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    Front brake upgrade choices

    Its been yrs since I updated the brakes on one of my GS's. I'm hoping that in the yrs since then 1 or 2 particular caliper and rotor combos has risen to the top with regard to preference/performance. With that hope in mind, I'd appreciate some advice on what calipers and rotors to look for to replace the OEM setup on my '83GS1100E.
    THANKS!!
    Common sense has become so uncommon that I consider it a super power.


    Present Stable includes:
    '74 GT750 Resto-mod I've owned since '79
    '83 GS1100E (The best E I've ever enjoyed, Joe Nardy's former bike)
    '82 GS1100G Resto project

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    Check out Salty Monks twinpot upgrade he has listed here on the site
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    1981 GS550T - My First
    1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
    2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

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      #3
      Originally posted by cowboyup3371 View Post
      Check out Salty Monks twinpot upgrade he has listed here on the site
      +1, the best choice without doing a full front end upgrade with 17" radials.

      EDIT 1/1/2023 - Yes I have a few sets of brackets/spacers/hub spacers left - Price is $104 shipped Priority in the USA. Most other countries tend to be around $125-$130 shipped 1st class package. Newest brackets also allow the new Ninja EX650 Tokico calipers to be fitted as well as SV650 & DL650. Just some pics of the



      Mark
      1982 GS1100E
      1998 ZX-6R
      2005 KTM 450EXC

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        #4
        Thanks guys. I should've mentioned that I'd planned on going with the Salty Monk setup just I have in the past. My question is/was, of all the different choices of rotors and twin pot calipers, is there one or 2 setups in particular that stand out as being preferable over the others? If so, I'll look for those.
        Common sense has become so uncommon that I consider it a super power.


        Present Stable includes:
        '74 GT750 Resto-mod I've owned since '79
        '83 GS1100E (The best E I've ever enjoyed, Joe Nardy's former bike)
        '82 GS1100G Resto project

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