[Ducati] Radial calipers and master cylinder

Mike Aquino maquino at ihot.com
Sun Jan 27 00:03:16 EST 2008


This page has a good explanation:

http://www.carbibles.com/brake_bible.html

scroll down a bit

skid

mike major wrote:
> I stilll don't get it but I suspect my 03 ST4s doesn't have em but seems to
> stop plenty quick.  Moonbeam
>
> On Jan 26, 2008 12:09 PM, Alexander M Ortner <aortner264789mi at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi Paul
>> Radial to project out from a center point. Master cylinder projects out
>> from
>> the handlebar. Calipers the retaining bolts kind of project out from the
>> axle. The calipers are a bit of a stretch but that is the reasoning behind
>> the name. Both examples are stronger because of the orientation.
>>
>> Alex Ortner
>> aortner at comcast.net
>> www.alexortner.com
>>
>>
>>     




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