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Aren't those 6 pot calipers renowned for just seizing up at drop of a hat anyways? 44t guys had the same one and ended up changing out calipers for 4 pots off a newer bike?
Remember 6 pot Ti that hope used to make 10+ years ago? Utter nightmares, they were fine for the 1st year from new, but so finicky that most folk gave up with them and just went back to M4 with 200/220 rotors or Formula Gustav's I think were the other DH brake of choice at that time.
BrickMan-
Funny you mention Fagan's SRAD from Budget Bike Battle #1, that's kind of what started it all. I've done a lot of reading about this since that came out and I'd say 60% of people replace them but the others say they're fine if cleaned regularly. But yeah, lots of people do have issues with them and seems from what I gather a radial master cylinder helps either way. In gixxer news who new a screen you can see through would be so useful?!
jambon
Just cross posting from here.
Couldn't resist it, had to go for a ride. Not just any ride, but my first ever on the bike. A few thoughts...
1) It's quick for an old girl. Took it easy on 15 year old tyres but it really pulls past 7k. Only had the nerve to take it to 10k for a nervous shakedown after all the work done but very happy
2) It's light. Feels nimble and much more responsive than my newer RSV. Really impressed and so much fun on these Bedfordshire b roads
3) The brakes are more of a concept than a practical way of stopping. Just what I imagined 6 pots would be like so will think about rebuilding vs replacing
Overall though very pleased with the first test ride and looking forward to many more