{"id":8070,"date":"2021-08-10T17:10:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theiner.net\/motorprosa-beta\/?p=8070"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:10:10","slug":"bullet-brake-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorprosa.com\/en\/bullet-brake-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullet Brake, or: Your motorcycle brake can do more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Testing the smart banjo bolt from Bullet Brake \u2013 it solves a problem well known by drivers of electric motorcycles. Installation on the Zero SR\/F and some experiences in the Alps.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before you read, please note<\/strong>: this post was translated with the help of Deepl<\/a>.
If you find any errors \u2013 please have fun first and then give me a hint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here I am, with my beautiful Zero SR\/F<\/a>. I’ve reached my photo spot on the mountain, parked under a huge panorama, wanting to start taking pictures of the baby-blue colored bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The picture request requires parking close to the abyss, the photo spot is slightly sloping. No problem, put in first gear\u2026 oh. There it is again, the weak point of the electric motorcycles from Energica and Zero: they roll away on sloped terrain, because there is no gear. A bad feeling of disturbance when your own motorcycle can plunge into the depths at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It goes downhill \u2013
 how to park?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I could put a stone under a wheel, or tie a cable tie around the brake lever. Often I put a glove over the throttle and brake lever to secure the bike. But if photos of the right side of the bike are to be taken, a condom-like glove put over the throttle handle disturbs the picture. And since I have been riding handlebar-end mirrors on my Zero, the glove solution is no solution anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the USA comes a more elegant solution than gloves or rubber wristbands, and it is called “Bullet Brake”: a cleverly designed banjo bolt for the brake pump with an integrated and externally operated piston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sophisticated and elegant – the banjo bolt from Bullet Brake<\/h3><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It has a noble touch, is finely anodized and very light. My guess is very close: aluminum. I’d like to have a well-dimensioned and sturdily constructed brake system on my motorcycle \u2013 but I’ll make an exception for the Bullet Brake. And: the colorful retrofit hollow screws from the other accessorie stores are also much lighter than the original ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t read the detailed assembly instructions, which are printed in a rather small font, due to the fact that presbyopia is developing very well. Instead, there are several videos on the manufacturer’s website<\/a> that explain assembly and use in a short and painless manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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