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1980 GS1100L Brake Upgrade

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What kind of brake upgrades are available for my bike? I would like to keep my mag wheels since I just bought some nice tires for them, plus I kind of like the look. I'm planning on upgrading the motor eventually, so I'd like some really nice stopping power.

Thanks
 
There isn't much you can do easily. Salty Monk sells conversion brackets to adapt more modern brake calipers onto a GS, but his parts are for regular forks, not the L type.

If you are handy you can replicate his basic design into an L configuration (similar brackets, but with different dimensions).

Other than that, no idea. There are no direct bolt-on brake calipers that are available for our GS's.
 
So i'd need to fabricate new calipers, that's np, but the stock rotors are a huge limitation. Are there any big rotors that bolt right on?
 
GS 55 rotors are bigger and bolt right on.
Honda CBR (300mm) and Blackbird (310mm) rotors can be made to fit but it involves some drilling and likely a back spacer as the offset is different. There is also a rare 900RR rotor that will fit the same way that is 320mm.
 
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Hey Salty, thanks for the knowledge. What kind of caliper brackets are you able to make / recommend?
 
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