Uprated Brakes - SV650.org

15-05-06, 09:15 PM

I have a curvy, I don’t know if they improved the front brakes on the pointy?, but lets face it one word describes the SV’s front brakes ‘uninspiring’!!!

I have braided hoses and new pads, but they are still a little lacking for my taste really.

I am not going to get stupid and buy some aftermarket setup, so my question is! Are there any 4pot callipers (and accompanying master cylinder) that fit directly on the SV forks and disks??? … say off a GIXER6 or even from a different manufacture, say off an R6?? That way I could hopefully source a 2nd hand set and whack them on, job done!!

Sid Squid · 15-05-06, 09:26 PM

No. For the Nth time.

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15-05-06, 09:31 PM

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15-05-06, 09:34 PM

Yes you can

do a gixxer front end swap

Viney · 15-05-06, 09:41 PM

Or buy those expensive brackets from the states, and fit gixxer calipers to your bike. Just remember though, the brake will be better than the front suspension

Sid Squid · 15-05-06, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Carsick

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid

No. For the Nth time.

Look here: click click

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Sorry, been doing formal methods all day.

Aaaahhh shaddup!!

16-05-06, 08:23 AM

So no one has found any callipers that fit directly on, from ANY bike from ANY manufacturer??? That’s a little surprising, but not unbelievable I suppose, what a shame

The brackets look a bit gormless!!! They are not cheap either!!!

16-05-06, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

So no one has found any callipers that fit directly on, from ANY bike from ANY manufacturer??? That’s a little surprising, but not unbelievable I suppose, what a shame

The brackets look a bit gormless!!! They are not cheap either!!!

BILLET MINI 6 calipers will bolt straight on, look the dogs too.

They're about £550 a pair

northwind · 16-05-06, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

The brackets look a bit gormless!!! They are not cheap either!!!

Yup... Said it before, but IMO the cost of the brackets, the calipers, and the suspension work to make it work is high enough to make it money wasted. If you've already got uprated standard forks then it could be a good option.

16-05-06, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by northwind

Yup... Said it before, but IMO the cost of the brackets, the calipers, and the suspension work to make it work is high enough to make it money wasted. ...

Indeed!!!

Hence back to my original thought …. there must be some callipers off some bike that fit directly on?!?!!?

All this said about 4-pots, the brakes on my old CBR6 were only 2pot, yet they felt pretty good (compared to the SV), so although floating calliper is technically inferior to 4-pots, there are better setups … perhaps it is the mastercylinder that is the week point on the SV, not the callipers?!?!

Has anyone fitted a different mastercylinder to the standard callipers?!?!

I have a master cylinder for a 4-pot setup, but I presume that the ‘ratio’ (amount of fluid pushed for given piston movement) would be all wrong if I try and use that with some 2pot?? Any thoughts on the master cylinder??

15-05-06, 09:15 PM	#1
Blue_SV650S Guest Posts: n/a	Uprated Brakes I have a curvy, I don’t know if they improved the front brakes on the pointy?, but lets face it one word describes the SV’s front brakes ‘uninspiring’!!! I have braided hoses and new pads, but they are still a little lacking for my taste really. I am not going to get stupid and buy some aftermarket setup, so my question is! Are there any 4pot callipers (and accompanying master cylinder) that fit directly on the SV forks and disks??? … say off a GIXER6 or even from a different manufacture, say off an R6?? That way I could hopefully source a 2nd hand set and whack them on, job done!!

15-05-06, 09:26 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	No. For the Nth time. Look here: click click __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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15-05-06, 09:34 PM	#4
svrash Guest Posts: n/a	Yes you can do a gixxer front end swap

15-05-06, 09:41 PM	#5
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Or buy those expensive brackets from the states, and fit gixxer calipers to your bike. Just remember though, the brake will be better than the front suspension

16-05-06, 08:23 AM	#7
Blue_SV650S Guest Posts: n/a	So no one has found any callipers that fit directly on, from ANY bike from ANY manufacturer??? That’s a little surprising, but not unbelievable I suppose, what a shame The brackets look a bit gormless!!! They are not cheap either!!!