A disc brake caliper for conversion of a motorcycle with a linked braking system
to a trike integrates two or more separate sets of opposed braking cylinders and
pads within a single housing. Braking cylinder sets are not connected to other
braking cylinder sets within the housing. Each set of braking cylinders is connected
to and actuated independently by a different master cylinder. At least two braking
cylinder sets within a housing have different diameters, the diameters of each
set being chosen to produce a desired amount of braking pressure in response to
an expected amount of hydraulic pressure from a master cylinder actuating the set.
Both the diameter of each braking cylinder set and ratio of diameters between different
braking cylinder sets are chosen to produce the optimum rear wheel braking pressure
allocation for a given braking control system and vehicle configuration with no
changes to the master cylinders or the front wheel braking system.