3rd gen sv650 radial brake master cylinder
Thought I would add information to this topic.
Installed a gsxr750 radial brake master cylinder 2015-2026 (the redesigned one after the recall), it was literally plug and play and I still retained the mirror mount. Brake light module was the plug and play part.
Only thing I needed was an adaptor for an axial mount to radial mount for the brake banjo bolt.
This was the initial install WITHOUT installing SS lines.
My 2023 sv650 is a commuter and I will be changing over to SS lines at the 5 year mark in 2028. This lever upgrade actually does help in brake feel quite a bit. I am still on stock rubber lines and brake pads/rotors.
I would highly recommend this upgrade as brake feel has improved a bit. It is not a night and day difference but I can definitely feel the initial bite being harder. As I bought used I got a good deal on the whole assembly and it was like new from a guy who probably upgraded for their gsxr750 track bike.
The stock lines almost felt like it wouldn’t go in. In hindsight I would go for the SDT with a slight 25 degree bend rather than the straight 90 degree one to allow for more of a clearance from the banjo bolt to the handlebar.
I reused half of the clamp for an adapter to mount the reservoir.
Am monitoring for leaks but this setup seems great after a short rip around my neighbourhood.
I appreciate the bleeder valve at the top of the lever, and used that to help with the install (as I recently did a brake flush so didn’t need to bleed everything all over again). It worked very well and is an “ease of life” feature. I don’t even need to do the whole “zip tie the brake lever overnight” thing as the bleeder valve does that in a much faster way.
Let me know if you have any questions but I thought this might be interesting for those that ask how does the radial brake master cylinder help WITHOUT SS lines.