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Post by bigkenx on Jun 25, 2015 4:44:11 GMT
I've had a quick look on Ebay there is LS pads don't know if they are low friction fella , other option is try to email abs or a well known pad manufacturers and see if they are any old stock , the other thing I used to do when racing cause of the size of the disc on a Yama&) 350 was to let a little bit of air in so the lever had some squish so I had more feel when cornering not saying that's the right thing to do but it worked for me
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coombehouse
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Post by coombehouse on Jun 26, 2015 14:19:40 GMT
I would agree this is an odd request but I am a newcomer only being able to claim 40 years riding & more importantly building bikes. If you insist on using the rear brake (I don't because all the bike I own have great front brakes) as many riders do for various reasons then why not just reduce the area of pad material on some normal pads. An angle grinder works fine on both sintered & organic pads with little effort. Wear a mask though. You could remove say .25 inch from the sides & see if it gives the feel you desire. Nick
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Post by katana on Jun 26, 2015 16:37:51 GMT
Damn - common sense again!
Not being xenophobic but this might be an American 'thing'? I understand that at one time Harley Ableto motorcycles were purposely building bikes with particularly weak front brakes as they were paranoid about being sued due to someone locking the fronts and having a big accident - they figured that a rear wheel slide was easier to control hence the only working brake on a HD was the rear - may be hearsay but HD's did have dinner plate disc out back!
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Post by captain chaos on Jun 26, 2015 16:54:18 GMT
HD's didn't need working brakes because the tyres were crap.
Nowadays they have decent tyres (even Michelin from the factory now) so they can do with good brakes.
CC (only 20 years riding experience, but on all kinds of bikes - even Boss Hoss V8's)
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Post by p4ddy on Jun 26, 2015 17:29:28 GMT
HD's didn't need working brakes because they are all horrid piles of crap] Fixed for you
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Post by captain chaos on Jun 26, 2015 17:40:04 GMT
thanks
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Post by slim on Jun 26, 2015 18:42:52 GMT
By the way, having ridden Suzukis for over 40 years, every one I ever rode which had a 10 to 11 inch rear disc had lockup problems, including my '82 Katana which swapped ends on me on the Long Island Expessway, My first GS1150 which wanted to step out on any solo rider hard stop, and I could go on. As I said, for a hard rider, all you need is rear stopping enough to steady the bike but 90% is done with the front. First may I suggest removing the club foot & adding a little finesse
Secondly as an experienced rider you should know the brake percentage needed front to rear changes constantly both because of conditions & road surface as well as while the brakes are in use , your 90% quote is wrong by a long way
just saying as a previous owner of countless air cooled Suzuki's as well as being IAM & DSA qualified & using all my bikes day in & day out in any weather for 36 years & counting
Having said that its your bike & your neck on the line so whatever you feel is right is fine with me as long as you don't endanger anyone else
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Post by kokolis on Jun 27, 2015 7:23:52 GMT
May I join? What a story.... Ap lockheed had softer pads iirc. About experience with large rear discs and after 5 boldor,s, 1gs 1000, 1 z 1000, I would say that more feeling and less power required to apply the rear brake.
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Post by katana on Jun 28, 2015 10:01:52 GMT
May I join? What a story.... Ap lockheed had softer pads iirc. About experience with large rear discs and after 5 boldor,s, 1gs 1000, 1 z 1000, I would say that more feeling and less power required to apply the rear brake. Yeah but you've not been riding for half a century so know jack! You want low friction pads - just use ultra hi-temp race pads, as long as they never get to temp. they'll be fine!
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Post by captain chaos on Jun 28, 2015 10:04:11 GMT
Shut up all you noobs. CC's dad - 53 years riding experience
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Post by kokolis on Jun 28, 2015 11:31:02 GMT
May I join? What a story.... Ap lockheed had softer pads iirc. About experience with large rear discs and after 5 boldor,s, 1gs 1000, 1 z 1000, I would say that more feeling and less power required to apply the rear brake. Yeah but you've not been riding for half a century so know jack! You want low friction pads - just use ultra hi-temp race pads, as long as they never get to temp. they'll be fine! Haha, almost half a century and 36 bikes further, but sure you are the only one who knows stuff among 7 billion people.
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Post by katana on Jun 28, 2015 13:14:20 GMT
I thought you Cloggies understood Irony LOL
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Post by bigkenx on Jun 28, 2015 15:09:38 GMT
Is that something missis does
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Post by kokolis on Jun 28, 2015 15:15:52 GMT
I thought you Cloggies understood Irony LOL TT and beer, I missed that lol
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Post by p4ddy on Jun 29, 2015 10:36:04 GMT
I've never heard of rear brakes locking up unless the rider is club footed as said. This is weird but what do I know, I've had too many years with broken bikes to know anything plus I'm not even 50 yet.
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