My SP2 has developed a nasty brake judder and there's visible hot spots on the front discs. Not sure what's caused this, perhaps the calipers need rebuilding (Have bought a dremel & brass brushes to clean out the recesses before fitting new seals), or the brake pads (Carbon Loraine) aren't suited. In any case, my front discs are toast.
So this week I ordered new Braketech Axis/Cobra stainless discs (I use the bike in all weather and although I'd prefer the improved performance of ductile iron discs, I don't want rusty rotors ), 108 size Radial conversion kit from RC51parts.com and have been considering which calipers to fit.
Although the RC51parts.com kit is made for fitment of CBR1000RR Tokiko's, these would require new longer hoses, a rebuild & new pads, so I figured I may as well spend more and buy some new calipers.
A pair of new Brembo M4's are available for 555 Euros from
Brembo calipers M4 108 Honda CBR 1000 RR 06 07 08 09 10 | eBay
I was sorely tempted to buy these. Nice performance, dust seals, Brembo quality & development, etc.
But then I came across these:
http://store.discacciati.net/compon.../product/5533df122c40100fd0b29f9c6ad38bcd.jpg
They look beautifully made on a CNC machine from billet, are splitable, making overhauling easy & with twin 35mm pistons (Titanium pistons are available as an option too). These should go well with my 19mm Brembo master cylinder.
Nice bonus is if they're exported from the EU, there's a reduction of a further 20% tax, so they work out at 774.36 Euros for the pair + P&P (+ 5% consumption tax on arrival to Japan).
so that looks like a lot of caliper for the money...for only about 200 Euros more than Brembo M4 Monoblocks.
So I'm thinking of ordering a set, but wanted to ask here if anybody's used Discacciati calipers before, or Brembo M4's on an RC51.
Your comments please gents.
So this week I ordered new Braketech Axis/Cobra stainless discs (I use the bike in all weather and although I'd prefer the improved performance of ductile iron discs, I don't want rusty rotors ), 108 size Radial conversion kit from RC51parts.com and have been considering which calipers to fit.
Although the RC51parts.com kit is made for fitment of CBR1000RR Tokiko's, these would require new longer hoses, a rebuild & new pads, so I figured I may as well spend more and buy some new calipers.
A pair of new Brembo M4's are available for 555 Euros from
I was sorely tempted to buy these. Nice performance, dust seals, Brembo quality & development, etc.
But then I came across these:
http://store.discacciati.net/compon.../product/5533df122c40100fd0b29f9c6ad38bcd.jpg
They look beautifully made on a CNC machine from billet, are splitable, making overhauling easy & with twin 35mm pistons (Titanium pistons are available as an option too). These should go well with my 19mm Brembo master cylinder.
Nice bonus is if they're exported from the EU, there's a reduction of a further 20% tax, so they work out at 774.36 Euros for the pair + P&P (+ 5% consumption tax on arrival to Japan).
so that looks like a lot of caliper for the money...for only about 200 Euros more than Brembo M4 Monoblocks.
So I'm thinking of ordering a set, but wanted to ask here if anybody's used Discacciati calipers before, or Brembo M4's on an RC51.
Your comments please gents.