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Originally Posted by Mr Gazza
It's not clear what year your bike is and what the original equipment would be.
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Haha tell me about it. It started life as a 94 M600 but the only thing that remains M600 is the frame. The engine is an early V2, but the brakes could easily be 98+ as the clutch is a remote reservoir unit, though the brake has always been this AP Racing unit, which I have no history for other than AP themselves telling me it's a very early version, and they started production in the early 90s.
If I were to go back to "stock" (the term doesn't apply to my bike since it's a hybrid) then I'd consider that to be the 16mm Goldline master, as that's what I'm used to (I've not owned a coffin Monster).
That's interesting information re: piston/lever force/feel - the AP unit is definitely quite wooden, but I hadn't played with it's ratio adjuster yet, and it appears to be missing the knob for reach adjustment. I believe you're right about the ratio adjusters being there is bring some of the progressive feel of a smaller piston - it's also be what the 18-20 means for the RCS unit, the range of feel being 18mm - 20mm.
I remember being very impressed with the stock brakes on my 99 M900 once the calipers had been rebuilt. Maybe the 16mm is really the one to go for. Hmm.