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I'd like to hear feedback from anyone who's put a few hundred miles on this kit.
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danix wrote:
I'd like to hear feedback from anyone who's put a few hundred miles on this kit.
Give me a week or two. I will have mine fitted up tomorrow or the next day I think...

I will post after a good ride in the mountains with the brembo's....
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I'd like to hear feedback from anyone who's put a few hundred miles on this kit.
Very sweet....easy bolt up....

Have about 6-800 miles so far.

Very nice for lane splitting, you can shed speed really fast on a GTS. Feels smooth and strong......like they say, the faster you can stop, the faster you can go.....

One complaint though.....the caliper fits VERY close to the rim.....like RCH close.

I would put it into the 'must have' catagory....

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I'd like to hear feedback from anyone who's put a few hundred miles on this kit.
Very sweet....easy bolt up....

Have about 6-800 miles so far.

Very nice for lane splitting, you can shed speed really fast on a GTS. Feels smooth and strong......like they say, the faster you can stop, the faster you can go.....

One complaint though.....the caliper fits VERY close to the rim.....like RCH close.

I would put it into the 'must have' catagory....

R

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Rich I did not know you had a brembo on your ride! Is the bleeder on the top? I know some were on the bottom and run really close to the rim.
Thanks for the report I think more people will get the point soon enough.
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danix wrote:
I'd like to hear feedback from anyone who's put a few hundred miles on this kit.
I wish I could give you a report. I had them put on in Aug and then got fucked up in an accident a month later so I haven't ridden since. Although it's easier to ride my GTS vs. my Ducati, I can't get my stand back down on the GTS (due to a broken leg). For what it's worth, the Brembos are solid on my Duc. If I don't sell my GTS, I should be back riding in a few more weeks. The wet pavement would be a good testing ground.
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Is there such a thing as too much braking power on a bike? Any danger of locking up the front unintentionally?
I would do this in a second on a car (and have several times), but on a bike I'm still thinking about it...
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Is there such a thing as too much braking power on a bike? Any danger of locking up the front unintentionally?
I would do this in a second on a car (and have several times), but on a bike I'm still thinking about it...
It definitely is possible to lock up the front on a bike, mainly if you're in a panic situation and grab the front brakes hard and suddenly. If you apply gradual and controlled force there's an incredible amount of stopping power from the front. For example, riding my motorcycle on the track, I never use the rear brake.

Locking up the front on a scooter would be harder, and I suspect with the stock brakes, almost impossible to do unintentionally.

The danger in locking up the front is you have to back off immediately - as soon as you hear the chirp that says the front's locked, you need to get that tire spinning again or you'll be on your butt forthwith. Not so with the rear - you can lock that up and ride it to a stop no problem. (Of course you have less braking when you're locked up than when the wheels are still moving, hence ABS.)

The main advantage I'd see to the Brembo kit is if you could do two finger braking that gives you maximum stopping power. But I haven't heard whether this is the case with this kit.
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A request
Nyle,

Are there plans to produce Brembo-kits for the MP3 500's? The front wheels are 12", with 240-mm discs. The rear, 14" with a 280-mm disc. Just slightly different from the GTS's. Thanks!
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Nyle wrote:
Okay those rotors are just amazing. What are they?
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When I try to check-out on your website it gives 23$ as sales tax on top of shipping charges but the delivery is to Japan so tax should not be applied

Can you check on this and come back to me ?

Thanks
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Just got the shipment in today calliper, bracket and rotor
John threw in a T-shirt although the actual shipping charge was more than invoiced but tax was charged
Very good experience with this vendor
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Strangely enough, after about thirty thousand miles on my two GT 200Ls i've never found the stock brakes to be the least bit inadequate.
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Re: BREMBO brake kits are finally here for your GT/GTS
Nyle wrote:
Hello, I would like to by the set for my Vespa GTS
Is it possible in Italy? How much? in red color?
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Now in Silver
We just got in Silver Brake Calipers price is a bit more
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Hello, I just ordered Brembo front calliper, do they come with the pads? I am suposing they do.
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