wow,
can i ask why the front calipers were changed to BREMBO ones
rob
As I understand, the stock are brembo as well. I have a philosophy that any power mod that increases acceleration, should have a mod that increases braking. A 60 to 0 is just as important as a 0 to 60. The calipers have larger plates. They just happen to be brembo. More plate, more friction, more stopping. I changed the rotors to Galfers (front and rear) to have fresh contact point. The old rotor wear on the lip did not match bigger pads. I have stainless steel lines all around.
All this was to stop a bike that is increasingly heavier with all the auxiliary equipment and farkles, plus larger gas tank. Racetech weighed my bike about 100lbs heavier than stock. They built my shock with a spring that I can set my Preloader at 0 with correct sag at 250lbs geared up, and still have preloader for 135lbs pillion and panniers full. I have Ohlins fork cartridges in front.
The key was finding the brackets to attach the M4 for a radial setup. The result was great initial bite. I noticed reduced rear brake pad wear. I assume since the bike have greater front stopping power.
I mentioned to someone else on a PM that playing around with low speed compression to help with acceleration squat and getting the rebound correct on the shock helps keep you from sliding forward in S mode (on/off throttle). Maybe not, since the bike lifts up on acceleration anyway, but I noticed a difference. I attacked the bike on the whole so can't pinpoint which did the most effect. I eliminated any bottlenecks. Could I have been fine with stock calipers? Probably.