Customizing Caliper Brackets - WANTED !!

[Guest]

Hello all,

I was refer by someone from Vintage Suzuki Group on facebook saying that there is a gentleman here who can custom a bracket for different calipers on different bikes. If you are the one please speak up

Thanks,

Andy

[Big T]

Twinpot Upgrade on a 78 Skunk in the Performance forum

[Guest]

Thanks 🙏 . I will contact him .

[salty_monk]

Andy - I do have brackets but they are for specific calipers & only GS bikes.

I put a bunch of time into getting them right years ago & purchase in bulk to support the forum (each time I buy a batch I lay out way more than most people spend on a whole GS...).

If you're looking to do a one off for a different bike or wheelset or use a different caliper then I'm not your man....

[Guest]

Thank you ?. Will do more research then .

[slayer61]

Hello all,

I was refer by someone from Vintage Suzuki Group on facebook saying that there is a gentleman here who can custom a bracket for different calipers on different bikes. If you are the one please speak up

Thanks,

Andy

Andy, what are you looking to do? Making these caliper mounts is fairly easy. Last time I did it, I used a hack saw, drum sander and a drill press. I took the brakes off an '83 1100e set of forks & mounted them on '89 GSXR legs



Start with cardboard or paper to get accurate mount dimensions & start removing material that doesn't look like a caliper mount!

[steve murdoch]

Any chance to show off those Astralites is fine by me!

[Nessism]

Thank you …. Will do more research then .

What Salty (Dan) has learned from doing brake upgrades for several years now is that there isn't enough room inboard of the disc location on a GS bike w/stock fork/wheel to use an opposed piston caliper. That's why he's made his adapters to use twin pot sliding pin calipers. They are the best bang for the buck going.

[slayer61]

Any chance to show off those Astralites is fine by me!

Thanks Steve!

[Guest]

What material did you use for the mounts ? Steel or ?

[Nessism]

What material did you use for the mounts ? Steel or ?

The link to the thread discussing the brackets is above. Check Salty's post.

[slayer61]

What material did you use for the mounts ? Steel or ?

Are you asking me? My home made caliper brackets were made from 6061 T6 aluminum left over from a "work" project.

More details at https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ight=astralite

[Guest]

Are you asking me? My home made caliper brackets were made from 6061 T6 aluminum left over from a "work" project.

More details at https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ight=astralite

Thank you ? looks like I need to get my hand dirty sometimes .

[salty_monk]

You can use Aluminum, just be aware that it doesn't like to flex so I would err on the side of using thicker stock than if I was to use Steel. The added benefit with thicker stock is it's easier to find flat & to keep it flat as you work it. It's pretty critical in a caliper hanger.

That stock slayer is using looks a good thickness. The aluminum brackets I made years ago were about that thickness (I originally only made a handful of sets for myself & a couple of others. They were CNC machined. Currently they are steel with a powdercoat. It allows for a neater finish the way those brackets work and at scale is MUCH more cost effective. The sets I have produced would be at least 2-3x the cost in aluminum.

As a one off I'd probably buy some aluminum stock & work with that. Even thicker it's still much easier to work. Good luck!

[Guest]

You can use Aluminum, just be aware that it doesn't like to flex so I would err on the side of using thicker stock than if I was to use Steel. The added benefit with thicker stock is it's easier to find flat & to keep it flat as you work it. It's pretty critical in a caliper hanger.

That stock slayer is using looks a good thickness. The aluminum brackets I made years ago were about that thickness (I originally only made a handful of sets for myself & a couple of others. They were CNC machined. Currently they are steel with a powdercoat. It allows for a neater finish the way those brackets work and at scale is MUCH more cost effective. The sets I have produced would be at least 2-3x the cost in aluminum.

As a one off I'd probably buy some aluminum stock & work with that. Even thicker it's still much easier to work. Good luck!

Thanks for the tips 👍🤗.