Anyone use the cheapo Master Cylinders?

[nejeff]

I was looking at this one but there are others like it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Motor-Motorcycle-7-8-Brake-Master-Cylinder-W-Lever-For-Honda-Harley-22CM-/191227012138?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c8604a42a&vxp=mtr

Working on small Kawasaki, single disc front. This is a budget bike.

Anyone use these cheapos? What are your thoughts?

[tom203]

I got these parts off a ninja 250 somewhere in basement

http://maine.craigslist.org/mcy/4541321561.html

I'm sure they need rebuild, but they look decent and easy to locate repair parts.

[rwnielsen]

I bought one. It came with a rebuild kit (?) I had second thoughts on using it.

[nejeff]

I bought one. It came with a rebuild kit (?) I had second thoughts on using it.

So you did not use it? I think I'll have to buy one and see what happens

[tkent02]

I bought a similar one, been using it a few months, not the finest made piece of machinery I've ever seen but it works fine.
There are a lot of cheap motorcycles made in Korea, India, Venezuela, England, Pakistan, etc and their brakes seem to mostly work OK.
It's not rocket science.

[ShadowFocus603]

If the Kawa isn't much bigger than a 50cc scooter that MC will be fine. It's the same one that comes on Chinese 50's everyday. I've put several thousands of miles on them and not had any issues.

[Grimly]

I'd rather buy a ten year old good-quality Japanese master cylinder and re-seal it with OEM bits than trust my neck to sub-standard rubber seals.
Talking of rocket science - Morton Thiokol?

[rodgs1100es]

I installed one today, it works fine but I don't like the feel, just ordered a brembo!

[nejeff]

Just an update. I bought & installed a cheap chinese front brake master cylinders for my KZ400 (single disc front) and have been using it for 2 years. I can report in it works great, zero issues. Sight glass plastic is kind of crazed (if that is correct terminology) but no issues with performance and I ride the KZ a lot. I ended up getting two shipped from Hong Kong for like $22 bucks

[steve murdoch]

That looks very similar to the one i bought a couple years ago from Nickel Town.
Back then it was around $70.00. Used it for one season with no problems.

[bwringer]

I've personally seen and used three of these.

The first was a horrid pile o' crap, but yeah, it worked.

The second one was used on a GS450 under restoration, and was a nice piece that worked perfectly.

The third was one I had on my GS850G for a few months. It worked perfectly well, and was a very high quality piece that came with a rebuild kit, brake switch, and extra lever. It worked perfectly well, but I didn't like the span to the lever. Just a slightly different shape than the original. I eventually finished sorting out my original MC (had to track down a sight glass) and reinstalled it.

I still have the Chinese MC on the shelf just in case it's needed. Like I said, it seemed to be high quality all around and I had no qualms about using it. Slightly different ergonomics drove me nuts, but I'm picky.