Re: [ST] New rider to the list

[brettwilson21@xxxxxxx]

This is just one of the weird things about this problem.



It seems to be mostly limited to the Sprint ST, but not to every ST owner reports a problem.



I have heard of a few RS owners that reported this phenomenon, but not many.


For those that came in late:


When the 05 ST came out and it had the same problem, a bunch of owners swapped the pistons in the calipers for those listed for the Daytona 675 and reported favourable results as the pistons apparently have a slightly different coating.Â

In addition to the sticky piston problem, resulting in excess lever travel, a lot of owners reported a spongey feel and found thatÂair was getting into the system, requiring regular bleeding. Its important to keep the two separate and treat them as such. 

The cross over line employed by Triumph has been reported to be a problem as air can get trapped at the high point. Some owners modified the system to eliminate this, again reporting good results.

IIRC, changing to aÂbigger master cylinder willÂresult in less lever travel required for the same braking force, but more effort is required by the rider, thus changing the braking "feel" significantly.ÂHorses for courses etc.Â

Strapping the front brake lever to the handlebarÂovernight, is at best, a band aid fix. Any improvement will be gone within hours.

Hope this helps,
Brett.Â




-----Original Message-----
From: John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 2:12 am
Subject: Re: [ST] New rider to the list




I gotta say I am puzzled by this whole brake
onversation....my 02 RS with stock brakes has by far
he best brakes I have ever experienced...Better than
y 99 VFR with linked brakes by considerable margin,
s well as my Superhawk with braided steel everything,
rembo pads and Brembo cast iron floating rotors...
I can haul my RS down from any speed with two fingers
nly. I cannot imagine better, as more stopping power
ould simply lock the front wheel. Am I missing
omething ?

ohn
-- 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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