Improving brakes

[artee]

Hi
At the moment I have a standard brake setup with braided hoses, they're sh1t compared to my 87 Vfr.
Admittedly it's got Brembo calipers fitted.
Is there a way to improve the standard set up without the expense of Brembos?

Roger

[lloydie]

Yes , strip clean and service them and fit EBC HH pads .
Or spend some money on cbr600f41 calipers and master cylinder

[artee]

Are they a straight swap?
I changed the fluids on Friday, its better but....typical Honda of the period.
I suppose a service won't go amiss.

Roger

[popkat]

Are they a straight swap?


Roger

Close but not quite, you have to grind a bit off the caliper and off the fork lower.


Mine has good standard calipers, HH pads and still on standard hoses, at the moment I'd say they're good enough with plenty of power, if I compared them to modern stuff I guess I'd find them wanting.. Compared to my VFR they're excellent but then the VFR has standard 1986 calipers, wooden is the key word

[AMCQ46]

Have a look here
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 94#p123094

[artee]

Thanks.
I had just read that post before coming back here.
Very informative.
There are ready made caliper adapters available from Japan that enable Brembo fitment.
I have these fitted to my Vfr

http://japan.webike.net/ps/#!p.m=308&p.c=1019&p.sk=1

[popkat]

Thanks.
I had just read that post before coming back here.
Very informative.
There are ready made caliper adapters available from Japan that enable Brembo fitment.
I have these fitted to my Vfr

http://japan.webike.net/ps/#!p.m=308&p.c=1019&p.sk=1

But that's not an RC24 front end


.

[artee]

You've caught me out..
They're cbr600 f3 forks with an f2 wheel.
The m/cylinder is from an f2.
But they work well, there's a lot of lever travel but it's not needed as I can do one finger stoppies.
I may go down this route with the Vtr, but use the 65mm pitch calipers instead.

Roger

[lumpyv]

magnum had some fancy brakes for sale a while ago . may still be for sale ?

[popkat]

these ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-vtr-100 ... 3aaf0fb3bc