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Twinpot Brake upgrade on 78 Skunk

steve murdoch said:
Another member of the Salty_Monk twinpot conversion team. I borrowed the stainless lines that were on it for another project but you get the drift.
I have not had the bike out so i cannot comment on the braking improvement, YET.

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These are the kind of rotors I was looking to buy. Same design. Different than the ones I was told would work. I take it they fit fine. The ones I had in mind are 1995 f3 rotors, with the same look as these ones.
 
Well Steve has fitted them but they are different to the ones I use... The only thing I don't know is if the offset is the same, the rest certainly seems to be.

Dan :)
 
Well, maybe I will go ahead and buy them and if they dont work, resell them.:confused:
 
It must be feasible to fit them as Steve has done it.... just be sure to check clearances very carefully once you have it all fitted.

Dan :)
 
Gearhead, i bought these rotors from a guy in Canada that said they were from his '95 F3. The spacers included by Salty provided the proper offset in my case. A VERY light grind with a Dremel and they fit the hub perfectly. The speedo drive dust shield needs approx 1/8" removed as well.
I have not ridden the bike yet[insurance woes, again] so i cannot give a report. They sure do look great.
 
That all sounds normal Steve.. I think i might try to get a set of those for research purposes! :D
 
Any info on differences in fitting with my Canadian model '82 GSX750EZ with this upgrade?
 
I don't think there should be any... I'm not 100% cause nobody has tried it but I think so....

Have a measure up against image below. I believe the caliper mounting bolt space & rotor offsets are the same dimensions so it should work.....

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The calipers that say 'tokico' on them are ok? Says from a '94 zx600.
 
You need to look for the shape of the rear bracket.. that is the biggest telltale. I suspect the ones you're talking about are the opposed piston ones from a later model. They won't work.

These are the wrong ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994...c0.m245&_trkparms=72:1205|65:12|39:1|240:1318

These are the right ones:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/07-K...c0.m245&_trkparms=72:1205|65:12|39:1|240:1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawa...c0.m245&_trkparms=72:1205|65:12|39:1|240:1318

That bike only has one side though....

Here's a set in your country:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/87-zx750f-zx750-...hash=item280221275689&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

and another

http://cgi.ebay.ca/89-KAWASAKI-NINJ...hash=item270377779509&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

Should be easy enough to find.

Dan :)
 
Thanks for the help, man 39 pages of calipers to look through, and I hate the guys that sell right and left seperatly.
BTW Ohio and Florida arent in Canada:rolleyes:;)
 
:lol:

You got me there... I just looked them up on Ebay Canada, didn't even check the locations :D

You can search for approx 1986 to 1989 that will thin out the search.... also maybe by model.

Dan :)
 
Bump for this thread.... about time some more people did this upgrade! :lol:

Dan :)
 
I got my rotors($41) and calipers($22) on ebay for a good price after a couple of last second bids. Just short on cash for the kit after buying a new project bike:cool:.
 
I was down at the local cycle salvage place last week, and they had a couple sets of f3 rotors hanging on the wall, so I asked how much? He said $100 and I said for the pair? He said each:eek::eek: Granted they looked nice but I got my pair for $41 off ebay. My jaw dropped to the floor. LMAO
 
Yes.. you need to shop around for all these parts in order to get good prices. I paid about $70-80 a set for the ones I have.

Dan :)
 
I find the GSXR Nissin 4 piston calipers all the time for less than 50 bucks a pair. Even the Tokico 6 pistons are getting cheap. Ray.
 
Yes, all that stock stuff is coming down in price. These brackets don't work with those calipers though, you'd need a much more complex stepped bracket to make them fit, the 6 piston calipers would need cross drilled spacers as they're the ones that are radially mounted I believe.

These brackets work only with the Kawasaki Twinpot calipers. Sliding type. Not opposed piston.

Dan :)
 
Rotors and calipers all cleaned up and ready to go, just waiting for the adapter parts.



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They look nice! Brackets are anodised but you probably want to polish them to match your calipers for best look I would say...

Dan :)
 
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