My 83 heritage special looking to upgrade the front brake the previous owner put on a brembo rotor disc but it has the stock Yamaha brake caliper/master cylinder. So I would like to put on a brembo caliper and a stainless steel braided line and bigger master cylinder if needed. Can you guys recommend where to buy this online-thanks
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I bought mine from a place called www.gothamcycles.com. I believe they are in Florida, so must be close to you.
I actually bought a pair and used the right caliper on my back wheel.
You won't need a bigger M/C. In fact you will want a smaller M/C. My stock M/C was 14 mm bore, which is too much of an OFF or ON, does not modulate well. I bought a 12 mm bore Brembo M/C from www.bevelheaven.com. The smaller M/C gives a much better control feel.
The Brembo calipers are a great addition, and I enjoy the extra margin of stopping power that they give.
I actually bought a pair and used the right caliper on my back wheel.
You won't need a bigger M/C. In fact you will want a smaller M/C. My stock M/C was 14 mm bore, which is too much of an OFF or ON, does not modulate well. I bought a 12 mm bore Brembo M/C from www.bevelheaven.com. The smaller M/C gives a much better control feel.
The Brembo calipers are a great addition, and I enjoy the extra margin of stopping power that they give.
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pckopp
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Did you buy just the calipers or the adapter as well? I don't see a thing for an XS650 on their site.
wherearewe
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You can get a kit from pandemonium cycles. It has a plate that accommodates the brembo caliper and rotor spacer to account for difference. You might need to make some additional spacers to make it work with the aftermarket rotor, or potentially another different thickness rotor spacer. The plate is mild steel so you will need to do something to it. I chromed mine.
I got the caliper off E-Bay brand new from Italy i think for a really good price. I was very happy with that score. The MC i got from BevelHeaven. Brake lines from HEL Performance in the UK.
I got the caliper off E-Bay brand new from Italy i think for a really good price. I was very happy with that score. The MC i got from BevelHeaven. Brake lines from HEL Performance in the UK.
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I made my adapter plates for both the front and rear calipers. I used 3/8" aluminum, and then polished them. Very inexpensive way to do it.
You can see more if you look in my Album on this site.
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There apears to be conflicting and confusing posts.
35mm forks: If you are retaining the original Rotor then there is no difference relating to the position of the rotor and fork mounts for a caliper, between a Spoke wheel or Mag wheel.
Remember the same Yamaha caliper fits the Spoke and mag wheel without and modifications or difference
If you are changing the rotor then depending on the rotor profile, Spacers may/will be required, the same spacer would work on the same Bremco and aftermarket rotor set up. using either a Spoke wheel and Mag wheel,
RG's method appears to be the simplest if making the bracket yourself. This bracket should work for a 25mm forked Spoke wheel retaining the original Rotor
35mm forks: If you are retaining the original Rotor then there is no difference relating to the position of the rotor and fork mounts for a caliper, between a Spoke wheel or Mag wheel.
Remember the same Yamaha caliper fits the Spoke and mag wheel without and modifications or difference
If you are changing the rotor then depending on the rotor profile, Spacers may/will be required, the same spacer would work on the same Bremco and aftermarket rotor set up. using either a Spoke wheel and Mag wheel,
RG's method appears to be the simplest if making the bracket yourself. This bracket should work for a 25mm forked Spoke wheel retaining the original Rotor
pckopp
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Actually, the original poster was asking about a new/different caliper, not changing rotors.
Just to add to the confusion...
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Yes , Actually did you read my post..........poor reading of other posts and irrelevant and adds to the confusion
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wherearewe
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As i said pandemonium do a kit that will allow you to mount the caliper. Because you are not using an XS stock rotor, the offset amount will be different to a stock rotor (probably). Therefore the kit will need some modification - i.e. a new spacer to sit behind the rotor or spacers to mover caliper in relation to the forks. Of course you could make your own mounting plate. Basically there is no off the shelf way of combining a Brembo caliper with an unknown brembo rotor on an xs. Some thought and planning will be required.
Ebay for the caliper - 65mm gold brembo
Tell us how the PO did your current set up. Perhaps some photos.
Ebay for the caliper - 65mm gold brembo
Tell us how the PO did your current set up. Perhaps some photos.
eagletoot
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the m/c size i have for my brembo calipers is 16mm. what are the advantages/disadvantages of running a m/c this size?
For a single 4 piston Brembo caliper, a 16 mm M/C is much too powerful. There would be no modulation available; it would either be off or close to locking up the front wheel. Even a 14 mm M/C is too powerful. A 12 mm M/C works well, and some riders have used 11 mm M/C.
If you are talking about Brembo dual discs/dual calipers on the front wheel, I have no experience with that set-up, buy it would seem to be overkill braking, for street use.
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