BYBRE, Brembo's brand developed specifically for brake systems on small and medium displacement scooters and motorcycles, has developed a new combined braking system.
Said to allow the optimum use of brakes and reduce safe stopping distances, the new system consists of a floating front caliper with three 24mm diameter pistons.
The central piston is actuated by a 14mm diameter rear master cylinder with integrated tank, while the two outside pistons are driven by a 12mm diameter handlebar-mounted front master cylinder.
A special valve positioned between the rear master cylinder and the front caliper determines the pressure distribution between the front and rear calipers.
Brembo claims that it ensures that when the brake pedal is operated, the rear wheel will always lock up before the front, providing better performance than a standard brake system. This type of system will become mandatory on all scooters and bikes up to 125cc under new EU regulations that come into effect in 2016.
In other Brembo news, the company says that it has been awarded TÜV certification for their race-bred Supersport and T-drive brake discs - which ensures compatibility with the latest ABS-equipped models.
Meanwhile, the M50 monoblock break caliper that uses process technology introduced for 500cc racing in 1994, and seen in 2011 on the 1199 Panigale, has been chosen by Ducati for its two newest and most powerful superbikes - the 1299 Panigale and the Multistrada 1200S.
Employing sophisticated "topology optimisation" programmes in which "iterative procedure allow design engineers to remove material from areas of the caliper where it is not needed, achieving maximum stiffness and minimal weight".
Other Brembo components on the two new Ducati models include a fixed rear brake caliper on the 1299 Panigale and a floating one on the Multistrada 1200S, front and rear brake discs, the PR16/21 radial master cylinder and PR 15/19 clutch master cylinder.
Brembo also supplies the forged wheels for the S version of the 1299 Panigale and a 265mm rear brake disc with the 2x28 floating caliper on the Multistrada 1200S.
Ducati has also used Brembo brakes on its new Scrambler model - a single 330mm flat-bell floating disc with a four piston caliper at the front and a 245mm disc with single piston caliper at the rear.
Brembo is also supplying the brakes for Kawasaki's track-only supercharged 300hp 2015 Ninja H2R and the street legal Ninja H2.
Brembo components and systems also feature on Suzuki's supercharged 588cc Recursion concept bike.
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