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Y'know, if you want/need gut wrenching brakes with ABS, allied to super grippy fat tyres, then why on earth do you want a vintage bike?
Actually if you can lock the front with a single disc, (which I know you can), it begs the question the benefit of fitting a double disc setup, or am I missing the point? I’ll get me coat!🫣🫣
Quote from: Johnny4428 on January 23, 2024, 05:40:34 PMActually if you can lock the front with a single disc, (which I know you can), it begs the question the benefit of fitting a double disc setup, or am I missing the point? I’ll get me coat!🫣🫣 Plus it’s more bling to dazzle the chicks outside the all girls school bus stop when you rumble by looking all machoSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: Laverdaroo on January 23, 2024, 10:50:48 PMQuote from: Johnny4428 on January 23, 2024, 05:40:34 PMActually if you can lock the front with a single disc, (which I know you can), it begs the question the benefit of fitting a double disc setup, or am I missing the point? I’ll get me coat!🫣🫣 Plus it’s more bling to dazzle the chicks outside the all girls school bus stop when you rumble by looking all machoSent from my iPhone using TapatalkI do hope we are talking back in the day and not last week Roo. That would be wrong! 😱
Quote from: Johnny4428 on January 23, 2024, 05:40:34 PMActually if you can lock the front with a single disc, (which I know you can), it begs the question the benefit of fitting a double disc setup, or am I missing the point? I’ll get me coat!🫣🫣Cos twin discs look ‘the shizzle’ and balance the front end a bit in terms of looks IMO. Plus it’s more bling to dazzle the chicks outside the all girls school bus stop when you rumble by looking all macho Interesting image Roo, but in my REAL world, as I pass the girl's school, adorned in my XXL wax jacket and a pair of leather jeans that were too small 10 years ago, I don't think that even a second disc is going to improve my chances. Unless of course the latest fashion includes the grey Gaffa tape holding my left boot together! Stay safe and upright everybody.Each to their own. I disconnected the abs on the VFR for a while a few years back and the brakes were no where near as good but like I say, each to their own and soon rigged it all back up again and to be fair, EBC discs, carbon Lorraine sintered pads, braided lines and better levers, they bloody should beSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
To the original question....the stainless piston option is a good one. Experience on here is that they are well made and work well. As Bryan has already contributed, the seal, its groove, how clean that is, are one of the most crucial aspect of getting this (and any caliper) to work correctly. They should be assembled with silicone grease (it's directed even in the very first 750 Honda manual) to work well and protect it from corrosion.
Quote from: K2-K6 on January 24, 2024, 07:53:45 AMTo the original question....the stainless piston option is a good one. Experience on here is that they are well made and work well. As Bryan has already contributed, the seal, its groove, how clean that is, are one of the most crucial aspect of getting this (and any caliper) to work correctly. They should be assembled with silicone grease (it's directed even in the very first 750 Honda manual) to work well and protect it from corrosion. I noticed that the Haynes book suggests smearing the piston with Brake Fluid before inserting back into the caliper body. Is the silicone grease a better choice or is there a good reason to use it?Thanks