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#29196 Reperio (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 67 R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Good evening gentlemen. Any input on improving the fairly ordinary feel and performance of stock 99 Roadstar brakes. I've heard that R1 calipers are a bolt on option.<br><br>Post edited by: Reperio, at: 2007/06/04 08:05   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #29197 erizo (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1469 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Reperio wrote: Good evening gentlemen. Any input on improving the fairly ordinary feel and performance of stock 99 Roadstar brakes. I've heard that R1 calipers are a bolt on option.Post edited by: Reperio, at: 2007/06/04 08:05 yep, bolt on without modifications. i&acute;ve fitted them and stainless lines using the original splitter, and the difference is considerable. you don&acute;t need floating discs as long as you keep the pistons and pins clean and lubed   Logged     be realistic - demand the impossible!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #29198 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   R1 or R6 will do. I have an 2000 R1 that I chromed on the left side. You can also put the right side caliper on the back but it's not an upgrade to stock. You can also go to a 6 piston YZF750 but they are hard to find and expensive. These calipers bolt right to the legs, they don't float like the stock calipers, so it's best to also go to the earlier rotors on these bikes. The new R1 and R6 rotors will not fit as the bolt pattern is different. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #29199 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   erizo wrote: you don&acute;t need floating discs as long as you keep the pistons and pins clean and lubed Have you not found that they are prone to binding if you use the stock disc. I did try it for a while (low miles) and it worked OK but I was worried about the long term. Doc<br><br>Post edited by: DocShadow, at: 2007/06/04 08:15   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #29200 erizo (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1469 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   DocShadow wrote: erizo wrote: you don&acute;t need floating discs as long as you keep the pistons and pins clean and lubed Have you not found that they are prone to binding if you use the stock disc. I did try it for a while (low miles) and it worked OK but I was worried about the long term. DocPost edited by: DocShadow, at: 2007/06/04 08:15 none whatsoever i do keep an eye on the pistons and pins just in case, but to date after nearly 3 years no binding. i figured that seeing as my old B.M.W. had opposed piston brembos on fixed rotors that worked without problems, it&acute;d work on the roadie, and it did. the ony problem i encountered was taking off those fugly disc tins. soon found out what the counterweight was for....SQUEEEEEEEEL!!!!! fugly got bolted back on   Logged     be realistic - demand the impossible!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #29202 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   erizo wrote: the ony problem i encountered was taking off those fugly disc tins. soon found out what the counterweight was for....SQUEEEEEEEEL!!!!! fugly got bolted back on I don't have any squeeeeeel. And if I did I'd have nothing to bolt those tins on to. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #29204 erizo (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1469 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   DocShadow wrote: I don't have any squeeeeeel. And if I did I'd have nothing to bolt those tins on to. Doc we really need a smug smiley for some, don&acute;t we ? <br><br>Post edited by: erizo, at: 2007/06/04 08:51   Logged     be realistic - demand the impossible!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #29206 Reperio (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 67 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   I assume by disc tins you're reffereing to those 'not-quite-sure-why-they're-there' saucepan lids bolted outboard of the disc rotors. I've noticed in a number of photos of Roadstars that they've ben removed.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #29209 erizo (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1469 Re:R1 caliper 4 Years, 11 Months ago   Reperio wrote: I assume by disc tins you're reffereing to those 'not-quite-sure-why-they're-there' saucepan lids bolted outboard of the disc rotors. I've noticed in a number of photos of Roadstars that they've ben removed. that&acute;s them inside one of them is a bloody great counterweight. after taking them off, i found out that it is some kind of harmonic damper. no difference if using the standard calipers or r1 calipers, nor different compound pads, nor anti-squeal compounds on the back of the pads, nor the old standby of gaffer tape (duct tape in the u.s.) on the backs of the pads. i tried the lot, but ended up putting the tins back rather than riding around with brakes that sound like a knackered bus stopping. the later floating discs have no tins, and are a LOT more aesthetically pleasing.   Logged     be realistic - demand the impossible!   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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