If you can get the calipers, brake lines (donīt forget these! Could/should be different) and the forks for 500 bucks Iīd buy them if I were you. The radials are really good, but not that much better than the axial p34/34 in my opinion.
Everyone says the 1098 stock brake is so killer and rarara, but in the end, the older p34/34 is less aggressive, hence easier to handle. If you touch the 1098 radials in a corner leaned over, not paying a lot of attention, itīs more likely to result in a lowside than with the older calipers.
In the end, if you can get them cheap, Iīd say go buy them. The 848 forks can be pretty good. Donīt listen to all the guys saying the stock stuff is junk. There are so many knobs and screws to turn. If all stock adjustments fail, get it reworked. That should take a few weekends on the track or twisty roads though. I think most of the people just go and get this and that "öhlinsed" without hacing a real problem, which they would not be able to fix by turning the knobs...
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