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New brakes for 1980 GS850 what fits

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Hey i recently acquired a 1980 gs850, that i plan on turning inot a cafe racer. unfortunatly the bike has been sitting for a long while, and the whole front brake assembly is frozen. i could probably rebuild the whole thing and maybe make it work, but i would rather just upgrade to some better/ more modern brakes.
so my question is this, what newer models of brakes will fit on the bike.
(like will gsxr brakes fit on there or are the mounting bolts in different places?)
Thanks for your time
 
robertras said:
(like will gsxr brakes fit on there or are the mounting bolts in different places?)Thanks for your time
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No - older bias wheel can't take wider modern calipers

Yes - that's the other reason

Search for the Kawasaki Twinpot upgrade on here - that's all the brakes your bias tire can handle
 
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Hi Mr. robertras,

You'll find a virtual GS850G partay on my little website. Stop by and have a look. I know a member by the name of salty_monk who has the lowdown on a good twin pot brake upgrade mod. You'll need an adapter plate that is not too difficult to fabricate. Search the forum for his posts or drop him a PM.

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Big T said:
Search for the Kawasaki Twinpot upgrade on here - that's all the brakes your bias tire can handle
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Actually, that's a bit more than they can handle with two fingers. I love it. With salty_monk's brackets and GS1000G Shoppers component recommendations, it's pretty easy.
 
Hey i keep seeing references to the kawasaki dual pot mod, but i cant find the thread that actually says what it is (and what parts i need to aquire) ><
 
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