Really interesting read on the brakes in this thread. I felt I had to comment after Huddie's last comment. I wont be in any position to check my brakes for quite a while to compare my feelings with years past, but I do remember nearly dropping my A7 in my teens because the front brake was really good. I have a distinct memory of braking really hard (with my then to be wife on pillion too!) and sliding forward right over the top of the tank and almost losing it. That doesn't sound like the braking performance that people are talking about in here, maybe the linings have changed dramatically over the years (non asbestos etc) I cant see that anything else would have changed (assuming they are setup correctly, as you say in the thread)????