999 Axial Vs Radial - Forks And Brakes

Morning: queue I'm a long way from the DVLA today soooo far away, no £ here dude only

 

Ive gone radial on my 916. But I came from the 40mm brembos. You could say its overbraked now and i do notice the difference. Sorry bout pic, but only one i got handy.

 

I would say for standard road use the Axiel 4 pad Brembo's are pretty good if they are well serviced. The ones to have are the latest version as fitted to the Ohlins 748r's, the earlier goldlines don't have the same power.

The only real issue with the 4 pad Brembo's is that there is loads of 'stiction' around the pad faces and they really do need to be kept super clean. The Monoblocks seem to be much less of an issue and easier to clean and service.

In terms of feel, I think the Monoblocks are more powerful but of course I would only have compared them to bikes running radial master cylinders as well, and my 848 is probably 25KG lighter than the 748R I was riding a lot last summer, so again, it was working it's brakes harder.

 

Theyre FG43 R&T, bought from HM Racing along with rear shock. Nice man there sprung it all for me and has been spot on from the off. Calipers were sourced from a GSXR as I wanted the gold finish coz I is a ponce. Its really nice to ride and has more than enough power. Despite being nearly half my 1299S's.

 

They run radials on little 300cc bikes, so no such thing as over braked lol

Looks lovely btw. Factory

 

Thanks Brad. Its not immaculate as it gets ridden. Im up to 28.5k now on her. She had 1.5k when I bought her some 18yrs ago. Reg serviced by Snells and Monty'd by them a while back. Shes very tight but does consume RR's and batteries. Other than that, shes never missed a beat.

Shes got the usual flaky engine paint here and there. The odd paint chip. I may strip her down soon to get the frame repainted as ive got some mild surface rust which I need to nip in the bud. Shes been ridden in rain, snow, hail and toured the alps.

I often get asked if its an SP. Nope, just a BIP. I shall own this bike till I die. I have all oem parts inc broken ones lol. Im a hoarder.

 

Why does it say "Or Desmo"?

 

Its a Dr Desmo sticker. Twas on when I bought it. TBH I left it on until only recently. Ive since removed them. I assume its a shop where orig owner bought it. Im 2nd owner.

 

Ah, Dr, not Or.

 

Dr Desmo, aka Steve Hilary that turned into Motorapido.

 

So Dr Hilary? Wasn't he on GMTV or TVAM or something?

 

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