyone you know? Ride A BIG DOG...LOL
 
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