Brakes

[OB_Dr Busa]

Stock brakes are just fine....

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=123505&a=911831&p=13094972&Sequence=1

 

[OB_jeffw]

I have seen 2 other Busa's on ths list with after market brakes. Thought that I would let you know I have Performance Friction pads on order. One I get them installed, I'll pass on how they work, that is if they ever arrive from Yoyodyne TI.

 

[OB_maniac marshall]

dr busa, awesome picture just added it to my collection

maniac

 

[OB_KawAbuser]

But they are not light.

It is interesting that there is 99% interest in makeing the bike faster and so little interest in slowing it down.

A dual rear caliper is on the way!

Jeff I am still waiting for the those same pads, are you useing the Ferodo CP911's?

[This message has been edited by KawAbuser (edited 01 November 1999).]

 

[OB_jeffw]

Yes I currently have those pads, I have Performacne Friction on the way from Fred. Do you have you PFM's installed now?

Doing "stoppies" is great, stopping from 175 mph is something else. Sure the stock pads work, but fade as they get hot.

Making the bike handle, stop, and accelerate beter than stock is my goal. Weight reduction and better than stock parts will get me there.

 

[OB_ianfila]

Why would anyone want a dual REAR brake? The rear brake is for trail braking or use in the wet, both uses are handled well by the stock rear brake. Is their something special about a dual rear brake?

 

[OB_KawAbuser]

Any bike that is capable of the speed the Busa is capable of and living life on the roads of america, you can not ever have too much braking potential.

As a matter of fact the rear brake on my bike has never been all that good from day one (yes it has been cleaned and bled). Given the option I will take more brakes. With the PFM's in the front this could be a life saver one day. In New England your vision is not for miles and miles like out west.

 

[OB_Yngve]

If U are installing a Turbo kit a Dual rear brake setup is not a bad idea. It takes a LOT of power to stop the bike from flipping over at 200MPH when 340 hp are doing theyr best to do so

 

[OB_ianfila]

When braking hard from speed the front brakes cause the weight transfer to the front of the bike causing the rear of the bike to get very light and thus unstable(in extreem cases a stoppie)Applying the back brake in these conditions, typically locks the rear tire and your concentration focuses from braking for the corner, slowing down from high speed etc, to focusing on how the hell you are going to regain control of your sliding rear tire which has now put your bike in an "out of control" state. (unless of course you are a professional racer)

 

[OB_Dr Busa]

When Patrik Furstenhoff (current speed-wheelie world record holder, i think it's 202 mph) wheelies he uses a normal front disk at the back !!! (probably stolen since he's a well known criminal)

 

[OB_GSXRTURBO1]

Good one, Yngve!

 

[OB_jeffw]

With my new titanium rotor, ss brake line, and Galfer green pads, I can lock my rear wheel at any speed, any time, any where. Additional stopping power is not what that is needed, it's brake control to get the most stopping power w/o locking it up.