braking

Was driving around during lunch and discovered Galfer's warehouse here in Oxnard, CA - very close to where I work. Stopped in for a chat then I checked their website and found a back story: "...Galfer Brakes was founded by Maffio Milesi in Barcelona, Spain, in 1946 as a brake pad supplier for...

As I said in a previous comment, I swear my front brakes are just pushing soap covered cardboard onto my rotors. We're talking about the 85 forks/brakes options but feel free to add in any for the 93+ incase I can grab a set of those forks for a good price. So, what's the best cost...

Hey Guys, I noticed the VMAX has a similar issue than my previous Yamaha R6 and R1 had, when you let go of the gas, it seems the engine puts a ton of engine braking into play, which is terrible around corners when it kicks in unexpectedly? I recall on the R6 it was as simple as pulling...

I have a 1990 Yamaha Vmax and it used to not do this but recently, the front wheel as started like bouncing almost when I brake and the slower I get the slower the bounce gets. Also if I brake and it bounces and if I let off and then brake again it stops doing it for a little bit then starts...

Brakes work great in dry weather but if I hit a rain storm (just did) Brakes seem to drastically loose efficiency, can freely move lever about an inch before i get any resistance. Then there is only about 1/2 inch left until it hits the bars. Can't figure out why so drastic a change. Seems like...

I took my daughter for a ride on the max and the front fork felt like it was bottoming out when stopping (hearing a clunk). She is maybe around 120#, I'm 250#. Is this much weight pushing the suspension to it's limits or could I have a front suspension issue? I also raised the bike in the rear...

Hi, I'm finding that the brakes on my V max need to work better. Would replacing the stock pads to say EBC pads make a big difference.:ummm: Thanks.

I got these 6 piston front calipers that I'm planning to put on my bike and thought I would do a comparison test. So Sat evening I go out to the local HS parking lot to do some braking measurements with the stock set up. I did 10 runs at 35 mph in 2nd gear on dry asphalt. Shortest stopping...

When I hammer on rear brake hard, I will occasionally get a deep, loud, muted-horn like noise. Kinda like a tugboat in the fog... I have to let off, then renegade to get the noise to go away. Pads fine Rotors fine Per dealer It isn't a high pitched squeak, rather the deep muted horn...

In between two completely independent brakes & modern ABS systems, some bikes have a system that distributes braking on a purely hydraulic basis between front & rear, say 75front/25rear. Would anyone here know if such a system is retrofittable to Mr Max?:ummm: