Most influential bikes?

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Re: Most influential bikes?

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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:45 pm I traded my 99 R6 in for a 98 Blade.

Went on a trackday and warped a disc trying to use my R6 brake markers.

Replaced them with PFM cast iron jobbie. They were amazing. You got a nano-second of nothing while they warmed up a bit then a really progressive build up of stopping power.

Best upgrade I ever made to any bike.

They rusted like fuck if they got wet.
Big fan of PFM ductile iron discs. I've put them on pretty much every bike I've owned in the last 30 years. As you say, beautifully controllable. The only bike I haven't done that to is the KTM Duke, as the brakes on that are pretty damn eye-popping anyway.
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