Brake upgradE

[salty_monk]

Ouch.... I'd need to know disc dia & also the the distance between your axle centre & bottom caliper bolt centre, plus distance between 2 caliper bolts.

Distance between fork & wheel bearing might help too.

Some good pictures might help too.... I take it you don't have leading axle?

In my opinion you can do what you like with the GS brakes but it's akin to polishing a turd... you can get them acceptable but they are never "good". 1 up on the 425 might be ok. 2 up on my GS1000 was what scared me into moving forward with the mod.

[Guest]

Best I've got handy Dan minus measurements:

Caliper style:



Caliper bracket on the left fork:



Caliper bracket:



I'm sure the OP can get you some measurements, otherwise I can endeavour to do so at some point...

[Guest]

And the list according to Alpha Sports that share our left caliper bracket:

1980 SUZUKI GS1000GT - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 SUZUKI GS250T - FRONT CARIPERS
1980 SUZUKI GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 SUZUKI GS450LT - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 SUZUKI GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 SUZUKI GS850GT - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 SUZUKI GS1000GX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 SUZUKI GS250TX - FRONT CARIPERS
1981 SUZUKI GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 SUZUKI GS450LX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 SUZUKI GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 SUZUKI GS450TX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 SUZUKI GS850GX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 SUZUKI GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 SUZUKI GS450LZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 SUZUKI GS450TXZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 SUZUKI GS450TZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 SUZUKI GS750EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 SUZUKI GS750TZ - CALIPERS (MODEL Z)
1982 SUZUKI GS850GZ - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL Z)

[salty_monk]

Very hopeful looking at that Pete

[Cdnpt1]

Ok, lets give this picture thing a shot:

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/2d5d2d3c.jpg

[Cdnpt1]

Well, isn't technology amazing! Here is my legal ride, at least until i get the top ten things sorted on the new lady:

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/c3a91b7c.jpg

Not bad for a salvage title bike, but the GS is more impressive taking the age into
account.

[Cdnpt1]

Here are the rest of the pics so far

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/942c19b2.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/9d29aa25.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/7ba95168.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/96260402.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/7c3b4f27.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/70f2085f.jpg

I do have the other mirror, just not on right now after replacing the previously awol starter button and broken throttle cable( plastic adjuster. Really?)

[cowboyup3371]

Nice bikes. If you copy and paste the IMG code from Photobucket, it will show the pictures inline.

[Guest]

Very hopeful looking at that Pete

Cool! Was hoping to get in the garage tonight to do the static timing on the Dynatek and see if I couldn't get some measurements for you too, but still stuck working at the moment and I'm not even on call this week

[Guest]

Here are the rest of the pics so far

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/942c19b2.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/9d29aa25.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/7ba95168.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/96260402.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/7c3b4f27.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/Cdnpt1/70f2085f.jpg

I do have the other mirror, just not on right now after replacing the previously awol starter button and broken throttle cable( plastic adjuster. Really?)

Nice! She's lookin' good

[Nessism]

That bike is in beautiful shape. I strongly suggest you leave it STOCK, including the intake system. Saves a ton of time trying to sort out the jetting plus increases the bikes value.

[Cdnpt1]

Are these bikes sought after? I had never seen one before I found this one. I will keep all the original parts on hand then but I can't face trying to get that airbox back in right now , ). Probably a good idea though(ahhh, crap!) The paint needs some work and I have seen decal kits for them so that will get done eventually. When I titled it the VIN came back that it was a GS 450S, not E but I will use BassCliff's decoder to double check this. I think the S's were black and red right? The only changes I plan on now are things that arent really visible, updated springs, refreshed brakes etc. PS: how did you get the picture to show up like that?

[Nessism]

PS: how did you get the picture to show up like that?

If you copy and paste the IMG code from Photobucket, it will show the pictures inline.

Scott posted the above earlier in the thread.

The silver 450's were quite common. Not valuable per say. It's just that pods suck as far as I'm concern (my opinion) and don't provide positive benefit (again, my opinion).

[Guest]

It definitely looks to be a mighty fine example of a stock 450...

I think with the airbox once you develop a technique you'll be fine.

I must admit though that I'm not following Ed's advice and am going to K&N's, but that's got more to do with my scrambler theme than anything else and I'm prepared for the fun/pain of tuning.

If I was keeping mine stock then I'd more than likely be keeping the airbox in there.

Actually there's a thought Ed! With all our guides on BassCliff's site, noone's ever put up a how to for the airbox's for the various models...

[Cdnpt1]

A how to on airbox removal/replacement would be great. It appears as though the previous owner/s managed to put some holes in it which they taped, and it took me about fifteen minutes and some muscle to get it out without further damage. All in all i too am prepered to do the work to put the pods on instead.