single front brake?

[TheCafeKid]

Id like to see that too...ive been back and forth with myself about whether or not to switch over to this set of 80 forks i have with dual disc...but i cannot decide...for one i WONT part with my spokes..so if the discs dont mount to hell with that...and two i dunno if i want the added weight to an already heavy front end...

[BentRod]

um.. just to throw everything off canter

my bike DOES do stoppies, on just the one stock front rotor, single caliper, and i have chengshin himax tires.... so um... ya.
I should also mention though, that my brake caliper is a 42mm. according to my local shop, that is bigger than were ever made.. apparently I'm supposed to have only a 36mm caliper

[8trackmind]

Id like to see that too...ive been back and forth with myself about whether or not to switch over to this set of 80 forks i have with dual disc...but i cannot decide...for one i WONT part with my spokes..so if the discs dont mount to hell with that...and two i dunno if i want the added weight to an already heavy front end...

It's not that heavy...

Still like to see pics of that guys twin piston on stock disk setup mentioned earlier in the thread.

Dan

[TheCafeKid]

Yeah but the 80 design is a bit different...trailing axel and like i said if those rotors wont bolt up to my wires ( i dunno if the holes for them are under that plastic hubcap or not) then its moot. What bike is that shot from?? Thats exactly the set up i need. I need to find forks like those.

[8trackmind]

Yeah but the 80 design is a bit different...trailing axel and like i said if those rotors wont bolt up to my wires ( i dunno if the holes for them are under that plastic hubcap or not) then its moot. What bike is that shot from?? Thats exactly the set up i need. I need to find forks like those.

The holes under the cap are threaded on the spoke rims.

The forks are 1978 GS1000E forks. If you swap to "E" forks, you'll also have to change the triple to keep the rake and trail the same.
Keep in mind, 550, 650, 750 forks use 35MM fork tubes, 850, 1000, 1100 forks use 37mm tubes

[TheCafeKid]

yeah and the bearings are tapered too. Yet another con...lol. the 1000 use 35mm or were they 37?

[8trackmind]

yeah and the bearings are tapered too. Yet another con...

How so? GS750 and 1000 both use the same tapered steering stem bearing. A 25 x 47 x 15 and a 30 x 55 x 17.

[TheCafeKid]

not the B...regular ball bearings.

[8trackmind]

not the B...regular ball bearings.

Just swap 'em. Triples are cheap.

[TheCafeKid]

Wont i have to buy new races and bearings? Are they going to fit the same? I dunno, ill have to look at it further..

[salty_monk]

So what Kawasaki are those twin pots off? It looks like you only had to fab a small bracket for the bottom bolt....

Dan

[8trackmind]

So what Kawasaki are those twin pots off? It looks like you only had to fab a small bracket for the bottom bolt....

Dan

What don't they fit. Kawasaki used them on various models starting around 1994. The ZG1000 Concours used them (a very heavy bike) as well as a few of the sport bikes. The EX500 Ninja still uses 'em.

The easy way to identify them (on ebay) is the large, and a small piston.
Keep in mind that you have to use the larger rotor for this to work. You must use rotors off of GS's that came with a single disk.

I'd like to see some close up pics of that... \\/

Read this thread.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=98098&highlight=ninja

[8trackmind]

anyone convert thier dual front brake to a single? or know of anyone who has? bad idea? looks good

My apologies for 'Jacking your thread, man...

[1980GS1000E]

um.. just to throw everything off canter

my bike DOES do stoppies, on just the one stock front rotor, single caliper, and i have chengshin himax tires.... so um... ya.
I should also mention though, that my brake caliper is a 42mm. according to my local shop, that is bigger than were ever made.. apparently I'm supposed to have only a 36mm caliper

And what kind of bike are you riding??