I like to refer to my Z900's front brake as naturally progressive. 🤣 Great video, good to know after the line upgrade only a 15% +/- improvement, think I'll put my money elsewhere.
I do agree that the breaks from stock are great but steel braided break lines will last longer then the bike and Will provide excellent breaking performance.. Not too long ago I got a set for My z900 from spiegler.. I do see this upgrade as justified since every meter Will count when you are on the road.. Great video 👍🏻 I see you got No ABS.. Do you feel the bike wants to break harder?.. I do not experience my ABS kicking in eralier then before.. For more feel I would suggest changing breakpads.. I put on some EBC sinted both front and Rear and they do give much more feel as what is going on with the breaks
Checked the parts fish and the only difference between the Z900 and Z900RS forks is the inner tube lowers, with the caliper mounts. The brakes are a whole list of factors that add up to the overall spongy and somewhat numb feel. It's master cylinder, it's hose swell, it's lack of rigidity with axial mounted calipers, it's possible air in the stock lines (even to a microscopic degree), it's pads. You'd have to change out the entire system to get that "way too much power" feel that is "just right." Honestly, powerful brakes are a safety feature. Get rid of all the "grabbed, jammed, slammed" terminology out of talking about brakes. They are a dimmer dial, not an on/off switch. The more tactile people become with the brakes, the much safer riders they'll be. Very powerful brakes, proper suspension spring rates, well set up damping, and quality tires all add up to a motorcycle that is much safer overall.
I want to put an adjustable bar riser to be able to change handlebar position depending how far and how fast i want to go. For that the lines have to be extended any way, so I'm thinking why not to put higher quality lines just because why not...
