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acecase09 · 12-10-2019, 05:44 AM

Update on the front brake. Scrubbing the pads and rotor with a brake cleaner and a bronze brush helped a LITTLE. It is still not what I should be. I started looking at the setup a little closer and I think I might be on to something. The 2019 has ABS front and rear with the ABS pump being somewhere under the tank. A quick measurement revealed that there is close to 7' of brake line for the front. I know the abs works on the back, and I have not decided if I want to keep it on the back, however with that much line on the front, that is a lot of line expansion to deal with. When I pull the tank to check the valves, I am going to measure for braided stainless lines and replace the ones on the front. It is a serious consideration right now to bypass the rear abs. There are many times when I need the rear tire to lock for controlled slides and stops. I will look into that and report what I find.

12-10-2019, 05:44 AM	#7
acecase09 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Jackson, SC, USA Posts: 35	Update on the front brake. Scrubbing the pads and rotor with a brake cleaner and a bronze brush helped a LITTLE. It is still not what I should be. I started looking at the setup a little closer and I think I might be on to something. The 2019 has ABS front and rear with the ABS pump being somewhere under the tank. A quick measurement revealed that there is close to 7' of brake line for the front. I know the abs works on the back, and I have not decided if I want to keep it on the back, however with that much line on the front, that is a lot of line expansion to deal with. When I pull the tank to check the valves, I am going to measure for braided stainless lines and replace the ones on the front. It is a serious consideration right now to bypass the rear abs. There are many times when I need the rear tire to lock for controlled slides and stops. I will look into that and report what I find. __________________ "If you make something idiot proof, the world will make a better idiot".
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