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Will 79 GS850 front brake calipers fit my 78 GS750 ?

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    Will 79 GS850 front brake calipers fit my 78 GS750 ?

    The front right caliper on my 79 750 has a snapped off bleeder nut and extractor in it, so I need to replace it. My dad's dog also tore the rubber coating a bit on the upper brake hose going to the master cylinder, which I'm not comfortable with on the street.

    I have a stock 750 caliper available for $30 shipped, but there's also a pair of front calipers with hoses and splitter valve from a 79 850 available for $50 shipped, so I'm wondering if the 850's front brakes would bolt up to my 750?

    Thanks,
    Ludeykrus

    #2
    Did you compare the part numbers using a place like Alpha Sports?
    Ed

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      #3
      I couldn't find a part number for the entire caliper in the fiche on BikeBandit or DennisKirk, I'll google Alpha Sports real quick....

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        #4
        Well I checked and I'm pretty sure they're different parts. The only thing that confuses me is the fact that everywhere lists the with a single part number for a "Cariper Assy", when the left and right calipers are each different parts...

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          #5
          Originally posted by Ludeykrus View Post
          Well I checked and I'm pretty sure they're different parts. The only thing that confuses me is the fact that everywhere lists the with a single part number for a "Cariper Assy", when the left and right calipers are each different parts...
          I think the earlier 750's only had a single front caliper, hence the one part #.
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