Suzuki factory Brembo brakes.

reciprocity said:
But if someone switched them with another caliper,, would you know the difference?
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Perhaps not, but why did Suzuki feel the need to switch to Brembo's this year?

Wait, let me answer this for you....

Cos all the cool bikes have em? :)
 
Apparently the cheaper gsxr calipers were prefferd over the monoblocks on the Triumph, according to sport rider. Suzuki added them so all the cool posers at timmies had somthing to talk about.
 
reciprocity said:
+1

Once you've done the lines, you won't want to bother doing anything else.
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I've got them on my car and bike, one of the best mod to your brakes
 
I agree with the steel lines and have had them on previous bikes, I also know it will help the feel of my brakes but this is different.
It feels and looks like the master is not engaging the piston rite away but going in a few mm before it starts compressing fluid.
I believe it's designed like that for a smother less aggressive brake grab.
 
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Been looking at these front lines for a while now and they almost look like steel lines.
They are different then my rear line and clutch line.
What ya think??
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Looks steel enforced to me.
Rear and clutch definatly not steel.
 
Braided brake lines are the single first mod I do to any bike in my possession.
People drop $500-$1000 on a pipe that does almost nothing for the bike's performance just to personalize it, but they all seem to wait till later, or never, to improve braking. The mother of one of the guys who works for me , is employed at Nichrin in Brantford making brake lines. She runs a crimper. I can ask what their brake line construction is made of.

As for Suzuki's switch to Brembo this yr...they had to switch to something. Ask anyone who rides a GSXR hard, or track rides them. The brakes fade miserably. My GSXR1000's faded all the time, even after fluid flushes, new pads, wave rotors etc. It has been a weak spot in the GSXR department for 6 or 7 yrs. If I had kept my GSXR for longer, R1 Sumitomo monoblocs were my next upgrade.
 
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My SV with ABS has steel lines from the factory and I suspect your bandit does too. I would guess the loss of feel is from the ABS unit filling. The line from the master to the junction on the front of the frame is rubber then it is steel line like in a car to the ABS unit and back to the steering head, from there it is braided steel lines. If you bypass the ABS with braided lines directly from the caliper to the master you will gain feel but lose the ABS.
My 2 cents
 
I was always under the assumption that the front was steel but never really put to much thought into it. Now that I decided to not sell the bike is when I really had a look after deciding to upgrade brakes an suspension.
Mine looks steel from master to abs pump and from pump the calipers.
Rear has abs as well but no steel line, huh weird..
 
JouJou said:
The R6 Brakes are THAT good?
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Honestly? I dont know, there is a definitive improvement but i contribute that mostly to the SS lines that were installed at the same time.

I got them for cheap, and in all honesty i did it primarily for the looks. I'm sure the stock GSXR brakes are more than enough for my riding. ****, they feel amazing after the VTR brakes, even though i upgraded those to the F4i brake system....so you can imagine what stock VTR brakes feel like....Theres no "one finger, two finger" braking there....its sqeeze like a mofo!
 
SunnY S said:
If he's riding a new 600/750 Gixxer (and I believe he is)...... then they're the monobloc's. And they certainly aren't "cheap".

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2...750-brembo-brake-calipers-detailed-25281.html
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Actually since they are still an OEM market cast caliper, not an aftermarket billet caliper they are still considered cheap IMO. Even thou they are Brembo brand, they are down near the bottom of their list of calipers, at around $500 each caliper....Considering Brembo's top of the line billet monoblock calipers are $3700 each without pads, a $500 OEM market Brembo is still considered cheap IMO....Any regular Nissin or Tokico OEM caliper is going to be around the same price from Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, etc

It is a Brembo but its an OEM market Brembo (Not HP and Racing line), and its like comparing apples to oranges when it comes to price
http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=XA.3J7.56
Very similar to the new ones coming on the GSXR
http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=20.A397.10
 
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Braided steel lines. This is the first I've heard of them. Given the positive feedback here, this is something I should look into.

Are these lines used for just brakes, or can they also be used for clutch?
 
JohnnyP636 said:
Actually since they are still an OEM market cast caliper, not an aftermarket billet caliper they are still considered cheap IMO. Even thou they are Brembo brand, they are down near the bottom of their list of calipers, at around $500 each caliper....Considering Brembo's top of the line billet monoblock calipers are $3700 each without pads, a $500 OEM market Brembo is still considered cheap IMO....Any regular Nissin or Tokico OEM caliper is going to be around the same price from Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, etc

It is a Brembo but its an OEM market Brembo (Not HP and Racing line), and its like comparing apples to oranges when it comes to price
http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=XA.3J7.56
Very similar to the new ones coming on the GSXR
http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=20.A397.10
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But dude,,, Their BREMBO,,,, BREEEEMMBOOOOOO!


Chaos,, yes, they can be used for clutch lines too.
 
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