gen 1 brakes

[davecrowley]

The k7 brakes are ok but i have a 97 tl1000 s also and the brakes on it are great compared to the busa.I know the tl is lighter and it has the exact same brakes as the busa,no braided lines and same calipers.On the busa the back brake is not much good.At40k push down as hard as possible and not much happens,although i dont use the back brake normally.fluid change made no difference.Good thing is no way of locking up and will braided help and if so do all heavy bikes have this problem.

[BLACKZOOK]

Gen 1 brakes are notoriously bad mate. Go braided lines and good pads as a starting point. You will notice a huge difference from just those changes.

There are plenty of posts to search if you want more info.

[PostmanPete]

+1. Just fitted new sintered pads to my '01, already had braided lines - made a shitload of difference!

[flanno]

How are the gen 2 brake lines? Would you still recommend upgrading to braided lines? What are the better brands to go for?

[tomrux]

symptoms you speak of can also indicate a warped disk.

use rear brake alone to bring bike to a standstill. from walking speed to stop you MAY feel a sort of surging as it comes to a stop. Only an iffy test but could show up a bent disk.

proper test needs a dial indicator.


I have gen 1 and 2 here. properly set up I dont think there is that much between them.


Tom

[Throwdown!]

Front brakes are not the best, but I've found the rear brake to be quite good - not much improvement to be had there, surely?

I have HH pads and braided lines all round, but if I did anything other than ride on our heavily Policed roads, I'd upgrade the front ones.