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[Waldo Jeffers]

I have to say this forum is costing me sooooo much money. I think I’m single handedly keeping the economy going. 😂

[Heli ATP]

That makes two of us.  I think I'm done every day. Now contemplating new levers. Gotta spend that stimulus money. 

But we could be doing worse, right... 😁 

[Garybinnyc]

Too funny! The more I read here the more i spend.. my list seems to grow daily

[Waldo Jeffers]

10 minutes ago, Heli ATP said:

That makes two of us.  I think I'm done every day. Now contemplating new levers. Gotta spend that stimulus money. 

But we could be doing worse, right... 😁 

That’s so funny! I literally wrote that message right after buying a set of new levers. 🤦‍♂️

[texscottyd]

2 hours ago, Waldo Jeffers said:

That’s so funny! I literally wrote that message right after buying a set of new levers. 🤦‍♂️

Be careful...  levers and radiator guards are the gateway drugs to heavier spending.   Today it’s a dual USB outlet; tomorrow it’s R1 brakes and a triple-adjustable shock.  😇

[Waldo Jeffers]

I am interested in the R1 brake upgrade. 

[texscottyd]

1 hour ago, Waldo Jeffers said:

I am interested in the R1 brake upgrade. 

I’ll be your tour guide for today...  

[1moreroad]

I hate it that Revzilla shows me my order history so easily.  That should be hard to find.

[Waldo Jeffers]

 

2 hours ago, texscottyd said:

I’ll be your tour guide for today...  

So what does that entail exactly? Rotors, spacers, calipers, and master cylinder? And, of course lines. 

[PhotoAl]

Don't forget $$$ or maybe $,$$$ :-)

Clicked on this thread just after looking at the the new leavers thread!

This comes the day after Apple's new product announcements - I watched, wished and drooled.

[texscottyd]

1 hour ago, Waldo Jeffers said:

So what does that entail exactly? Rotors, spacers, calipers, and master cylinder? And, of course lines. 

My set up is 320mm rotors, pads, caliper spacers, and steel lines.   The calipers and master cylinder are still the stock FJ components.   

I went with EBC rotors to fit a 2016 R1, but you can also use OEM Yamaha R1 rotors and save a few bucks.   EBC HH pads.   Unfortunately, the spacers may be hard to source, since I got them as part of a group purchase here on the forum several years ago, and the member that made them is no longer around here.  I recall someone else making up a few sets more recently... does anyone remember who that was?   @roadrash83, maybe?  

It’s a nice setup, and is a noticeable upgrade from the stock brakes on my 2015 FJ.  I don’t think anything changed with the stock brakes on the newer Tracers, so it should be equally as effective on the new bikes as well.    Honestly, just swapping to good HH pads would be a big help, but I’m kind of a hardware junkie and am glad I did the rest of the big brake components as well. 

[Waldo Jeffers]

I have done the EBC HH pads both front and back and that did make a big difference for sure. 

[BBB]

7 hours ago, texscottyd said:

I’ll be your tour guide for today...  

Any reason for the crossed brake lines @texscottyd ? They look like they would more naturally fit the clamps if the lines were parallel to each other.

[texscottyd]

6 hours ago, BBB said:

Any reason for the crossed brake lines @texscottyd ? They look like they would more naturally fit the clamps if the lines were parallel to each other.

After careful research and consideration, I have zero clue why I ran them that way...   The Galfer instructions were rather vague, but clearly show what I have here as the routing in their install guide.   That said, the original routing did have the crossover line in the rearmost clamp, and I think I'll end up swapping them to see if it looks more natural.  

[texscottyd]

On 4/22/2021 at 2:16 AM, BBB said:

Any reason for the crossed brake lines @texscottyd ? They look like they would more naturally fit the clamps if the lines were parallel to each other.

And...  you were right @BBB  😉

Not sure why I didn’t do it this way to begin with: