Greyone
XS650 New Member
Any help on improving the front brake performance would be greatly appreciated, are pads a good first option? Is a twin disk wheel better? New caliper? Twin pot etc. Oh, and thanks for letting me join the forum.
Any help on improving the front brake performance would be greatly appreciated, are pads a good first option? Is a twin disk wheel better? New caliper? Twin pot etc. Oh, and thanks for letting me join the forum.
Some people say stick with the single disc and improve it.Any help on improving the front brake performance would be greatly appreciated, are pads a good first option? Is a twin disk wheel better? New caliper? Twin pot etc. Oh, and thanks for letting me join the forum.
I hope someone will confirm, but I do believe the Euro spec rotors are smaller than what was on the US models, making them lighter. That means the fork lowers don’t interchange either. The caliper mount positions are different than those with the larger rotor.Some people say stick with the single disc and improve it.
I'm happy with the Euro-spec double discs, but they've been improved by an overhaul and a 5/8th" master cylinder instead of the 11/16" one that was there.
I'd briefly tried a 14mm m/c and the bike nearly stood on its nose, but there was too much lost motion, so the lever came worryingly close to the bars on full stop. The 5/8" was just right -plenty of feel and bloody good stopping.
However, I'm not one to be bothered by the extra weight, I don't notice it.
What model is yours? Mine is a 77D model, and had this dead annoying clunk when the fork topped out during acceleration, and the fork worked rather poorly on bumpy roads. After getting rid of near 5 kg of unsprung weight, and installing emulators and new springs, it improved a lot.However, I'm not one to be bothered by the extra weight, I don't notice it.
Squeeze in a late model high performance/low weight motor and you'll have it................ ;^)For a lot of performance gain, you can replace the frame. Get one that can handle really stout forks with monster brakes.
For a lot of performance gain, you can replace the frame. Get one that can handle really stout forks with monster brakes.
Yamaha calls the result an R1.Squeeze in a late model high performance/low weight motor and you'll have it................ ;^)
Yes, I believe it is, been in the UK for about 7 years.I assume its a US import. UK didn't get the TX74A. ................Could you confirm??
Yes, I believe it is, been in the UK for about 7 years.
I hope someone will confirm, but I do believe the Euro spec rotors are smaller than what was on the US models, making them lighter. That means the fork lowers don’t interchange either. The caliper mount positions are different than those with the larger rotor.