front and rear Brake Calipers upgrade

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Juan71
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front and rear Brake Calipers upgrade

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Hi to all, I'm thinking about upgrade the brakes calipers front and rear.
Any kind of opiniones or tips?
I know that there is a tokico caliper from a sporty bike for the Front one and need an adapter of "winters machining", but for the rear caliper I don't know if it's possible and what kind of caliper is good for the upgrade.
Will appreciate any kind of information or tips you get.
Cheers from Canary Islands.
Gianni

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Re: front and rear Brake Calipers upgrade

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There's not really any gain in going for a stronger brake on the rear - you'll just end up locking up the wheel quicker.

Stock is fine with decent pads and a braided line.

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Re: front and rear Brake Calipers upgrade

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I have a front caliper from a tl1000 on my 1400 and it works wonders. It does however go through pads quicker than stock. IMO, the rear are fine as is from factory

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