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Old 11-29-2007 | 01:02 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

My handbrake has only hit the ground once... ever.

Guess I'm not trying hard enough.

Twizzler - maybe if there was an upper fairing on your bike, to protect the precious Brembo...
Old 11-29-2007 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by dscamry
my rod was fine but my top piece broke. the kit was on back order so i just used a fender washer. had to trim it down just a little but it works fine. now i have a rebuild kit so if it breaks im good but i don't think this fender washer is gonna break like the brembo one.
The top hat is made weak on purpose, that way it breaks and doesnt break something else more important/expensive....Id replace it with the right parts before you ruin something else...If you used a steel washer it will eat away at the ball on the pushrod.....steel on steel isnt good
Old 11-29-2007 | 01:11 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

i crashed my **** the other day and came away with a leaking seal around the reservoir stem. Does anyone know what kit i will need to fix tht ****? its on a brembo 16 x 18. other than that the brembo has been the best brake lever ive ever purchased.
Old 11-29-2007 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by `04 gixxerpimp
i crashed my **** the other day and came away with a leaking seal around the reservoir stem. Does anyone know what kit i will need to fix tht ****? its on a brembo 16 x 18. other than that the brembo has been the best brake lever ive ever purchased.
1st of all makes sure its not just leaking around the res hose....If it is truely leaking from the res stem you can buy replacements for $3, they come with the stem and the rubber seal....THEY ARE A BITCH TO PRESS BACK IN THOU!

http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInf...id=110.3127.10
Old 11-29-2007 | 02:18 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

I'm going to have to read into this magura. Sounds crazy and I've never heard of it before.
Old 11-29-2007 | 02:50 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

I should point out no part of my brembo has ever touched the ground. It has just broke from use, or perhaps I bumped it with my leg.

Abe, if you don't snag that Magura I might. I don't know much about it, but from what I understand a 12mm bore should be super powerful.
Old 11-29-2007 | 02:51 PM
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1st of all makes sure its not just leaking around the res hose....If it is truely leaking from the res stem you can buy replacements for $3, they come with the stem and the rubber seal....THEY ARE A BITCH TO PRESS BACK IN THOU!

http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInf...id=110.3127.10
That was the first thing I had to replace. Lube it up with brake fluid and it makes it a bit easier to push in.
Old 11-29-2007 | 03:06 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

Originally Posted by iwreck
I should point out no part of my brembo has ever touched the ground. It has just broke from use, or perhaps I bumped it with my leg.

Abe, if you don't snag that Magura I might. I don't know much about it, but from what I understand a 12mm bore should be super powerful.
it says theres 9 avaliable, isnt the lower the mm mean its better for single caliper
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

holy ****

$50 for a brembo lever, and $120 for a magura?!?


Looks like im getting NEITHER! I'll stick with a master off a bike, like a 1000rr... and know levers will run me >$20
Old 11-29-2007 | 03:26 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

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holy ****

$50 for a brembo lever, and $120 for a magura?!?


Looks like im getting NEITHER! I'll stick with a master off a bike, like a 1000rr... and know levers will run me >$20
lockhart phillips sells folding levers for the 16x18 brembo that retail at 29.95 so it's not THAT bad. it's when you get the genuine brembo/magura **** is when it gets crazy expensive.
Old 11-29-2007 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by triplestack3
lockhart phillips sells folding levers for the 16x18 brembo that retail at 29.95 so it's not THAT bad. it's when you get the genuine brembo/magura **** is when it gets crazy expensive.
And its not like your going to be breaking levers every week, well at least you shouldnt be. I run a brembo HB and front brake on my stuntbike for over a year now and never broke a lever yet. Ive only broken the top hat with my hand when I fell and pushed the lever forward with my hand as I was falling...

Ive only broken Brembo levers on street/track bikes that are crashing at like 100/mph.....If your bike rolls onto the controls and breaks levers you have a bad cage...
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

Originally Posted by JohnnyP
1st of all makes sure its not just leaking around the res hose....If it is truely leaking from the res stem you can buy replacements for $3, they come with the stem and the rubber seal....THEY ARE A BITCH TO PRESS BACK IN THOU!

http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInf...id=110.3127.10

I have a old Brembo 16*18 wich is leaking from the inside i think.
You cant see it leak anywhere but air keeps comming in somehow.

would this repair kit fix it? http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInf...id=110.4266.60

Or is it another problem?

I already have another brakemaster now, but i dont wanna just trow the old one away without trying to fix first.
Old 11-29-2007 | 04:37 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

What is a handbrake??
Old 11-29-2007 | 04:48 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

Originally Posted by Borne
What is a handbrake??

Dont worry, you dont need one, you got one of those bars on your bike that prevents you from flipping a wheelie.
Old 11-29-2007 | 05:01 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

Originally Posted by Cin-O-Nasty
it says theres 9 avaliable, isnt the lower the mm mean its better for single caliper
I think so. I'm considering ordering one and checking it out.

Originally Posted by Johnnie Do
I have a old Brembo 16*18 wich is leaking from the inside i think.
You cant see it leak anywhere but air keeps comming in somehow.

would this repair kit fix it? http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInf...id=110.4266.60

Or is it another problem?

I already have another brakemaster now, but i dont wanna just trow the old one away without trying to fix first.
EXACT same problem I'm having. Mine degenerated to the point where my lever has no spring-back. I believe that kit will fix the problem.
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

Originally Posted by Johnnie Do
I have a old Brembo 16*18 wich is leaking from the inside i think.
You cant see it leak anywhere but air keeps comming in somehow.

would this repair kit fix it? http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInf...id=110.4266.60

Or is it another problem?

I already have another brakemaster now, but i dont wanna just trow the old one away without trying to fix first.
No that will not fix a leak anywhere, that is just a "crash repair kit"....That will only fix a bent push rod or broken top hat...

Brembo masters are sealed at the factory, and the piston cap is tightened and then glued into place and should never be removed...Brembo doesnt sell any internal replacement parts, so even if you did open it you cant buy any parts for the inside....
Old 11-29-2007 | 05:02 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

Originally Posted by Borne
What is a handbrake??
SHUT UP JOSH!!

Originally Posted by Johnnie Do
Dont worry, you dont need one, you got one of those bars on your bike that prevents you from flipping a wheelie.
There is nothing on earth that can prevent Borne from flipping a wheelie.
Old 11-29-2007 | 05:03 PM
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

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No that will not fix a leak anywhere, that is just a "crash repair kit"....That will only fix a bent push rod or broken top hat...

Brembo masters are sealed at the factory, and the piston cap is tightened and then glued into place and should never be removed...Brembo doesnt sell any internal replacement parts, so even if you did open it you cant buy any parts for the inside....
I was under the impression you can replace all the seals inside?
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

13mm Magura. End of story.
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Re: Handbrake Durability: Brembo vs Magura

Originally Posted by JohnnyP
No that will not fix a leak anywhere, that is just a "crash repair kit"....That will only fix a bent push rod or broken top hat...

Brembo masters are sealed at the factory, and the piston cap is tightened and then glued into place and should never be removed...Brembo doesnt sell any internal replacement parts, so even if you did open it you cant buy any parts for the inside....

Ok, thanks for the info.
I did manage to open it up, but i guess i have to find another solution then.
A friend of mine modified some 19mm radials to 16mm and 14mm.
So i think this one is going to be a 14mm then so i can use an other piston with new washers and it should be good.



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