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1st gen front brakes
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<blockquote data-quote="Judd" data-source="post: 979759" data-attributes="member: 6830"><p>I tried to sell back when I bought the Buell but I was sorta dismayed at what people were willing to give for a high mile FJR and decided I would just keep it and ride the wheels off the thing. It's actually a 04 and now I'm well over 75K mile on my way to 80K!</p><p></p><p>Ironically, the right caliper is the one that sticks on mine too. It styarted sticking after my Alaska trip where I did alot of dirt road mileage and a couple times I had to stop on the side of the road to clear out the mud that had dried in the caliper and inside my front fender {heck of a mess}.</p><p></p><p>In any event, I was just hoping there would be an alternative/upgrade to the OEM stuff. On Suzuki DLs and SVs, it's common practice to use GSXR or R1 type calipers and there is a whole cottag industry that makes brackets to mate those calipers to the OEM mounting points. There are even ways to run the GSXR or R1 calipers on aftermarket mounting brackets that space teh caliper out some more so you can run over sized rotors for not only better feel, but better braking leverage which results in easier braking and better fade resistance. Both are things I would like as I get pretty spunky in the mountains at times and I can fade the brakes on a hard charge down hill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Judd, post: 979759, member: 6830"] I tried to sell back when I bought the Buell but I was sorta dismayed at what people were willing to give for a high mile FJR and decided I would just keep it and ride the wheels off the thing. It's actually a 04 and now I'm well over 75K mile on my way to 80K! Ironically, the right caliper is the one that sticks on mine too. It styarted sticking after my Alaska trip where I did alot of dirt road mileage and a couple times I had to stop on the side of the road to clear out the mud that had dried in the caliper and inside my front fender {heck of a mess}. In any event, I was just hoping there would be an alternative/upgrade to the OEM stuff. On Suzuki DLs and SVs, it's common practice to use GSXR or R1 type calipers and there is a whole cottag industry that makes brackets to mate those calipers to the OEM mounting points. There are even ways to run the GSXR or R1 calipers on aftermarket mounting brackets that space teh caliper out some more so you can run over sized rotors for not only better feel, but better braking leverage which results in easier braking and better fade resistance. Both are things I would like as I get pretty spunky in the mountains at times and I can fade the brakes on a hard charge down hill. [/QUOTE]
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