RE: Wilwood Callipers - Do I need a smaller master cylinder?

> To: bike-engined-cars@...
> From: graham@...
> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:29:18 +0100
> Subject: Re: [bike-engined-cars] Wilwood Callipers - Do I need a smaller master cylinder?
>
> Strange, I have the opposite condition on my Radical with 3/4 MC and
> Wilwoods.  The pedal has quite a lot of movement.  It all works very
> well, but I would prefer a firmer pedal.  In the radical, it uses 2 MC's
> with a balance bar (one for the front and one for the back).  That
> probably makes a difference.
>
> Graham
>
> Les Otter wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I have replaced the old M16 front callipers on my Fury with some Wilwood 4
> > pot ones. All plumbed in nicely and bled, but now I need to apply a
> > tremendous amount of pedal pressure to get them to work properly. In fact I
> > think my foot would force itself through the bulkhead before the fronts
> > would actually lock!
> >
> > Has anyone gone this route before, and can they advise whether the problem
> > is likely to be with the ¾” master cylinder I’m using? (which was fine with
> > the original M16s)
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Les
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
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