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My buddy with the MT/FZ-07 came round today and I was ordering him some braided front brake lines when we got talking about the Ninjas front brake and how it could be improved.
I reckon the best way would be to fit one braided line running directly from the master cylinder to the caliper by-passing the ABS unit.
The OEM set up of two rubber hoses running through an ABS unit must create a lot of scope for sponginess to occur.
The obvious down side of this is you lose your ABS to the front wheel but if your not bothered about that (like myself) then that's not an issue.
I had a quick look on-line and this appears to be a popular conversion esp among racers. ( @SDM! ) Obviously you need to put a bung in the ABS unit where you remove the OEM hose from but apart from that it appears to be quite a simple and relatively cheap mod. Some said it made the ABS light come on and others not, must depend on the model of bike.
Interesting... :whatdoyouthink:
PS. I'm not looking to start a ABS Vs No ABS debate here, start another thread please if you want to thrash that one out.
I reckon the best way would be to fit one braided line running directly from the master cylinder to the caliper by-passing the ABS unit.
The OEM set up of two rubber hoses running through an ABS unit must create a lot of scope for sponginess to occur.
The obvious down side of this is you lose your ABS to the front wheel but if your not bothered about that (like myself) then that's not an issue.
I had a quick look on-line and this appears to be a popular conversion esp among racers. ( @SDM! ) Obviously you need to put a bung in the ABS unit where you remove the OEM hose from but apart from that it appears to be quite a simple and relatively cheap mod. Some said it made the ABS light come on and others not, must depend on the model of bike.
Interesting... :whatdoyouthink:
PS. I'm not looking to start a ABS Vs No ABS debate here, start another thread please if you want to thrash that one out.