Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Super Motard
Front caliper swap. Magura? CR? TRX?
Danger4u2:
I would say yes. I don't get the heat fading like I would experience with the stock disk. The area I ride the most, here in OKC is real tight http://www.lakedraper.com/images/downloadable/trailmap.jpg . It's very rare that I get into 3rd gear. If I'm setting a fast pace, it's hammer on the gas then hammer on the brakes. Over and over again. The link shows an old map. They opened the black trail (not shown) a few years back. They have squeezed about 70 miles of trail into 2, one mile sections. You can see how many switch backs there are. The pink area is the off road riding area. The black trail is in the bottom half mile section not colored in. This link, http://www.lakedraper.com/images/downloadable/DraperMap_Lg.jpg People in the snow bound states drive for hours to ride Crosstimbers. I met a group from Minnesota 2 rides ago.
The bottom line. If you are a very aggressive rider or race, the BatFly would be a good choice. At this point I would not buy it. But back when I did buy it the economy was still going VERY strong here in Oklahoma. I was putting the bling to that bike but the kind of riding I do does not justify the price.
Verde Grande:
--- Quote from: greencannon on January 31, 2011, 02:10:23 AM ---If you plan to supermoto, then 4 piston is good. But you just dirt riding i think 4 pot is overkill
get a steel braided line, a Braking upgrade caliper, Braking wave rotor, and the Braking pads to match. Have lots of patience and time thouroughly bleeding air out.
That should be enough to send you over the bars when you squeeze the brake lever
--- End quote ---
Hi Green,
Thank you.
That Braking caliper is unholy expensive. Personally, I feel that one can rarely have too much braking power.
I'd rather back off on the finger pressure, ya know?
I should have mentioned that I'll be using it off road/MX and I want to keep the stock rotor. Overheating isn't
generally an issue.
I know that with a smaller rotor on spoke wheels, clearance is an issue. I think that Magura makes a radial mount
kit with a low profile 4-piston caliper but that's $$$$ as well.
Most sport bike 4-piston calipers that I've measured are too wide to make work on a stock wheel and rotor but maybe
someone know of a more narrow unit?
The other, more likely, option is a bigger/stronger 2-piston floating caliper. Any ideas?
Thanks!!
greencannon:
I think your only mistake would be to keep the stock front disc.. it wears too fast in the center and becomes concave, not allowing the full surface of the pad to contact the rotor. it takes a while for a set of pads to seat in to that shape if they ever do, and braking performance sucks. I use a Braking wave rotor, that wave was designed to eliminate that. seems to be working good for me.
the performace feels consistant and the pads are lasting much longer now. just my .02
sandblaster:
If you don't use your front brake rotor for crushing rocks, then I like my set up
These guys set me up.
http://www.procycle.us/gofiche/gofiche_home.htm
It's 320MM with a stock caliper, master cylinder, and line.
It is strong but not touchy.
byron909:
chip as far as a better caliper, you will find that any 86 up cr will bolt up, but any late model cr/f caliper is no better than any 95 up kx caliper. they are all good. i think the 92 up cr master is nicer than kx, but i think the bores are same size. you would do good to up the rotor size, a 270mm would be plenty over your 250, and be fine for whatever you do. i have had a few ebc 280mm, i mainly race worcs type events, seem to have bent a few of them. i think the 280 is too big for the woods. but the 270 i have had no trouble. any kit 89-04 kx500 or 89-02 kx125/250 will work on your bike. if you can find an old braking 260 that is a awesome setup. moto master makes a 260mm setup for your bike still. the shorter line deal like you mentioned is a good thing to do also, use a stock 92 up honda line or a 03 up kx/f or some braided aftermarket job.
for what it is worth when pro circuit raced kx125s most all had cr master cylinders.
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