r6/1 gold dots better than blue??? hmmmm

[Fire-medic]

What is a good price to buy a set of 2001 blue dots?

$50/apiece would be good, maybe more for a master cyl & lines. Then maybe another $50+. You might find them cheaper if you look hard-enough.

 

[Sonoran6]

Sweet, found a deal. Don't want blue dots but I could clean and sell em

 

[KJShover]

Here is a set for $91. , I'd get them but I spent my budget already.

 

[mr.maxx]

will the r6 calipers fit on my 86 with stock rotors?

 

[[email protected]]

No. They bolt on '93+ bikes only.
they make adapters for 85-92 forks but they are expensive and youd need the new style vmax rotors or appropriate r1,r6, fjr rotors.

The busa brake upgrade is the best option for early vmax. Adapters are reasonable. Still need rotors though.

 

[mr.maxx]

No. They bolt on '93+ bikes only.
they make adapters for 85-92 forks but they are expensive and youd need the new style vmax rotors or appropriate r1,r6, fjr rotors.

The busa brake upgrade is the best option for early vmax. Adapters are reasonable. Still need rotors though.

well i guess thats a "piss on it" type project:rofl_200:
thanks for the info!!!

 

[PATMAX]

Can't beat CaptainKyle's Early bike brake upgrade for stopping power to dollar investment. You can throw on the adapters, Tokicos, and use late model stock rotors to start and go braided lines, bettet Master Cyl, better rotors, HH pads as budget allows. You guys with plenty of "jingle" can do it all at once. Why not just go USD and custom triples if thats the case though!

 

[wildweasel_pt]

well i guess thats a "piss on it" type project:rofl_200:
thanks for the info!!!

For bluepots you need the 298mm rotors from '93+ vmaxs or from another donor bike like a FZR or R6 or early R1s that use 298mm rotors...

 

[Sonoran6]

Can you paint the spots? I just don't want blue on my black and red bike

 

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Can you paint the spots? I just don't want blue on my black and red bike

Yes, no problem with painting them.

You can also remove them and have them anodized a different color, or polish them up. Need a special tool to remove them though. They can be bought from ebay, Sean has one, or you can make one.

http://www.vmaxforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=29473&d=1338870370

 

[Sonoran6]

Right on! Thank you

 

[RaWarrior]

I had axial silver dots, off a R1 on mine, along with SS lines and a Nissin radial pump master (off ebay). With HH pads they had decent feel.....a soft initial bite with linear, steady power.

That said hard/repeated braking will cook them. By the end of my "evasive maneuvers" this summer I'd toasted the front brake.

Granted, that was the one and only time I'd experienced brake fade, and that had hauled the bike from 100+ down to 20-30 several times within just a couple of minutes.

 

[Sonoran6]

Found a set for $50 off an 01 R1. Want the dots red instead of blue. But I just did a brake job along with full fluid replacement. Might wait a while on em

 

[vmax2extreme]

I beg to differ, I have 2002 R1 gold dots on my front end and they matched up just fine. Looking now to upgrade to front/rear wavy rotors....

The gold are on the limited edition bikes (and newer ones that don't fit). The 6 piston are still a better overall feel and power.

Sean

 

[one2dmax]

Newer as in 2004 R1 fronts and up.

 

[vmax2extreme]

Yes the newer ones I believe are ABS too.

Newer as in 2004 R1 fronts and up.

 

[Redbone]

Yes the newer ones I believe are ABS too.

The 2008 and newer are radial brakes. I don't think the first radial brake setups were ABS, so when did they add the ABS?

 

[wildweasel_pt]

To make things clear:

04-06: 4 pot radial calipers
07-08: 6 pot radial calipers sama as vmx17
09-XX: 6 pot radial calipers same as vmx17