Brakes!!!

[Tom Whaley]

I've got a set of duel piston brake calipers and F model rotors for sale in the ICOA classifieds section. They greatly improve the early model braking ability while losing a little unsprung weight. They come with good used sintered brake pads or for a little bit more they will have new SBS sintered brake pads. The calipers have been totally cleaned, bead blasted, repainted and reassembled with assembly fluid. They have new parts where needed. They also offer about the same braking as the late model brakes but save a lot of unsprung weight. Thanks for reading this post.

[sr71cbx]

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[Tom Whaley]

Hey Mark I appreciate the good words on the brakes I replaced my battery with a Hawkers Odyssey. It is the same as the Optima. It works much better now

[Don]

I'm looking into the Hawker Odyssey batteries you mentioned, as I've got an Optima in my Miata, and think it's the best battery in the world - It's a true "spiral wound AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) battery."



The Hawkers home page claims their Odyssey is a "sealed dry charge deep cycle battery" and I know they're not spiral wound like the Optimas, but I also can't find anywhere that Hawker claims they are even an AGM battery - I'm wondering what's behind your claim that they're the "same as an Optima?"



I know the Westco is a true AGM battery (they make Miata replacements as well) - Would you rate the Odyssey as better than a Westco, and if so, why??



Thanks,



Don

[dkrager]

Have to go along with Mark on this one. The dual piston caliper upgrade rocks. Having purchased upgrade calipers from Tom in the very recent past I have to say that the attention to detail he puts into rebuilding them is unmatched. Thanks again Tom!!!

[EMS]

The first Odyssey I used was in my KZ1300, which is notorious for poor cold start. Compared with a wet cell, it performed awesome. We have a 5? month "no-riding" season in Northeast Ohio and I take all the batteries out of the bikes and keep them on a Deltran tender. First year, I left the Odyssey sitting untended and the charge drop over the 5? months was really, really low. Next battery that was up was for my wife's XLH and I bought an Odyssey based on the good experience. Again, flawless performance. Just got the third one for my R100RT mainly because battery maintenance on BMWs is a nightmare due to the lousy access. I don't know whether the Odyssey is an "AGM" or other type dry cell and quite frankly, I don't care. The price/performance&life ratio is awesome compared to a lead-acid unit. No battery lasts forever anyway.

[Don]

The OEM wet cell battery is 18 Amp Hours.



The Hawker Odyssey replacement is 13 Amp Hours, and costs $96.00



The Westco sealed AGM replacement is 22 Amp Hours and costs $74.00



It's not uncommon for AGM batteries like the Westco to last for 6 to 8 years, in many applications - I don't know how long it will last in a CBX, but I think I'm gonna give it a shot.



Don

[sr71cbx]

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[EMS]

I have no idea how we managed to turn this, which was originally a "brake" posting into a "battery" thread. Oh, well! Just got a new sales flyer from "Competition Accessories" in Springfield, Ohio. They sell Westco batteries through mail order. Prices are lower than the Yuasa's GRT, but a 12V22 is $87.95

1-800-343-5921 or www.competitionaccessories.com

[Don]

$74 here, and the price includes free shipping - http://www.4unique.com/battery/honda-mo ... teries.htm



Don

[Fondahonda]

I get it; brakes and batteries both begin with "b". Do I win? Oh well. Just installed the Westco I got from Battery Stuff in the 1100F, and I'll definitey get one for the CBX, as well. Sure am gonna miss adding water.