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Kind of a general question here:
Maybe it is the fact that I haven't ridden any other vintage bikes like mine to compare it to for a benchmark, but I have not been a fan of the weakness of my front disc brake.
Things I have done in the past:
- Ditched the old swamp-muck filled OEM master cylinder with a CB400 eBay special
- Replaced banjo bolts and brake lines with stainless steel braided hoses
- Replaced brake pads with EBC
- Replaced brake "pipe" with a brand new one
- Replaced caliper seal
- Replaced caliper piston with a brand new one
- Bled brakes annually
The only thing I haven't done was replace the caliper body itself.
Still, I am not feeling super happy with my front brake compared to my other bikes, and every time I come to a traffic light, I decelerate in preparation of coming to a long stop. Is this something that I am going to have to live with, or is there something else I should try out?
For a time, I wondered if my clubman bar setup (which angles the master cylinder reservoir 30 degrees or so) was hindering the fluid flow to the caliper, but if the brake lines were properly bled and the reservoir topped off, there should be no air in the system.
Maybe it is the fact that I haven't ridden any other vintage bikes like mine to compare it to for a benchmark, but I have not been a fan of the weakness of my front disc brake.
Things I have done in the past:
- Ditched the old swamp-muck filled OEM master cylinder with a CB400 eBay special
- Replaced banjo bolts and brake lines with stainless steel braided hoses
- Replaced brake pads with EBC
- Replaced brake "pipe" with a brand new one
- Replaced caliper seal
- Replaced caliper piston with a brand new one
- Bled brakes annually
The only thing I haven't done was replace the caliper body itself.
Still, I am not feeling super happy with my front brake compared to my other bikes, and every time I come to a traffic light, I decelerate in preparation of coming to a long stop. Is this something that I am going to have to live with, or is there something else I should try out?
For a time, I wondered if my clubman bar setup (which angles the master cylinder reservoir 30 degrees or so) was hindering the fluid flow to the caliper, but if the brake lines were properly bled and the reservoir topped off, there should be no air in the system.