Re: [ST] New rider to the list

[John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 and it would be nice if we
> could get input from
> someone that has had experience with Nissen brakes
> on other motorcycle
> brands

Hey Neil, 
Interesting that you mention that... you are correc
that the Triumph has steel lines stock. My SH also has
Nissin calipers that take the same pads as the
Triumph. They appear to be functionally, although not
cosmetically, identical ( same size and number of
pistons, etc...), and also the same MC... and they
couldnt feel more different. The SH actually has more
free lever travel now than the RS, and, it actually
has stopping power, but it requires many times the
lever pressure. I am not talking percetages, i am
talking 3 or 4 or 5 times the pressure to acheive the
same stop. So much so that at the end of the day on
that bike, my right hand aches. I need all four
fingers, and have to squeeze hard, wheras on the RS,
two fingers is sufficient for all but a panic stop,
and they are much better modulated. The SH, by
comparison, also feels very wooden...

And they are pretty much the same brakes...
John
> 
> since you mention 'braided steel everything' on
> Superhawks, I might as well
> mention that all Sprints use braided steel brake
> lines too -- the braiding
> is just hidden from view
> 
> I agree with your overall perspective though --
> Sprints have excellent
> brakes and, for me anyway, the upgrade is not
> justified
> 
> Neil
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Ulizzi" <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [ST] New rider to the list
> 
> 
> >I gotta say I am puzzled by this whole brake
> > conversation....my 02 RS with stock brakes has by
> far
> > the best brakes I have ever experienced...Better
> than
> > my 99 VFR with linked brakes by considerable
> margin,
> > as well as my Superhawk with braided steel
> everything,
> > Brembo pads and Brembo cast iron floating
> rotors...
> >
> > I can haul my RS down from any speed with two
> fingers
> > only. I cannot imagine better, as more stopping
> power
> > would simply lock the front wheel. Am I missing
> > something ?
> >
> >
> > John
> > --- Nathan Maher <nate@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Neil, that's exactly what us "older"
> sprint
> >> riders needed to hear.
> >>   Now to start hunting the bay for a good deal on
> a
> >> used set.  Hopefully
> >> we all won't be bidding each other up for the
> next
> >> couple months! :)
> >>
> >> Nate
> >> 00SprintRS
> >>
> >> Neil Lindsey wrote:
> >> > Since this has been asked several times, I
> decided
> >> to look it up on my fiche
> >> > CD
> >> >
> >> > The front calipers are identical for ALL 955
> >> Sprints
> >> >
> >> > Neil
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