Rear brake caliper
 

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

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

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

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

And some bandits and busa IIRC

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

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!

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

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.

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

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?

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

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.

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

This is your caliper:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...earcaliper.jpg

This is the caliper I suspect you got sent:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...earcaliper.jpg

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

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

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.

Re: Rear brake caliper
 

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! :-)