Rear brake caliper

[madderdog]

Hello all,

I have a 99 curvy sv. I needed a replacement rear caliper so I got one from the breakers. It was a caliper off a new shap 2 year old sv. The suzuki dealer i called said that there was no difference between the rear caliper on a curvy or a new shape.

The caliper that arrived is different totally. It is a single pot Nissin caliper. The breaker claims it is off an SV.

Can any of you provide information about changes in caliper away from the original tokico type? I believe this caliper is more likely a front caliper (single sided 1 pot). Do new SV use nissin on the front ?

Any help gratefully received before I insert this caliper up the a..E of a surly breaker :-0

[zadar]

new gen sv has totally different rear caliper.
previous generation gsxr's calipers will bolt on curvy sv.

[svrash]

new gen sv has totally different rear caliper.
previous generation gsxr's calipers will bolt on curvy sv.
And some bandits and busa IIRC

[dirtydog]

And some bandits and busa IIRC

thats what i thought, iwas looking for a caliper a little while ago and in the end just rebuilt mine as decent ones are few and far between!

[zadar]

And some bandits and busa IIRC
I would guess all suzuki calipers that hang down on bracket from 90's to present :D
there is actually nice black hollow caliper hanger from katana or bandit that works.it is about 3mm longer and slight bevel on pads is needed.it looks bling :)
just found info,it is 89 katana 600 bracket.

[madderdog]

Did the refurb thing. Unfortunatly the reason I had to is that the bleed nipple had sheared. When i drilled and tapped I nicked the seat so when ever you brake you also squirt brake fluid. Not the best plan!

So was the dealer (mickey oates glasgow) spinning rubbish?

[northwind]

Yep, dealer talking rubbish. Mine is a Busa caliper, it's exactly the same as the SV one (though the pistons looked a bit different) but obviously far cooler as it's off a Busa. That makes it officially a Mod.

[petevtwin650]

Hello all,

I have a 99 curvy sv. I needed a replacement rear caliper so I got one from the breakers. It was a caliper off a new shap 2 year old sv. The suzuki dealer i called said that there was no difference between the rear caliper on a curvy or a new shape.

The caliper that arrived is different totally. It is a single pot Nissin caliper. The breaker claims it is off an SV.

Can any of you provide information about changes in caliper away from the original tokico type? I believe this caliper is more likely a front caliper (single sided 1 pot). Do new SV use nissin on the front ?

Any help gratefully received before I insert this caliper up the a..E of a surly breaker :-0

This is your caliper:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/1999rearcaliper.jpg

This is the caliper I suspect you got sent:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/2003rearcaliper.jpg

Single pot Nissan. It evens locates on the bike in a totally different way.:confused:

[Spanner Man]

Morning all.

I believe Derbybiker has a similar caliper fitted to the rear of his Curvy. It's definitely mounted above the swinging arm. You could PM him & find out exactly what it is that he has.

Cheers.

[madderdog]

Pete you hit the nail right on the head with the drawing. Instead of inserting the caliper up the breaker it is the supposed expert dealer that sold me a pup and said the calipers were the same.

Should of asked you bunch first. Thank you for all your comments.

Any one looking for a K3 caliper! :-)