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    Unless I missed it I see nowhere this device is DOT approve or tested?
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    I got my Bullet brake installed today. Bout a 10 minute job start to finish. For those worried about parking with the pads on the rotors for a long time... Have any of you ever been around Air Brakes? Thats how class 8 trucks park.... The shoes if their drum bakes. Or pads if their disk brakes contact the drums or rotors the whole time their parked.... And their holding 80.000 lbs. And they have way more pressure on the pads than is on the front brake of a bike... To set it, you only lightly pull on the front brake. You take up the slack till the brakes go on and you set them. Tap the lever and they release.

    I'm talking less than 4 or 5 inch lbs of pressure... Your not going to hurt the rotors with that little pressure. I've squeezed the front brakes to get stopped before, and that was way way more pressure.

    Someone brought up if their DOT approved... We dont worry about EPA approved on anything we install, why worry about DOT. I doubt if they approve of mounting a rear tire on the front of a bike, and running it backwards...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray Biker View Post
    I got my Bullet brake installed today. Bout a 10 minute job start to finish. For those worried about parking with the pads on the rotors for a long time... Have any of you ever been around Air Brakes? Thats how class 8 trucks park.... The shoes if their drum bakes. Or pads if their disk brakes contact the drums or rotors the whole time their parked.... And their holding 80.000 lbs. And they have way more pressure on the pads than is on the front brake of a bike... To set it, you only lightly pull on the front brake. You take up the slack till the brakes go on and you set them. Tap the lever and they release.

    I'm talking less than 4 or 5 inch lbs of pressure... Your not going to hurt the rotors with that little pressure. I've squeezed the front brakes to get stopped before, and that was way way more pressure.

    Someone brought up if their DOT approved... We dont worry about EPA approved on anything we install, why worry about DOT. I doubt if they approve of mounting a rear tire on the front of a bike, and running it backwards...
    A point i was expressing was, it's not safety tested. 13 years ago i did mcsap inspections and saw first hand what unchecked equipment could do.

    Old war story, coming down 10% grade, wife on the back, horseshoe turns, riding 70 flh front mechanical drum brakes, rear hydraulic drum and the brake banjo decided to crack. Unsettling experience. 114 cubic inch doing a panic stop, you clamp down on that front brake and all that fluid pressure leaks out of the bullet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tucci View Post
    A point i was expressing was, it's not safety tested. 13 years ago i did mcsap inspections and saw first hand what unchecked equipment could do.

    Old war story, coming down 10% grade, wife on the back, horseshoe turns, riding 70 flh front mechanical drum brakes, rear hydraulic drum and the brake banjo decided to crack. Unsettling experience. 114 cubic inch doing a panic stop, you clamp down on that front brake and all that fluid pressure leaks out of the bullet.
    I agree Joe, add ons MUST be safe not only for the riders but for others on the road

    I have no doubts this product could be a plus, BUT I would like to see a DOT report confirming this and I bet an insurance company would also

    When it comes to brakes and steering it does not matter how good or bad your machine runs, if it cannot be steered or stopped safely bad Ju Ju is going to happen JMHO
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    I also bought and installed the bullet brake for my '12 TG. About 30 minute install time and works as described.

    Will the line lock on the skinny front tire hold the trike as well as the parking brake on both wider rear tires? Of course not.

    Will the heat hurt the pads or rotors? No more than the velcro I've been using or the parking brake; you lock the pads to the rotor either way.

    Can someone bump the front lever and release it? Well it takes more than a bump to release it but they could take my velcro too. That's why I leave it in gear.

    Is it DOT certified? I haven't a clue but I'm sure I have tons of parts on my TG that are not DOT certified and haven't lost sleep yet over that.

    Just my 2cents and your mileage may vary!

    -Hoggly

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