Harrison Billet 6 pot caliper

[whysub01]

Nice review-and as for the quality of Harrisons, don't worry. We bought and fitted two 6 pots on our race FZR600, and it could outbrake ANYTHING. We could probably got away with a single disc on the front, but my rider was not so sure!. Shame that the bike was an unreliable, head cracking piece of sh*** though.

When we sold the bike, we sold the callipers seperately to a mate who fitted them to his road FZR1000 bike. The lasty time I heard he had sold them to a mate who had fitted them to a GSXR1000-so about 12 years on, and they are still being used. Quality indeed.

Wonky is fitting a 6 pot Beringer to my Baggi, once he has fitted the Yamaha USD forks-just hope that the bracket is not too big or ugly. Would have loved something that bolts on, but the price Wonky offered me the Beringer at, it will do!!

[Fil]

Lucky git getting USD forks fitted
I definately need to get mine reworked as the massive power of the Harrison 6 pot caliper sends them diving to the deck when you stroke the lever - not something that was ever a problem with the standard brake set-up!
Nice to hear that someone else has good things to say about Harrison. I was taking a bit of a leap of faith when I ordered the caliper, but based on the performance I have experienced and the reliability you have experienced, I think I made a good choice.

I'm sure your Berringer set up will work great, and have the advantage of being a bit slimmer and lighter than my set up. Let us know how it works out.

[whysub01]

Lucky git getting USD forks fitted
I definately need to get mine reworked as the massive power of the Harrison 6 pot caliper sends them diving to the deck when you stroke the lever - not something that was ever a problem with the standard brake set-up!

Basically want the USD forks fitted because I think they look good on the MZ (at least Wonky's Ohlins do!!!), and that they will cope with the extra braking power the Beringer should give over the standard calliper. The standard forks really dive when braking hard, and a secondhand set of YZ forks and yokes were cheap-even with Wonky's time making up the spacer and fitting them would not be much more than a standard fork rebuild (at least I hope so.......)

Nice to hear that someone else has good things to say about Harrison. I was taking a bit of a leap of faith when I ordered the caliper, but based on the performance I have experienced and the reliability you have experienced, I think I made a good choice.

As I remember it, he was really helpful when we were intially trying to set the brakes up. Pads never seemed to last long, but that was years ago, and we were racing the bike too, so they were used hard and often

I'm sure your Berringer set up will work great, and have the advantage of being a bit slimmer and lighter than my set up. Let us know how it works out.

I will let you know. The brake must be better than the standard set up. Never have figurfed out why the (same) brake was absolutely superb on my Skorpion, but so poor (in comparison) on the Baggi.

[handsomejackuk]

Fil,

whats the crack with this four pot caliper where can i get one ? How easy is it to fit.

Alun

[Fil]

Fil,

whats the crack with this four pot caliper where can i get one ? How easy is it to fit.

Alun

Hi Al,

Four pot??? Not sure what you mean mate? Mine is a 6 pot from Harrison Billet.

I can give you chapter and verse on the 6 pot though!

[handsomejackuk]

fil,

sorry i meant th e 6 pot i just had a lookie on harrison website. mo prices though and there are a few different models. which did you go for. Do you know if any other calipers fit baghiras ..


Alun

[whysub01]

Alun

There are a few callipers that can be made to fit-Honda VFR750 callipers are slim enough to clear the spokes. Just depends if you can make up, or get made, a bracket to attach it to the fork leg.

Sold my VFR calliper and bracket to Bigzed on here, but I never fitted it to my bike.

[claytonb]

Why an R6 disc if i may ask?

What brand is this 6pot again? Whats the website?

Clayton

[Fil]

Hi Clayton,

Why the R6 disc?
I'm lead to believe that the R6 disc is a bolt-on straight swap for the OEM disc on the Mastiff/Baghira models with the 17 inch front wheel.

The 6 pot caliper I have is made by Harrison Billet here in the UK.

The website is http://www.billet.co.uk/index2.html?home.html~mainFrame
The fitment for the Mastiff is listed on this page - I think it's the 8th bike listed here. You should be able to find out prices etc elsewhere on the website.

Hope that helps

[claytonb]

Hi guys (especially whysub01) would a 6 pot beringer fit directly to the standard for set up without any brackets to be made?
Are there different mobels of beringer 6pot? or just one?

Clayton

[Fil]

I would say that you would be very lucky to find any caliper that fits directly without brackets to be honest!

I don't know for sure about the Beringer, but I would think it would be different. The good news is that providing that the caliper is slim enough (this is the critical bit - which the Beringer should be) you could a bracket made to adapt pretty much anything to fit a Baggy.

[alfredoenrique]

So does the Harrison Billet 6 pot caliper work and a Baghira supermoto??? What is the part number? could not find it on the website...what disk do you mix with this caliper? Do I have to switch the front brake pump system as well? I am not to mechanic oriented but like to push my bike hard and the ront brake just does not cut it..

[Fil]

Yes, the caliper should work with both Mastiff & Baghira as they use the same brake set up as far as I am aware.
The caliper is a straight swap, using the standard disk and master cylinder (pump). The only thing you may need to do is get a different banjo bolt (the thread in my Harrison caliper was different to the thread in the original one), and a longer brake hose, but it you have a Baghira, the original hose may be long enough.

The caliper is listed on the Harrison website as a Mastiff fitting, that is why you can't see one for the Baghira.

The hardest part about the swap was bleeding the brake!

[alfredoenrique]

how do i post a pic the guys at billet sent? is a billet 6 pot caliper? I want you to have alook and seeif it is the same thing?