Twinpot Brake upgrade on 78 Skunk

[salty_monk]

Suzuki gs 550, all stock apart cbr 900 discs and zx 600 a calipers. I rested with a plate between the fork and the calipers, it's ok for me!

Over here the GS550 only has one brake, a single disc & it is larger than the duals. I am guessing you are outside of the US or the forks are not stock.

[salty_monk]

A PM back at you!

[bobgroger]

PM sent. I finally have a bike that outruns its brakes

Suzuki gs 550, all stock apart cbr 900 discs and zx 600 a calipers. I rested with a plate between the fork and the calipers, it's ok for me!

[salty_monk]

What bike? What forks? What rotors are you using and what calipers? You say "similar" ones above.

Stock gs axle and stock Wheel.

[Chuck78]

Too much torsional (twisting) force on the fork leg if you bring the caliper in further. Are you running stock GS 15mm axle? Spacing the rotors out for most of the adaptation is definitely the better way to go.

[salty_monk]

What bike? What forks? What rotors are you using and what calipers? You say "similar" ones above.

ok, thanks

About the position of the adaptating plate?
I have a 7mm gap between the fork and the caliper mounting plate, I think I'll make a plate to fit directly between the fork and the caliper to avoid spacers between them

[kingofvenus]

I've had oem pads in mine since i did the swap and, i think that anything more would be a waste of money. In fact i used the nice still flat, barely worn set that came in the calipers i got off ebay. I bought a set of sintered pads years ago and vowed to never buy them again....

Hello guys!

Any recomendation about the ZXR pads?

I just received my calipers yesterday, they fit, I'm happy!
But - when I fitted them (first try), I centered the calipers on the disc and I measured a 7mm gap between the fork and the caliper mounting plate... So my question is:

Why do not make the adaptation plate to be able to fit it between the fork and the caliper (it would be a 7mm thick plate)? The result would be that no added part, just that plate... I used to see, on all the pictures, that that plate is not between the fork and the caliper mounting plate but on front of the fork.....

thanks!

Hello guys. Maybe someone has already posted a similar question in this topic... I am going to get the similar zx calipers for my bike. I want to find a nice set of street / performance pads... do you have a model that could fit or be great for my use or are the oem pads ok?

[salty_monk]

One back at you

These are the ones I am talking about & that's actually not too bad a price these days.... Cheaper ones do come up though.

I have a couple more boxes to check yet!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-99-HOND...VVkvf1&vxp=mtr

Incoming PM.

[salty_monk]

These are the ones I am talking about & that's actually not too bad a price these days.... Cheaper ones do come up though.

I have a couple more boxes to check yet!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-99-HONDA-CBR600-F4-CBR-600-Front-Brake-Disc-Rotor-/281737352332?hash=item4198dad48c:g:Z7IAAOSwPcVVkvf1&vxp=mtr