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Old 06-08-06, 06:00 PM   #1
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Default help settle an arguement.

my mate has bought an imported XJR400 (yamaha)

im looking at the bike, and i notice it has brembo front and rear brakes as standard.

i think that these are not standard, yet my mate thinks they are,

anyway of finding out ?

also, for reference sake, am i correct in thinking that yams use tokio calipars on the R1's ect
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Old 06-08-06, 06:04 PM   #2
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Pictures, we need pictures.
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Old 06-08-06, 06:06 PM   #3
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ill post some when i see it next

its a lovely looking bike i think.
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Old 06-08-06, 06:08 PM   #4
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looks like that, but in yellow
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Old 06-08-06, 06:12 PM   #5
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damn, ive just zoomed into the pic, and it also has brembo's

the brakes on that bike are amazing.
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Old 06-08-06, 06:16 PM   #6
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Ohlins at the back, too

Good lookin' bike
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Old 07-08-06, 10:11 AM   #7
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Sort of Ohlins at the back One of the side-effects of Yamaha owning the company is that they can get Ohlins to make any old rubbish and put the sticker on
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Old 07-08-06, 10:37 AM   #8
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Nice bike!

Wonder if anyone will believe that Yamaha have used "good" Ohlins stuff on any of their bikes now that they own them!
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Sort of Ohlins at the back One of the side-effects of Yamaha owning the company is that they can get Ohlins to make any old rubbish and put the sticker on
I was going to say that.
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