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    #31
    Originally posted by maicojoe View Post
    So were those pictures of the front brakes what you were looking for? They seem to work just fine. Way, way better than stock 1983 brakes. You can lock the fronts at 60-80 mph if you want. The 1983 brakes in comparison, are more Fred Flintstone, scream your best Yabba Dabba Doo! and drag your boots on the tarmac.....
    I haven't tried any brake mods yet, but having to ride modern sport bikes at work and being able to practically do a stoppie with two fingers and then getting on these old bikes and have to grab a whole hand full and wished I had more, makes me want to think harder about it. If you talk to the PO again, could you ask what the discs and calipers came off of? They look like aftermarket rotors, maybe EBC.
    :cool:GSRick
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      #32
      Will try copy and paste again.....

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        #33
        that whole front end is done, not just the brakes...edit: I see it is an 1150 front end, didn't realize how beefy they look! .nice score!
        Last edited by greg78gs750; 05-29-2018, 04:24 PM.
        1983 GS 1100 ESD :D

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          #34
          Now this is strange..... the pictures you copied and pasted to the above showed up just fine all yesterday and most of today... now they are gone.... can you see them?

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            #35
            I know this is an old thread and I Pm'd Joe but would anybody know who makes the mounts he's using on this bike for the handlebars?
            They look like a clip on mounted to the forks but allow a tube handlebar to bolt on?

            Cheers
            Paul

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              #36
              I think he used a GS1150 front end. The GS1150's do have a clip-on bracket with a straight tube bar. The GS1150 has a taller rise than the GS1150ES. I'm not seeing the picture.
              1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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                #37
                All the GS1150's I have seen have clip-ons either low or high?
                This looks different?

                ScreenHunter 224.jpg

                Cheers
                Paul

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                  #38
                  AAAhhh now I see, Glad you pointed those out. I've not seen those before but a really good idea. They make way more options for the 1150's!
                  1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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                    #39
                    Definitely an 1150 front end. Looks like aftermarket handlebar mounts were somehow added to the top clamp.
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                      #40
                      Yes they are a great idea for sure. Maybe home made?

                      Cheers
                      Paul

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