Many months prior to this we fitted dual-discs with our '10 Harley Dyna Street Bob using all H-D pieces. Though this tech work was a sufficient improvement within the already intsalled single disc, we thought we would go on it one step further and make the best in front braking.
Having a set of Jaybrake's J-Six Ultra Six-Piston calipers ($799.90) we're certain that our motorcycle would certainly attain significant stopping ability. The more pistons a brake has, the better it works. Simply because more pistons across the rear top of the pad apply a much more consistent stress building higher degrees of high temperature dissipation. This cuts down momentum much faster and shortens stopping distances.
Using Jaybrake , we're already heading towards braking greatness, but that wasn't enough. Acknowledging that we were going to look for the best performing brake rotors, we picked a set of Lyndall Racing Brake's Phoenix Lug Drive ceramic discs that delivers a genuine enhancement over the stock build. Lyndall's rotors include a full-floating aluminum carrier/friction ring combo that are available in both 420 high carbon and a working gradient proprietary metal matrix composite. We chose the matrix rotors due to their plus points over steel. Metal matrix is a material that is made up from the pairing of 2 elements that better handle the stress of stopping over a single substance.
The main benefit of metal matrix rotors is high temperature dissipation. Much less heat implies a lesser amount of friction, so when the binders are on, the lower heat generated from using a composite keeps brakes from diminishing drastically. Yet another advantageous result of having a metal matrix through steel is a reduction in weight of up to 60 % in each rotor. Since your wheel is a rotating mass, the less it weighs means the faster acceleration and deceleration you'll have.
We also selected a matching pair of Lyndall Racing Red Plus brake pads rather than factory parts from Jaybrake. Why, you ask? The Lyndall products employ what is known as "transfer film technology." This means that the pads leave a film of rubbing material on the rotor's braking surface area, and once the brakes are utilized, the rubbing material is in contact to itself thus giving improved results over the two dissimilar materials used in many braking setups. A side effect of the transfer film concept is that there's certainly no brake particles to clean up.
We moved the Dyna into our secret mechanic's den and improved the braking system ourselves to demonstrate exactly how straightforward it is to have the best brake setup with a few bucks and just a little time.
01. We started by installing the Lyndall Rotors onto our Dyna's OEM front rim. We utilized a lot of thread-locking compound and stiffened all the bolts to factory requirements.
02. The boys mounted the new brake pads in the Jaybrake six-pistom calipers and installed them onto the fork legs of the motorcycle, snugging the mounting bolts up to stock features to check for any sort of clearance space problem.
03. With the pad-to-rotor clearance checking out within specification, we affixed the brake lines to the Jaybrake calipers and included more fluid to the master cylinder.
04. As soon as the brand new braking mechanism was bled and examined for any dripping fasteners or hoses, the boys stiffened everything up to spec based from the user's guidebook.
05. The beefed-up braking system carried out much better than we expected. So much so that all of us had to adjust our biking style to the massive amount of stopping power we gained. Nevertheless it was worth it to get such confidence aspiring "sportbike-style" braking over a 700 pound motorbike.
Don't forget, it doesn't matter what your improvement could possibly be, it is still vital to use protective german motorcycle helmet to make certain we don't acquire serious injuries when a vehicle accident happens.
Having a set of Jaybrake's J-Six Ultra Six-Piston calipers ($799.90) we're certain that our motorcycle would certainly attain significant stopping ability. The more pistons a brake has, the better it works. Simply because more pistons across the rear top of the pad apply a much more consistent stress building higher degrees of high temperature dissipation. This cuts down momentum much faster and shortens stopping distances.
Using Jaybrake , we're already heading towards braking greatness, but that wasn't enough. Acknowledging that we were going to look for the best performing brake rotors, we picked a set of Lyndall Racing Brake's Phoenix Lug Drive ceramic discs that delivers a genuine enhancement over the stock build. Lyndall's rotors include a full-floating aluminum carrier/friction ring combo that are available in both 420 high carbon and a working gradient proprietary metal matrix composite. We chose the matrix rotors due to their plus points over steel. Metal matrix is a material that is made up from the pairing of 2 elements that better handle the stress of stopping over a single substance.
The main benefit of metal matrix rotors is high temperature dissipation. Much less heat implies a lesser amount of friction, so when the binders are on, the lower heat generated from using a composite keeps brakes from diminishing drastically. Yet another advantageous result of having a metal matrix through steel is a reduction in weight of up to 60 % in each rotor. Since your wheel is a rotating mass, the less it weighs means the faster acceleration and deceleration you'll have.
We also selected a matching pair of Lyndall Racing Red Plus brake pads rather than factory parts from Jaybrake. Why, you ask? The Lyndall products employ what is known as "transfer film technology." This means that the pads leave a film of rubbing material on the rotor's braking surface area, and once the brakes are utilized, the rubbing material is in contact to itself thus giving improved results over the two dissimilar materials used in many braking setups. A side effect of the transfer film concept is that there's certainly no brake particles to clean up.
We moved the Dyna into our secret mechanic's den and improved the braking system ourselves to demonstrate exactly how straightforward it is to have the best brake setup with a few bucks and just a little time.
01. We started by installing the Lyndall Rotors onto our Dyna's OEM front rim. We utilized a lot of thread-locking compound and stiffened all the bolts to factory requirements.
02. The boys mounted the new brake pads in the Jaybrake six-pistom calipers and installed them onto the fork legs of the motorcycle, snugging the mounting bolts up to stock features to check for any sort of clearance space problem.
03. With the pad-to-rotor clearance checking out within specification, we affixed the brake lines to the Jaybrake calipers and included more fluid to the master cylinder.
04. As soon as the brand new braking mechanism was bled and examined for any dripping fasteners or hoses, the boys stiffened everything up to spec based from the user's guidebook.
05. The beefed-up braking system carried out much better than we expected. So much so that all of us had to adjust our biking style to the massive amount of stopping power we gained. Nevertheless it was worth it to get such confidence aspiring "sportbike-style" braking over a 700 pound motorbike.
Don't forget, it doesn't matter what your improvement could possibly be, it is still vital to use protective german motorcycle helmet to make certain we don't acquire serious injuries when a vehicle accident happens.
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