Brake upgrade

Originally Posted by Razor

Ah, that means I was only 2 years late in replacing mine.

I was two years early so i guess it equals out. The hawk i am building has original lines some where between 88-91 so yeah there old

Originally Posted by northwind

Slightly more to it than that though, since the caliper also has to align right on the discs. The GSXR750 4-pots is a tried and tested solution (also, as Lozzo says, works with the 6s but I don't like 'em) with the bracketry...

But according to the link posted above, gsxr750 and SV650 are in different "groupings". What is involved in the "tried and tested solution"?

I have done the fork upgrade and am more than happy with the results, so brakes are next on the agenda. However, if it is more hassle than it's worth (ie not a straightish swap) then I will stick to installing waveys, lines and pads...

L.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Idleater

But according to the link posted above, gsxr750 and SV650 are in different "groupings". What is involved in the "tried and tested solution"?

Just a wee bracket. Highspeedassault made them, but now doesn't any more I think- you could probably get the measurements from someone who's got a set though, and get any decent machinist to make a set. Not quite as simple as it was for a while. It's a fairly ugly solution mind, but with the right overall setup it'd be effective. Personally I reckon that it's better to replace the whole front end rather than try to substantially upgrade the forks AND the brakes, purely on cost grounds- but once you've done half the job it's very different of course.