speedo: the gear appears to be opposite of what it is on the spoked wheel, and from what I can tell, turns opposite what it's supposed to. (stuck a drill in the cable and got it to read). I also got the front wheel off the ground and spun it backwards and got the odometer to read an increase
I did a google image search and it seems that all the pics I can find of a 77 400 or 80 450 have the disk on the left, mine the bolt holes for it are on the right and the letters on the caliper are upright that way (as were the letters on the drum hub before). is it feasible to just swap the fork tubes (and rim) to put the caliper on the left rear (obviously bleeding is going to be an issue) and reverse the speedo
Brake: I think I know the answer to this but I'll put it out there anyway. rebuilt the caliper, rebuilt the master, bled the s* out of it, gravity, manual, and vacuum style. put a quart of fluid through it. it drags a little and when you pull the lever (all the way to the grip) it drags like 5% more, not really worth a darn for stopping. I am using the old hose still and I suspect it's bad inside, trapping a little fluid to cause it to drag, flexing enough to keep it from building pressure. as such, I priced out a stainless replacement at around $75 from bikebandit. any other suggestions?
77 gs400
80 gs450 (these look like the wheels I got)
My 77 GS400
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