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Brake component missing anyone have a spare.

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Hi I have just joined the forum and after an introduction on gs owners this is my first request.
Hope someone can help.
I have recently purchased a 1977 gs 750 and as part of recommissioning it for the road I inspected the brakes. I discovered that on the front caliper the pad retaining disc is missing. This is the cupped disc that is screwed to the back of the brake pad. I understand that they often get lost or damaged. Looking on parts diagrams it does not appear to be listed with a parts number.
If anyone has a spare please could I purchase one. Has anyone fabricated one or used something as an alternative?
i guess the bike has been run without the part - is this safe?
Is this part also used in other discs in the gs range ? If so I am surprised that after searching on eBay etc one has not cropped up.
Thanks in anticipation.
Trev. ( north east England Uk)
 
I've not had gs750 but looking at the caliper they don't seem to be a million miles fron the ones fitted on the gt250 I looked at images of the brake pads fit in the 750 and they do not appear to be drilled for anything to be attached you would have thought that it would come preattached to the pads or listed on the parts filche.
 
just looked the parts fiche and there is a disk there that isn't numbered. Is that it? I can't help, but that is strange that it's not called out as part of the pad set, or at all. not labeled at all.
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Hi, thanks for posting the diagram. Yes that's the part that's missing.it looks like it's pressed from thin steel. I have searched the Internet without success. Anyone with a spare one? I am willing to buy.
Regards Trev.
 
Afternoon Trev. I have (I hope) both brake calipers from my 1978 GS750 somewhere in the depths of my shed. I will dig them out over the weekend and see if they have the disc. I will get back to you if I can help.
 
Thank you so much. Really appreciate it, please let me know how much will cover it.
cheers Trev.
 
That's them ! Please let me know what I owe you.My number is 07415631103. Not sure how to pm .
much appreciated.
Trev
 
Hi figured out how to pm if you prefer to let me know that way.
thanks
 
No idea how to PM but if you send me your address by PM I will send the callipers to you on Monday.

There won't be any cost for the callipers, my way of giving something back for all the brilliant help and advice I've received on this site.
 
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Hi I am very grateful of your support and I just think it's great that the biker spririt of keeping an eye out for each other still exists in these often self centred times.
cheers Trev
 
Beddog58 said:
Hi I am very grateful of your support and I just think it's great that the biker spririt of keeping an eye out for each other still exists in these often self centred times.
cheers Trev
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That it is! Good m/c karma....
 
Good on you erki52. It's this approach by you and others that make this the best motorcycle community on the web. :o
 
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