popyasmurf
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What other more powerful calipers fit the XS650 ?
why not look at ,,,say R1 or FZ1 with some slight work they may fit ,,, easy to pick up and they are twin pot regards oldbiker
I have just recently installed a couple of Brembo calipers. I made up my own adapter plates from 3/8" aluminum. The offset of the stock disks works just fine, i.e. no adapter required for the disks.
No testing done yet with the new calipers, but probably within the a week or so.
You might find it easiest to fit a master cylinder with a larger bore. Increasing the bore of the master cylinder while retaining the stock sized caliper would increase the PSI at the caliper.
Of course, doing that would most certainly require the stainless hose recommended by TwoJugs.
RG,
What was the donor bike for your Brembo's? Thanks.
Mike
My understanding is that the smaller the bore, the higher the line pressure:
http://www.vintagebrake.com/mastercylinder.htm
I have just recently installed a couple of Brembo calipers. I made up my own adapter plates from 3/8" aluminum. The offset of the stock disks works just fine, i.e. no adapter required for the disks.
No testing done yet with the new calipers, but probably within the a week or so.
Hi TRG....I would, among others I'll bet, be really interested in one of your excellent write-ups of the conversions process you're going through once you've shaken things down. Assume you're doing front and rear on your 78 SE?
Best, Blue
I will be using my stock master cylinders and stock disks as a trial to see how it all works out.
http://sideburnmag.blogspot.com/2011/06/japanese-patient.html said:"eBAy (...) 2006 Ducati Monster 4 pot Brembo (...) - and with a simple chunk of tailor-made aluminium as an adaptor, fit, but...
(...) hell, the Brembo fits like a glove, loads of room between rear of caliper and spokes, trouble is it fits like a kids glove on an adult hand! Bloody ancient Yam disc is 3mm thicker than modern discs....So now I have to change the disc as well....but the alignment of the bolt holes will be guaranteed Not to match that of the Yam hub...WILL THIS NEVER END?!
(...) How about skiming the Yam disc? (...) True to their 70s origin they are chromed (...)"
Alright so pages 8 thru 11 of the Pandemonium Kit's install instructions answers my question. They advise filing the caliper rather than resurfacing the rotor.how's the clearance between the pads?
Retiredgentleman, how's the clearance between the pads? Here's an excerpt from a different site that verified my concerns
Like everyone else, I am tossing around the idea of the Brembo upgrade for various reasons. My existing calipers and master cylinders need to be overhauled which adds up to more than an eBay Ducati takeoff.