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posted September 18, 2004 08:14 PM
Instant brake upgrade?
I saw this on another board, thought I'd try it and report the results here.
If you look at the stock pads, there is a small metal wafer clipped to the back of each pad. As I understand it, it's there for some heat dissapation.
The other board was reporting a lot better feel with this small wafer removed. I went ahead and pulled my stock pads and removed the wavers from them...
Man, that was an immediate and noticeable difference! Prior to this, the brake lever would go to within 1/4 inch of the bar. Now, on the same setting (2) it won't go closer than halfway. Not *all* the soft feel is gone, but most of it is. It really feels like there's a set of Galfer lines on the bike now.
It's a pretty cheap (free) experiment, and takes all of a half hour to do. Highly recommended...
  
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bovinespongiformencephalo
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posted September 18, 2004 08:51 PM
I get plenty of grip with my all stock set-up. A bit numb, but plenty of grip. I'm more concerned about heat dissipation than lever travel. As neither have been an issue yet I'm leaving it alone.
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swft
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posted September 18, 2004 09:02 PM
Check your stock lines...There seems to be an issue...
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posted September 18, 2004 10:28 PM
you're coming across like an asshole swft.. better "throttle back"
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posted September 18, 2004 11:24 PM
quote:
I saw this on another board, thought I'd try it and report the results here.
If you look at the stock pads, there is a small metal wafer clipped to the back of each pad. As I understand it, it's there for some heat dissapation.
The other board was reporting a lot better feel with this small wafer removed. I went ahead and pulled my stock pads and removed the wavers from them...
Man, that was an immediate and noticeable difference! Prior to this, the brake lever would go to within 1/4 inch of the bar. Now, on the same setting (2) it won't go closer than halfway. Not *all* the soft feel is gone, but most of it is. It really feels like there's a set of Galfer lines on the bike now.
It's a pretty cheap (free) experiment, and takes all of a half hour to do. Highly recommended...
If you haven't done it yet bleed your front brakes for a more positive feel. I did this yesterday and got a few bubbles out of the longer line. I just took the discs out for a try and there seems to be less travel, I'll go for a ride to eheck em out later today.
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posted September 19, 2004 01:18 AM
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you're coming across like an asshole swft.. better "throttle back"
Hmmm...eerily reminiscent of another forum I lurk around.
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swft
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posted September 19, 2004 04:32 AM
*heehee*
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posted September 19, 2004 04:52 AM
BikeMike - Yep, have bled the brakes several times after installing the Galfer lines. Definate improvement after bleeding, but nowhere as big as a difference as this.
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posted September 19, 2004 05:32 AM
 Edited By: kz2zx on 19 Sep 2004 06:33
Bovine,
Aftermarket pads for this bike don't have the heatsink, do they?
It'll probably be OK to pull off the wafer/heatsink.
Throttle back, you two.
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swft
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posted September 19, 2004 06:05 AM
Geeze, I guess I started something... 
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BIKEMIKE
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posted September 19, 2004 09:08 AM
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BikeMike - Yep, have bled the brakes several times after installing the Galfer lines. Definate improvement after bleeding, but nowhere as big as a difference as this.
I didn't get the Galfer yet.....for now tweeking the stock ones is an improvement.
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big daddy
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posted September 19, 2004 11:29 AM
removed all the backing plates and pad allignment clips to experiment.
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posted September 19, 2004 11:30 AM
Lemme know what you think?
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posted September 19, 2004 07:21 PM
A day without twisting swft's tits is like a day without sunshine.
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posted September 19, 2004 08:02 PM
Explain your fascination with my tits! You some kind of weirdo? 
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posted September 19, 2004 08:25 PM
Tit fetishist is all.
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posted September 19, 2004 08:26 PM
Throttle back on the gay talk. 
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posted September 19, 2004 08:37 PM
Edited By: bovinespongiformencephalo on 19 Sep 2004 21:38
Tit fetishism isn't as freaked as beastiality. You ever act out on your fantasies? Get any video?
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posted September 20, 2004 08:34 PM
galfers in the mail will install and leave the wafer in since i'm not changin the pads just yet, then i'll remove wafers and see the difference, cool idea guys, i dont think that street riding will overheat the pads but we'll see...
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