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GS250T 1980. Need a new front brake caliper.

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I?ve got a 1980 GS250T that I use for commuting I needed to replace the front brake pads, upon inspection it seems the caliper is off a 1978 Kawasaki and I can?t get pads for it anywhere.
I need to replace the caliper and pads with something that will do the job. Is there a ?generic/ custom? replacement or has anyone got the oem caliper knocking around.
Any info will be appreciated
thanks in advance
Mark
 
To be honest I?m not 100% sure about the rotor. I?ll check it out when I? get home tonight see if there?s a part # on it.
Thanks for the link but I see what you mean about the shipping
 
Looks like a zillion other Suzuki GS calipers. I believe this is the slightly bigger caliper used on many 1980+ single disk models and on the GK.

If you cross-reference the caliper and the caliper bracket, you might have better luck finding a caliper from a more common GS model.

Caliper is: 59300-45290

Bracket is: 59301-45841

Punch the part numbers in here, then click each of the "where used" links, and you get a list of models that used the same caliper:
https://www.onlinecycleparts.com/oemparts/partsearch/suzuki

Reference that against the models that used the same bracket, and you should end up with a longer list of possible swaps. The reason for going to the trouble is that Suzuki did some mix and match to adapt the same calipers to different forks, so you have to be careful about this. If your bike is wearing a Kawasaki caliper, then you need both the bracket and the caliper.

And when you buy a used caliper, 99% of the time you're also getting the bracket as well -- no one really separates them.


Here's the caliper list:
1980 GS250T - FRONT CARIPERS
1980 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS250T - FRONT CARIPERS
1981 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450T - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450TX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450T - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450TX - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450L - FRONT CARIPERS
1981 GS450L - FRONT CARIPERS
1981 GS450T - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450TX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450L - FRONT CARIPERS
1982 GS450T - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450TX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL Z)
1983 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL Z)
1982 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1983 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1980 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1982 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1983 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1983 GS450E - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1984 GKE (GS1100) - FRONT CALIPERS
1985 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1985 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1986 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1987 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1988 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1985 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1986 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1987 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1988 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)


Here's the bracket list. Find the models that these two lists have in common (you do it; I'm tired...), and there you go!

1982 GS1100G - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1982 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1982 GS850G - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1983 GS1100G - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1983 GS450E - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS750E - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS750ES - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1983 GS850G - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1984 GKE (GS1100) - FRONT CALIPERS
1985 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1985 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1985 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1985 ES, (GS700E) - FRONT CALIPERS
1986 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1986 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1987 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1987 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1988 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1988 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1980 GS1000G - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS250T - FRONT CARIPERS
1980 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450L - FRONT CARIPERS
1980 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1980 GS850G - FRONT CARIPERS
1981 GS1000G - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS250T - FRONT CARIPERS
1981 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450L - FRONT CARIPERS
1981 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450T - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS450TX - FRONT CALIPERS
1981 GS850G - FRONT CARIPERS
1982 GS450ET - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450EX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450EZ - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450L - FRONT CARIPERS
1982 GS450ST - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450SX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450T - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS450TX - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS750E - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL Z)
1982 GS850G - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL Z)
1983 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL Z)
1983 GS850G - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL Z)
1982 GS1100G - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1982 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1982 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1982 GS850G - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1983 GS1100G - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS1100GK - FRONT CARIPERS
1983 GS450E - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS750E - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS750ES - FRONT CALIPERS
1983 GS750T - CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1983 GS850G - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL D)
1984 GKE (GS1100) - FRONT CALIPERS
1985 GS450GA - FRONT CALIPERS
1985 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1985 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1985 ES, (GS700E) - FRONT CALIPERS
1986 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1986 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1987 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1987 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
1988 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL F/G/H)
1988 GS450L - FRONT CALIPERS (MODEL J)
 
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