upgrade brakes for 450?

[davidduarte]

It might be more hassle than it's worth, just wondered if anyone has used forks from a different GS bike to have dual front discs on a 450? I'm not sure what the dimensions are for the fork tubes on the 450 as compared with say, the 650G or 750.

[Charlie G]

david,

Have you looked at "Hillsies 450 cafe build" in Appearance section. I don't know if ya need dualies up front on a 425 but I like his rear disk and wheels.

cg

[herostar]

There are a couple of threads out there if you search for upgrades... I was looking for the same thing after I found out I need new pads and a new rotor for my '81 450.

The easiest upgrade is going to be done with a dual piston caliper and a bigger disk. Parts will be needed as follows...

-'87-'96 Kawasaki Ninja zx600 front brake caliper (dual piston)
-Brake Rotor from a 550 or bigger GS with a single front brake (the dual front disk bikes had a smaller rotor that won't work for this...)
-A bracket to space the caliper out
-brake fluid

It's really that easy, get the caliper, a bigger GS rotor, and then install using a bracket to relocate the lower caliper mount out about 1.25".

The info is in these two links below.

GS1000 Ninja Brake Mod

Twinpot Brake Upgrade