DDTMOTO
New member
Hi All,
New member here and new Buell owner.
I bought a project Buell that has had a lot of restoration done but the previous owner ran out of time and money so I got it for a good deal.
I have already fixed most issues in a the few days I have had it.
But one of the big issues it is not ridable as the brakes don't work. The are basically mush (and the rear has pads down to the metal). So I don't know what the ZTL1 brake feel like. I read that the ZTL2 helps "a lot". I have to rebuild calipers on the ZTL1 and possibly master cylinder. The master cylinder may need attention, I will just a 16mm R6 radial master.
But the question is how does the braking with a ZTL1 caliper actually feel? Are they similar to braking power / feel of a typical dual 330mm rotor sport bike or are the closer to the single rotor cruiser type brake feel (i.e. not much braking on the front) ? Is the ZTL2 really worth the extra money? A ZTL2 would be about $350 more with a rebuild kit for the ZTL2 and the caliper off ebay. What do theZTL2 brakes feel like (high end sport bike, something else)?
TIA
New member here and new Buell owner.
I bought a project Buell that has had a lot of restoration done but the previous owner ran out of time and money so I got it for a good deal.
I have already fixed most issues in a the few days I have had it.
But one of the big issues it is not ridable as the brakes don't work. The are basically mush (and the rear has pads down to the metal). So I don't know what the ZTL1 brake feel like. I read that the ZTL2 helps "a lot". I have to rebuild calipers on the ZTL1 and possibly master cylinder. The master cylinder may need attention, I will just a 16mm R6 radial master.
But the question is how does the braking with a ZTL1 caliper actually feel? Are they similar to braking power / feel of a typical dual 330mm rotor sport bike or are the closer to the single rotor cruiser type brake feel (i.e. not much braking on the front) ? Is the ZTL2 really worth the extra money? A ZTL2 would be about $350 more with a rebuild kit for the ZTL2 and the caliper off ebay. What do theZTL2 brakes feel like (high end sport bike, something else)?
TIA
