Brake Upgrade Suggestions

[oohsam]

Hi All,
building my GS1100G, 1983.
It has no brakes at the moment.

Can anyone suggest a brake kit that would suit? I'm going to be replacing the standard rims with some nicer ones....I'm thinking at this stage of getting an R1 brake kit, or an R6 brake kit with the discs of course.

OR if anyone here has successfully installed a brake kit to the GS1100 and can suggest something that would suit, I'd appreciate it.
Cheers

[bwringer]

Believe it or not, stock GS brakes work shockingly well with modern pads and braided brake lines. If you haven't gotten the brakes working right, you may be pleasantly surprised.


If you've done this and you still aren't happy, then if you search around, theres a way to make (or possibly buy, if they're still around) adapter plates that will allow you to mount up modern calipers. You still use your stock wheels.


But there's a bigger issue I see: if you're planning on upgrading the wheels, pray tell what are you going to do with the rear? There are no drop-in replacements for a phat tire on a shaftie rear wheel (believe me, this question has been asked over and over and over and over and over...). It is possible (but hellishly expensive) to have wheels widened, but there's little to no room in the swingarm for a wider tire than a 130/90-17. I believe a few folks have squeezed in 140/80 tires, but they do get pinched in a bit by the narrow rim.