I saw your Nissin caliper on your bike in your photos. Nice. Did you paint it or did you also manage to find the rare black ones?

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Need something for the rear calliper now, it's crap



Personally I don't want to upgrade the rear because it would be more likely to lock up. In an enthusiastic stop I think I would tend to use more rear brake than the recommended 20-30% rear and 70-80% front. Probably more like 50-50% in panic mode. So I figure the softer rear will help compensate. I don't use sintered pads in the rear for the same reason. Organic pads aren't as effective especially in the wet and that's where I especially don't want the rear locking up. Of course this rationale doesn't apply for riders who keep cool under pressure and properly control their braking.

Cheers, Richard
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09 America, Staintune Pipes, K&N, Breathe, Hagon Nitros, AI & O2 removed, tune 20184 (modified), MTX-L a/f gauge