To anyone considering these:
JUMP ON THIS!!!
I got a set from the first run and I love them. I actually really like the heel guard design, especially compared to stock. It gives it a racy custom look IMO. The quility is definately there and the price is right for what you get. Upgrading to a more modern MC is pretty easy though. Im running a Brembo R1 rear MC. I think its a 02 or 03 unit and cost me all of $12 shipped off ebay. The mounting spread is identical to the stock FZR MC. To make this MC work, you have to dissasemble both the R1 and FZR MCs and swap the FZR plunger/stud into the R1. Its longer and is necessary to use it. Disassembly is quite easy, one nut and a snap ring. I wanted to keep the cleaner prettier R1 clevis, but it was too short. I did need to drill out the clevis slightly to fit the stud on the lever since it was larger than stock. My rearsets had mounting holes in the right location, but not the right size, which wasnt a big deal for me, actually it worked out better. Instead of using bolts with a nut to hold the MC on, I was able to drill and tap the holes and screw a bolt directly to the rearset. If they had been predrilled, the hole would be too big to tap. The only thing I didnt like about that was that now I have bare aluminum where it was tapped. If it was machined that way to begin with, the threads would be anodized and better protected. This configuration did not have provisions for the brake light switch, so instead I used a hydraulic switch that I picked up at the local stealership for about $20. It replaces the banjo bolt on the MC and lights the brake light when it detects pressure in the line. This switch was a direct replacement and only required splicing the harness connector on. If I remember correctly(its been over a year) and I may be wrong, the stock hose banjo fitting had a different angle to it and would not bolt straight up or perhaps it was from the raised boss next to the banjo bolt on the R1 MC. I ended up using a FZR1000 braided hose(banjo fitting on one end, threaded AN fitting on the other) and used a aftermarket AN to banjo fitting(straight) from the local speed shop.
This MC was about 95% bolt on with these rearsets, and with some very minor changes to the rearset design, it could be totally bolt on, only requiring the plunger swap. Its actually more difficult to mount on stock mounts due to a raised boss on the backside near the banjo bolt, but this doesnt interfere with these rearsets. I also had to come up with a mounting location for the reservoir. I ended up using a mount on my R1 subframe, you're on your own with a stock subframe. And the hose between the reservoir actually has a size transition in the middle, so you cant really make a custom length replacement(I looked for a steel braided replacement, but couldnt find a good option) that doesnt look aweful and reservoir mounting is limited. I bet zip ties could do it and be hidden on a stock fzr with the big tail fairings.
I really dont know how much of an improvement it makes and I dont really care. The stock MC was fine for me and I used it pretty regularly only for habits sake(thanks MSF!) but it did lock up a few times. I'll admit I swapped it more for the brembo logo and just for the sake of upgrading like everything else on my bike. If I could upgrade it, I did. It also allowed me to use an anodized reservoir cap to match my front one, which made me happy. But Im sure that between the new MC, the braided line I added, and new sintered pads my rear brake performance has increased. But note that I am still running a stock FZR/YZF caliper on a YZF rotor.(Calipers are same PN, rotors are same except for crossdrill pattern)
From a mfg standpoint it should only take the correct sized threaded holes to make this one work.
Here's the stocker disassembled
Here's the finished R1 with FZR stud.
R1 MC, hydraulic switch, ss braided hose on these rearsets
On a side note: to those interested in these rearsets who are running or plan to run a YZF swingarm, these rearsets can have some interference issues with the wider swingarm. The MC stud had to be trimmed on mine and I can only use a few lof the lowest and farthest forward adjustments for the pegs. This is perfectly comfortable for me though. It took some work to make them fit perfectly, but was able to accomplish that without too much effort, nothing that was more complicated or involved than the swingarm swap itself.
Overall I absolutely love these rearsets and wouldnt trade them for anything else thats available as bolt on right now. I would recommend them to anyone and cannot thank China Racer enough for the value he offered as well as the extra effort he put in to help me out when I ordered mine. In addition, the rearsets came with spare pegs and linkages which is a huge value in itself.
