Cbr 600 F2 Brake upgrades? Performance Secrets?

[Tom Brickey]

I have Ebc HH Pads but I am wondering if there is a suggested caliper swap
from a different Honda (600, 900 or 1200)? That will give me better braking
at a more affordable price, (I can buy some used calipers) Any and all
suggestions will be appreciated.
My changes to the bike have been:

Pulled the stock California Cams replaced them with a 49 State set
Pulled and blocked off all smog eqipment
Vanes & Hines Computer Ignition System
Jet Kit Dyno Tuned
DoD Chain
New sprockets (one down in front, two up in Rear)
Two Bros. Header and Slip on
EBC HH Pads, Dunlop 207 Tires

Curt Warren
curtw...@hotmail.com

[Erik Astrup]

On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 16:35:23 -0600, in alt.motorcycle.sportbike you wrote:

>I have Ebc HH Pads but I am wondering if there is a suggested caliper swap
>from a different Honda (600, 900 or 1200)? That will give me better braking
>at a more affordable price, (I can buy some used calipers) Any and all
>suggestions will be appreciated.

I have to ask....is there something actually wrong with the brakes???

I had a 94 F2 that I used for track days exclusively for a bit, and I can't
say I ever had any complaints about the brakes.

Are they weak? Spongy???

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1999 Yamaha YZF-1000R1
1998 Honda ST-1100
1995 Triumph Tiger (For Sale)
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[Myk]

On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 16:35:23 -0600, "Tom Brickey"
<curtw...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have Ebc HH Pads but I am wondering if there is a suggested caliper swap
>from a different Honda (600, 900 or 1200)? That will give me better braking
>at a more affordable price, (I can buy some used calipers) Any and all
>suggestions will be appreciated.

I run an F3 and one of my favorite things on a bike is braking as hard
as possible (right at impending lock-up) on roads that are not too
covered in road grime. Even after numerous stops I have no fade or any
problems, just fantastic modulation and light efforts. Do you have a
problem or perhaps need to bleed the brake system? The bike came with
some of the best brakes around and it's rather hard to see why you
would need to significantly upgrade them.

[Big Cheese]

The front brakes on the F2 are different than the F3, 276mm solid
mounted rotors verses 298mm semi flowing mounted rotors.
I had a F2 and now have a newer GSXR. The F2 front brakes stop fine, but
it required much more lever pressure to get to the same braking force.
An upgrade of calipers will still have you squeezing on smallish brake
rotors, so you may not see much improvement in braking feel. Another
option is to upgrade with oversized brake rotors. Braking and Ferodo
made them, don't know about now. An old Sportrider issue did an article
on F2 brake upgrades and rated the oversized rotors highly.