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Brake rebuild on 83?

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Hey guys! I was thinking today. I should be able to just buy a rebuild kit for the calipers I have right? So would that be called the piston kit? I think that is what they have on bikebandit. I am having some trouble finding a decently priced alternative. What all is needed to do a rebuild? What will I have to do? Worth doing it? Any and all help is really appreciated!

Thanks y'all!
 
I think what bike bandit is calling a piston kit was a rebuild for the engine. I could be mistaken. have you tried to loosen and remove your assembly to see exactly why your front brakes were a problem?
 
Hey Don! Yeah the piston kit is for the brakes. Maybe that isn't exactly what it is called. I have completely rebuilt a motorcycle before. So I kind of know what I am talking about. This is my fourth bike, and it is the only one that I have ever had brake problems with. The front and back brakes are frozen shut. It seems weird to me, because it seems they would freeze opened??? I would just replace them if I could find the complete calipers somewhere. Thanks Don, you rock!
 
If your model E has a single rear shock and 16`` wheel it is possible that your front end is identical to GS 1150.
In this case I would ditch originals and go for 4 pistons Nissins, you could buy for $ 50 from EBay ( both ).
Quite a difference in braking power.

Adam M.
 
Just checked the bikebandit site and it says they are different. TOO BAD :cry:
 
If the distance between mounting bolts is the same, they will fitt.
I can measure my tomorrow.
If the distance will be smaller perhaps calipers from GSXF 600 / 750 will fit. They are even cheaper, but still better than stock.

Adam M.
 
That would be awesome if you would get those measurements! Thanks a lot!
 
The distance between midle of the bolts in 1150 is 93 mm. This is the right distance to use Nissin 4 piston calipers ( GSXR second generation, 88+ Bandit 1200 first gen.)
If yours is smaller ( like 85 mm ) you can use early ( 86 - 87 ) GSXR 4 pistons calipers 100%, or probably GSXF 600 / 750 calipers ( but I`m not 100% sure about that).

Adam M.
 
Hey there! Well I just measured mine and they measure about 2 7/8" from bolt center to bolt center. So that is 73.025 mm...Any ideas? Thanks a bunch!
 
Woops! :oops: I was measuring the mounting holes. It is inbetween 3 12/16 and 3 13/16 on the caliper bolts. So it is inbetween 95.25 mm and 96.83 mm. I wish I had a way to measure mm. I dont know what to do. It is either too big or too little. Thanks again!!! :D
 
If nothing fits you could go both ways:
- make adaptor plates,
- adopt newer front end complete with 17`` wheel and brakes.
I did it and am very satysfied with the results. Still had to make plates, because Nissin calipers I bought, didn`t fit 87 GSXR front end.
They bolt on to 88 GXSR front end though.
You could see pictures on my page
http://www25.brinkster.com/junakm10/adam/default.html
All the writing is in polish, but you can see pictures in `Tuning Suzuki` section.

Adam M.
 
Thanks for all the help mmedyna9629! You gave me a lot of info!!! All there is to it is to do it! I think I will watch here and ebay for some stockers though while I am planning this project. Thanks again!
 
Thanks for all the help mmedyna9629! You gave me a lot of info!!! All there is to it is to do it! I think I will watch here and ebay for some stockers though while I am planning this project. Thanks again!
 
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