20-10-17, 06:40 AM
The main problem with the rear caliper on the FZS 600 is its location-its perfectly positioned to receive a deluge of water/road crap. REGULAR attention is the only solution. Poor design by Yamaha-they managed to fit a top located one on many other bikes-my Tracer 700 is fine sitting above the disc.
Re braking: Was talking to a highly qualified/experienced friend who has been riding bikes since God was a lad recently & we both agreed the value of front braking down to low speed (in urban traffic) & then feathering rear for the last few mph for greater finesse/control. Obviously there are occasions-like very slippery conditions where enthusiastic use of front brake would spell disaster-there is no hard & fast rule that covers all conditions but there is no comparison between drum brakes of years gone by & modern disc set ups. Saw a bike on IOM at Manx GP this year with massive full width front brake drum with what appeared to be 4/8 leading shoe linkage-fully ventilated with mesh covers to keep the flies/stones out but at 150+mph coming over the mountain give me discs any day :eek
Re braking: Was talking to a highly qualified/experienced friend who has been riding bikes since God was a lad recently & we both agreed the value of front braking down to low speed (in urban traffic) & then feathering rear for the last few mph for greater finesse/control. Obviously there are occasions-like very slippery conditions where enthusiastic use of front brake would spell disaster-there is no hard & fast rule that covers all conditions but there is no comparison between drum brakes of years gone by & modern disc set ups. Saw a bike on IOM at Manx GP this year with massive full width front brake drum with what appeared to be 4/8 leading shoe linkage-fully ventilated with mesh covers to keep the flies/stones out but at 150+mph coming over the mountain give me discs any day :eek