front brakes!!!

[Otto]

Hi there

A have a problem! I have lost the round plastic cap that you screw on the inner brakepad on the front brakecaliber on my gs 1000 (1980). My lokal Suzuki dealer says that it's not possible to get a spare. I wondered if there is any other type of brakecalibers that would work on my bike. I have looked at some 4 piston brakecalibers from a 750 gsx (1985) I have not had a closer look. But could they work??

Regards
Otto

[8trackmind]

Hi there

A have a problem! I have lost the round plastic cap that you screw on the inner brakepad on the front brakecaliber on my gs 1000 (1980). My lokal Suzuki dealer says that it's not possible to get a spare. I wondered if there is any other type of brakecalibers that would work on my bike. I have looked at some 4 piston brakecalibers from a 750 gsx (1985) I have not had a closer look. But could they work??

Regards
Otto

I haven't had any luck swapping the 4 piston calipers from the later models because they are too wide.
If you can't find that cap local, let me know and I'll try to mail you one.

Best regards, Jeff

[Billy Ricks]

I haven't had any luck swapping the 4 piston calipers from the later models because they are too wide.
If you can't find that cap local, let me know and I'll try to mail you one.

Best regards, Jeff

There you go, isn't this place grand? Nice offer Jeff. You might get some of the smaller late model 4 piston calipers to work with adapter plates but the earlier ones are too big to work with the older fork/wheel combos.

[Otto]

Great! i will let you know... i have one old man looking for one in his basement this friday...But have anyone heard about any other calibers that might work? i am asking because my sparepartsneeding is quite bashed allready
regards
O2

[8trackmind]

Great! i will let you know... i have one old man looking for one in his basement this friday...But have anyone heard about any other calibers that might work? i am asking because my sparepartsneeding is quite bashed allready
regards
O2

Before you give up on the calipers, think about swapping over a late model master cylinder. I have a 90' ish katana master on my 550 and it stops very well. Do You have double disks, or single?

(forgive the grip, I'm not done with that yet)

[Otto]

I have double discs. What nice idear with the Katana master...I have my mastercylinder under suspecion as well, due to spounchiness:.:. And I have bleeded the system.
O2

[Billy Ricks]

I don't know how well you'll be able to see it, but I run a late model GSXR master on my bike.

[8trackmind]

There you go, isn't this place grand? Nice offer Jeff. You might get some of the smaller late model 4 piston calipers to work with adapter plates but the earlier ones are too big to work with the older fork/wheel combos.

If I were to attempt another caliper swap, I would be looking at the early 80's Honda two piston calipers. (like on the CBX's etc.) like these. Anyone ever used 'em?

[Billy Ricks]

Never used them Jeff, but if they have two live pistons they should work better than the stock single piston calipers.

[8trackmind]

Here's some of the issues you run into with 4 piston calipers on stock forks.

[8trackmind]

Never used them Jeff, but if they have two live pistons they should work better than the stock single piston calipers.

Agreed. I may try to find a junk set on ebay just to see if it'll fit "Future Skunk".

[Billy Ricks]

As long as they fit without hitting the wheel adapter plates could be machined.

[8trackmind]

They do hit the wheel. Way too wide. like 5 to 8mm on each side. A fork swap like you did would be way easier.

I haven't checked the clearence on the spoke wheel bike though, only with mags on the narrow 550 front end. I may give that a try on the wider 1000 front end just to see.

[Otto]

Coooool I am looking close on this thread...nice pics!

[8trackmind]

Coooool I am looking close on this thread...nice pics!

I think Billy's bike is cool! =P~