copterdoc wrote on 03/01/16 at 18:15:45:I have not locked it up. Suppose it's possible, but this setup is very firm,responsive, no "sponginess" in the feel. It's not at all grabby, for lack of a better word.
That is the same way I would describe it. I have done some really hard braking with the Big Brake Kit....hard enough that I could feel the chassis shimmy and wiggle as the weight shifted forward and the back of the bike became very light. The brake is not touchy or like an ON/OFF switch....it provides very good feel.
I am using EBC Organic pads in mine, and I am not using the stock master cylinder anymore, as I switched to 7/8" handlebars and more compact handlebar controls. I don't know how the different master cylinder I am using might have changed the feel of the new big brake.....but it is all the brake that the Savage Chassis will ever need.
The stock brake disc and caliper work OK if you have good organic pads and a disc that is in good condition. Oldfeller, MMRanch, BigZuk have all proven that really hard riding in the mountains can turn the rotor blue or purple - but no one has ever had the brake overheat or fade.......most likely if you did a track event (on a Crusier?) and did constant laps on a race track, the stock brake system would not be up to the task. With old factory brake pads or an aftermarket pad that is too hard.....the stock brakes can be terrible. The big brake kit is definitely a nice improvement.
And if you just "grab" a big handful of front brake instantly..... you can get just about any brake to lock up. If you apply the front/rear brakes progressively (but rapidly) and allow the weight to shift forward onto the front tire.....it is hard to get the front tire to lock up on good pavement - as the front tire has a lot of weight on it and a lot of traction as a result. (Locking a front tire up in gravel, mud, wet pavement or while in a turn is a whole different issue and takes experience and practice to learn how to modulate the brakes and avoid locking up a wheel).
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