I got the new brackets in & mounted up with the normal caliper then today I took it all apart again & got it mounted up with the new caliper type. It works well with either type.
The new caliper feels quite similar in ultimate power, possibly a bit less "feel" but I haven't had long enough to get used to it yet. Today I rode both the 1000E and the 1100G back to back as the 1100 has the old caliper & the 1000 now has the newer ones.
The "bite" point of the newer ones is a bit closer to the bar on the same master cylinder (I use the EX650 one) - meaning I had to adjust my lever from closest to bar to one out but other than that not a huge difference. Both are using stock Tokico pads and the same rotor type.
One point to note on this bracket is it sites the bolt directly over the rotor rivets & as such makes the tolerances tighter. It becomes more important to pay close attention to the length of the bolts used & the clearances. It may be necessary to put a washer under the bolt head even with the stock 40mm bolt depending on the rotor used. The bolt should barely protrude from the caliper bracket.
Blue Loctite / Threadlok recommended.
One other thing of note... I modified the hub spacer to make it easier to drill the F3 rotor as it now has 6 holes on the F3 PCD/Bolt circle making it easier to centre the rotor before drilling.
Both the new hub spacer & the caliper bracket are a little lighter than previous & I think they look a little less intrusive than the previous version too.
As before everything is powdercoated black (I always run the mounting side of the brackets & both sides of the hub spacers on some wet & dry on some glass just in case there are any high spots in the powder).
As before occasionally a fork has a big enough weld at the bracket that you need to clearance either the weld or the bracket (it's usually a mm or two at most) on the inside corner.
Also same as before - 80+ bikes require 4mm-5mm cut off the top of the speedo drive dust shield. (there are pics in this thread).
So onto the pics... :
Old caliper (Late 80's Ninja or 01-06 Concourse):
Suzuki 2 brake by
salty_monk, on Flickr
New Caliper (EX650 or DL650 (Wee Strom) plus others:
Suzuki 2 brake by
salty_monk, on Flickr
Note:
I now have:
A big pile of the new bracket.
1 x Used old style bracket
1 x Used Aluminum old style bracket (this was a very limited run back in 2007 and needs 45mm bolts to work (although I can probably supply those too).
1 x Set of late 80's Ninja calipers - Fresh off my 1000 - working fine, rebuilt several years ago & with 60%+ on the pads
1 x set full set of New style calipers from a Ninja or Wee strom (I forgot which). Also has master cylinder but it is remote reservoir type.
1 x set of rotors drilled ready to go.
Let me know what you need... I can potentially start sending these out on the weekend.
$98 shipped in the US for a full bracket set (PM me if you want any of the other parts I have on hand or one of the other bracket sets).
Most international locations seem to be around $115 slow mail or about $130 for priority mail. I can check based on your address and will update here if I remember!
