Anyone try both of these calipers? Looking on ebay, the M4's are $200+ cheaper....are the M50's worth the extra $$$?
It's more about "dosing" of the brakes, where above mentioned ratio's apply. And it is a person's preference what they like, as you stated correctly.So they say, that the ideal ratio of volume from the calipers to the master cylinder is around 27:1 or so.
30:1 - soft feel
27:1 - sweet spot for design
23:1 - firm feel
20:1 - wooden feel
Did you get them fitted? How did the fitting go? What's the result like?I went with the M50's in pursuit of that.
I think you are correct in it being electronically linked. I say this because the first bike I owned with "linked brakes" was a CBR 1100XX. There was a line that physically linked the front to the rear brakes that ran the length of the bike. I also noticed that if I was "covering" the rear brake and got on the front, the rear brake lever would actually depress. I've never felt that with the Multi but on dirt I can feel that they are linked when braking hard with the front and clutch pulled in.I believe the 13-14 Multistrada linked brakes are electronically linked. If you look at the parts manual for these years only 5 brake lines show up. Page 118 of the US parts manual. If hydraulically linked a system failure at either end would possibly allow all the bikes brake fluid to bleed out. Not so good I think.
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