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14-01-12, 11:49 AM
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Alternative calipers?
i just wanted to know what brakes i could put on a sv650 k8 because originals are ****
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14-01-12, 12:10 PM
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Re: upgrading brakes
Much cheaper option is to:
- Strip and clean them - Replace all the seals and pistions as required (do all the seals if they need it) - Change the pads for something with an HH compound (GG is good if you do a lot of commuting) - Change the rubber OEM hoses for quality aftermarket braided lines (Goodridge, Hel etc..) To swap calipers its a full front end change. Suzuki calipers are good but are a git for hoovering up all the crap that lays before them. I clean mine every 6 months and service them when they've seized on from lack of use
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14-01-12, 01:00 PM
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Re: Alternative calipers?
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Nothing else bolts straight on, adaptors would be needed and to put it mildly they have a chequered record of fitment.
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14-01-12, 04:24 PM
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Re: Alternative calipers?
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The only caliper that I know for sure bolts straight on is the one from a GPZ500 (since I fitted an SV caliper to my GPZ!) but that would be a considerable backward step! |
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