Ya, im right there with ya. I know, I know, its a twin, the engine is the rear brake. Im just being a mod geek and thought that there might be a better caliper for the SH. I didint realize that the SH already has the F4i caliper on it stock.

I do have a tasty little rear brake master cylinder upgrade/mod idea that im pretty sure will work Hint... the plastic rear reservoir and line down to the master cylinder goes bye bye. Cleaner look up in the sub frame area with the reservoir gone.

 

Holding an rc51 and a superhawk caliper side by side, they're identical besides the fact that the location on the brake line and the bleeder screws are swapped. And if the rc51 rear caliper fits, an r6 (I believe 06, 07 and maybe other years too) caliper is a direct swap too. The RC guys use them because they're like .00000001 ounces lighter. But if they're the same I'm not sure if they'll work or feel any different.

 

Thanks chaos, im going to look into that....

 

I think the best and only thing you can do to the rear for brake is HH pads and leave it at that. Like the others have said. The only time you use the rear in traffic is when you want to crash. I still have my "Cushman Moments" in parking lots with other cars but other than that the fronts are your friends.

 

I guess I went to a different course. I used my rear brake to help keep the bike up in slow speed situations. Just dragging it a little. It works in slow speed U-turns, stop signs and lights.

 

Dirt Bike riders that ride on the street use the rear brakes much more than your typical street rider.

I drag my rear brake coming out of tight turns on the gas. This causes a gyro effect and weight transfer that pulls the bike down more and toward the inside of the turn. It's not just about stopping, the rear brake is another level of control on the bike.

 

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