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Brilliant list, thanks! BTW, by no feel I mean when I pull the lever I get no feedback, whether I pull hard or soft the only sensation I get is the bike slowing down, there's no bite or push back onto the lever to feel what's happening... I feel completely remote from the front brakes, it's surreal... not like the FZR600 or TRX850 I had years ago, not like the XB12S, CB1300 & ZX9R I've had more recently... the only other bike I can remember having poor-ish front brakes was my VTR1000... ...hopefully a change of set-up will cure this, I had hoped just changing the pads would fix it, but by everything I've read on here it seems the standard 6-pots aren't the best... I don't like skimping when it comes to brakes , so if I need to change the calipers, master cylinder, discs & pads then so be it... at least I can keep the Goodridge hoses, that's something!

Thanks Andy! So, if R1/R6/Thunder*** calipers can be used can I use their discs too? When you say match the discs and pads, I was looking at EBC pads (used them before and liked them) however they have Kevlar (NAO) or sintered... so what disc would I look at with either of these? Any thought on Armstrong wavy discs?

I'm being lazy here, sorry... ...however, I want to put individual cone filters on the carbs on my YZF750R (streetfighter project) and was wondering if anyone knew what diameter the air intake was e.g. 43mm...? Otherwise I'll remove the airbox and measure them, as I said, just being lazy!

Why would Yamaha move from 6-pot on the 1993 125bhp YZF750 to 4-pot on the 1998 150bhp R1...? # pots does not equal better brakes!

Easier to fit if you don't want to carry a pillion? I want to do a single seat conversion, drop the rear pegs etc.

Yeah, standard 6-pots with goodridge hoses... don't know what make the pads are, just bought the bike, the previous owner fitted new pads front & rear for the MOT, rear is OK actually but front not good, I expect he fitted cheap pads just to get her mot'd before selling her on... I saw another post about R1 caliper swap, using 320mm ducati discs... looks good, maybe that's what I'll do. Thanks folks!

I'd defo go for the gearing change, if you don't mind sacrificing some top end speed for acceleration... Can anyone recommend what front sprocket to use? I may go for this myself!

She looks sweet! What tail unit is that? Was it easy to fit?

Hi all! Just picked-up an N-reg YZF750R, looking forward to using her properly... however, one niggle... the front brakes have no 'feel', no 'bite'... they work, but I don't like how they feel. The bike has had recent brakes front and rear (the rear feels fine, it's the front brakes I'm not happy with) and was MOT'd with no advisories just before I picked her up. I reckon it's the pads that have been used (no idea what make they are), maybe they just need bedded in... anyway, could anyone advise if this is 'normal' on YZF's? Or what make / type of front pads would be a good choice to get bite and feel? One member suggested bleeding the brakes (I asked this question in my intro, wrong place, sorry) and I will try that but the levers are firm, at a standstill you'd think the brakes were fine, but on the move when applying the brakes although the bike slows down there's no bite, I feel nothing through the levers just the sensation of the bike slowing down... never felt that before, my other bikes I could always feel the pads bite then the bike slow, the harder I squeezed the stronger the bite and the quicker I slowed... but not on this bike. I think it must be the pad material, too hard, cheap pads maybe... Thanks all, Gary

Sorry for not responding sooner... couldn't sign-in for some reason... tried many times and failed, so eventually gave up and re-registered! Thanks for the greetings. Sorry I posted in the wrong place, will put a new post in the correct place! Ttaskmaster, the brakes are firm enough and seem to work (though not the best), they're just 'wooden' you know, no feel... with my other bikes I could feel the brakes bite then the bike slow down, with my YZF there's no bite, no feeling except the bike slowing down... I feel detached, it's kinda surreal! I think I need to change the pads, maybe the material is too hard, cheap pads maybe... I'll certainly bleed them at the same time. Thanks.