ok im obsessed with this radial thing i called kawi shop and this guy confused me he said the master is not whats radial its the calipers but i know there are radial masters i tihnk this guy was a dumb *** or am I ha

 

its what you should have on your bike.

 

Yes, there are 2 different kinds of masters.

Radial masters have the piston travel running parallel to the direction of the pull on the lever (perpendicular to the clip-on).

Regular masters (I'm not sure what the exact term is for them) have the piston travel running parallel to the clip-on.

^ That's probably even more confusing to you, so I'll try to find some pictures. This might explain it for you, but I'm sure someone on here has pictures since I'm too lazy to look right now.

 

see i kinda thought that cause i have a 05 636 with radial and a old f2 with the old style

 

Yes, the 05 636 has a radial master and an F2 has the other type.

Just to clear it up, though, radial refers to the piston on the master itself. Do not confuse that with the fact that the F2 master cylinder has the reservoir attached as part of the master whereas the 05 636 has the reservoir connected to the master with a hose.

 

o yea i know that , its more as a plunger typw allowing better pressure and feel way i thought bout it

 

This is a radial master on that lever...

This is a conventional master cylinder