No I didn't follow up on that, for a couple of reasons [lazy] first being, okay, second reason, [don't have the contributor's name handy] the [video] demo of the difference in effect on the SMC under isolated moderate application of front and rear brake lever / pedal application kinda changed my whole outlook, combined with my [yet] unsubstantiated belief that there's a hydraulic delay between rear [centre piston] and front left [centre piston] force [via difference in resistance] upon rear MC application. My opinion not withstanding mjc506's elucidation [and excellent work on the subject] is that it remains overall intractable. For my own practical purposes, how comparatively infrequent and never in real world traffic I get out in the near three years I've riden my ST, it's almost academic anyway; I've never engaged the ABS, I've got negligible wear on brakes from initial measurements and not much on tires - good roads, no brine and clean rain for a large part, I'll probably need bearings and moly before tires. As well I'm winding the engine higher more as of late and relying more on the engine / clutch to reduce speed [will see how long that lasts].