Re: [ST] New rider to the list

[Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx>]

very interesting, especially about the MC size and force required

surely the difference is more than just caliper piston seals then -- I
wonder what it is

how do the brake levers compare?

Neil

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ulizzi" <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] New rider to the list


>
> 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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