The Tasteful Modification Thread
Discussion
Marquezs Stabilisers said:
Have you got a bit of a man maths situation that your lovely new calipers overwhelm the discs and suspension - so you need to upgrade those now too?
I've already been looking...... I should really just ride the f
king things but summer it seems hasn't started up here yet. 
I always wondered why a “decat y piece” was such a big thing, with my 1150GS now having one to go with the Remus aftermarket exhaust…
…wow, what a huge difference it made! Literally the best 3 hours I have spent doing a bike upgrade:
- sounds way better, a bit louder but not over the top
- saved a fair few kgs in weight
- the change of power is delicious, more torque across the rpm range
It’s one change that I will be keeping for all my future bikes!!!
To those wanting a relatively simple / easy way to free up some power and weight, this must be one of the best
My 2 cents
kingb said:
Maybe I’m being a bit thick here
The radial calipers mount to a non radial bracket - so surely the forces are applied in the same manner to the fork / bike? So the upgrade is the calliper rather than the mounting orientation right?
Yeah I get what you mean as I thought about this too. My view on it was as it's bolted top and bottom of the caliper there would be less lateral movement over the face of the disc and pad where it maters. I may be wrong. The radial calipers mount to a non radial bracket - so surely the forces are applied in the same manner to the fork / bike? So the upgrade is the calliper rather than the mounting orientation right?
black-k1 said:
BST carbon wheels, with green in the weave, on my H2 SX SE.
They make steering noticably lighter and quicker as you would expect.
Offt, that's a big one. I remember looking at these before for the Daytona and there wasn't much change from £3,000. Do you have a close up?They make steering noticably lighter and quicker as you would expect.
moanthebairns said:
black-k1 said:
BST carbon wheels, with green in the weave, on my H2 SX SE.
They make steering noticably lighter and quicker as you would expect.
Offt, that's a big one. I remember looking at these before for the Daytona and there wasn't much change from £3,000. Do you have a close up?They make steering noticably lighter and quicker as you would expect.
black-k1 said:
BST carbon wheels, with green in the weave, on my H2 SX SE.
They make steering noticeably lighter and quicker as you would expect.
Very nice, I bet they look great with the green weave. They do really help acceleration and much lighter steering, the difference was most pronounced when I fit them on the Harley, I have the satin black finish They make steering noticeably lighter and quicker as you would expect.
Yes, I know, its "just" a Harley, but after it failed the MOT for 2nd year running with a buckled front wheel from pothole damage, I decided to splash out and solve the problem, bleedin OE ally wheels were soft as sh*t.
moanthebairns said:
Glad the HEL calipers solved the problem Whenever I rode my old ZXR750, it was always the brakes that let it down compared to a modern bike. I had changed the suspension, ride height, fit modern tyres, tried some decent pads, but still needed a good pull to slow it down. We are spoilt these days with the braking power available.
bogie said:
Very nice, I bet they look great with the green weave. They do really help acceleration and much lighter steering, the difference was most pronounced when I fit them on the Harley, I have the satin black finish
Yes, I know, its "just" a Harley, but after it failed the MOT for 2nd year running with a buckled front wheel from pothole damage, I decided to splash out and solve the problem, bleedin OE ally wheels were soft as sh*t.
They look great! Yes, I know, its "just" a Harley, but after it failed the MOT for 2nd year running with a buckled front wheel from pothole damage, I decided to splash out and solve the problem, bleedin OE ally wheels were soft as sh*t.
I had a big debate with myself, black or green weave. I'm still not sure I've really decided. 
They are f
king expensive but, unlike most replacement parts, they actually deliver an instantly noticable improvement in performance and feel of the bike. Britzilian89 said:
I always wondered why a “decat y piece” was such a big thing, with my 1150GS now having one to go with the Remus aftermarket exhaust…
…wow, what a huge difference it made! Literally the best 3 hours I have spent doing a bike upgrade:
- sounds way better, a bit louder but not over the top
- saved a fair few kgs in weight
- the change of power is delicious, more torque across the rpm range
It’s one change that I will be keeping for all my future bikes!!!
To those wanting a relatively simple / easy way to free up some power and weight, this must be one of the best
My 2 cents
Keep an eye on the centre-stand 'catch-bracket' on the Y-piece. Mine fell off after not a huge amount of time, and the centre-stand foot then rubs on the Paralever arm causing wear.
I went back to a catalyst box and to be honest: didn't notice any decrease in performance!
I currently run a cat-box with a tip, saves the weight of the end-can, allows for far easier wheel removal, and means I can use the big left-side pannier.
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