Pre 82 front calipers

**sidecar bob** · 5th July 2015, 17:55

Originally Posted by Grumph

Given the large PCD of your hub, I'm not buying into any arguments.....On the smaller PCD hubs like the majority of Suzuki models, I'd define a lattice carrier as one which has an outer ring bridging the disc pickup points. The period RG ones had stand alone "spokes" carrying the discs.
i note you're still using the (perfectly legal) leading axle forks too - which some would say are a penalty in themselves....
malky?......

Thee whole bike is a penalty. It will be adjusted to be legal or only entered as pre 89 until sorted, which won't affect Wanganui as they only run pre 89 anyway.
I'd hate to be protested for not spending enough.

**Grumph** · 5th July 2015, 18:54

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Thee whole bike is a penalty. It will be adjusted to be legal or only entered as pre 89 until sorted, which won't affect Wanganui as they only run pre 89 anyway.
I'd hate to be protested for not spending enough.

fair enough. A southlander who shall remain nameless proudly showed me his RG replica floating front discs which he assured me had cost around $400 a side.
He'll never be protested for not spending enough...

**Triplenut** · 6th July 2015, 19:02

like these ones ?

**husaberg** · 6th July 2015, 19:16

Honda period legal Floaters looked like this.

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Then again you could pretty easily float the early two piece Honda disk. Replace the stainless rotor at the same time

From memory the center is aluminium alloy

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**coops** · 12th October 2015, 19:47

Follow up post.
Went with brembo f08 calipers. found some second hand ones on trade me. 300mm non floating discs from Meatalgear Brisbane. Actually went and picked them up myself as I was in brizy on holiday. S/S braided lines from US (bout half the price I pay here) Ebay EBC HH pads (bout half the price id pay here)
Honda 14mm repop Master cylinder from Econohonda after I ditched the Chinese ebay one I bought. The econohonda one is great quality and price.
Made the caliper adapter brackets and the disc carriers. Although theyre non floating discs Ive floated them on the carriers .3mm in both axis rather than just buying floating discs to keep it within the race rules.
Effing awesome brakes now.

**Grumph** · 12th October 2015, 20:37

Looks very nice, well done. Did you tell metalgear you were a Kiwi ? They have an agreement with the NZ agents that they won't sell into NZ, bastards...
There's a guy on the GSresources forum who lives about 5k away from the factory and has agreed to collect if i need any more.

**sidecar bob** · 13th October 2015, 06:24

Just drill a couple of small holes in the top edge of the calipers next to the pins & lockwire them in.
Pull the wire tight around the thin part of the pin & then through the hole.

**Grumph** · 13th October 2015, 14:10

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Just drill a couple of small holes in the top edge of the calipers next to the pins & lockwire them in.
Pull the wire tight around the thin part of the pin & then through the hole.

I'm assuming you've had them come out ? I've never seen that...
Fairly hard to get them out, the split ring on the pin plus the arch spring in the center of the caliper don't make it easy.
If you're serious, just drill the end of the pin and use an R clip.

**nodrog:Me** · 13th October 2015, 14:13

Originally Posted by Grumph

I'm assuming you've had them come out ? I've never seen that...
Fairly hard to get them out, the split ring on the pin plus the arch spring in the center of the caliper don't make it easy.
If you're serious, just drill the end of the pin and use an R clip.

I just wire them to each other, its all or nothing for this white boy.

**Shaun Harris** · 13th October 2015, 14:23

Originally Posted by nodrog

I just wire them to each other, its all or nothing for this white boy.

chewing gum also works- WOOPS

**sidecar bob** · 13th October 2015, 16:27

Originally Posted by Grumph

I'm assuming you've had them come out ? I've never seen that...
Fairly hard to get them out, the split ring on the pin plus the arch spring in the center of the caliper don't make it easy.
If you're serious, just drill the end of the pin and use an R clip.

No, but I had to give a bloke my spare pins & pads at Hampton one day because his had.
The plastic cover is the last line of defence against them falling out & most racers run without them, hence the plan B.

**coops** · 13th October 2015, 16:38

Originally Posted by Grumph

Looks very nice, well done. Did you tell metalgear you were a Kiwi ? They have an agreement with the NZ agents that they won't sell into NZ, bastards...
There's a guy on the GSresources forum who lives about 5k away from the factory and has agreed to collect if i need any more.

Ive had similar problems before (especially with suspension products

im sure some of you know who im talking about)
But no problem here. I asked for shipping price to NZ (through Ebay USA) and they quoted 70 bucks to NZ. Then I booked holiday to Marrochydore and saved some cash.
Asked after you Grumph at last cams meet....Hope all is well with you.
Since you know the bike well, I was scraping alternator cover on track first meeting out on it so had to cut the crank and make a cover. See pick.
And got some 1.1kg front springs on way via Sonic springs. Only other thing left to do is maybe emulators. Bike seems to handle good.
Cheers

And a 1K engine

**sidecar bob** · 13th October 2015, 16:49

Can you post up pics of the whole bike please?

**Drew** · 13th October 2015, 17:00

Originally Posted by coops

Ive had similar problems before (especially with suspension products

im sure some of you know who im talking about)
But no problem here. I asked for shipping price to NZ (through Ebay USA) and they quoted 70 bucks to NZ. Then I booked holiday to Marrochydore and saved some cash.
Asked after you Grumph at last cams meet....Hope all is well with you.
Since you know the bike well, I was scraping alternator cover on track first meeting out on it so had to cut the crank and make a cover. See pick.
And got some 1.1kg front springs on way via Sonic springs. Only other thing left to do is maybe emulators. Bike seems to handle good.
Cheers

And a 1K engine

Emulators are a decent upgrade over damper rods. If ya know someone with a set, save yourself some coin and make them. They're dead fucken simple.

If you're real handy on a lathe, you can just make your own big piston fork Emulators. But it's quite tricky and takes hours and hours to tune by trial and error.

**husaberg** · 13th October 2015, 17:03

Originally Posted by Drew

Emulators are a decent upgrade over damper rods. If ya know someone with a set, save yourself some coin and make them. They're dead fucken simple.

If you're real handy on a lathe, you can just make your own big piston fork Emulators. But it's quite tricky and takes hours and hours to tune by trial and error.

Or you could buy any of the many other substitutes.

http://old1.suspensionshop.org/produ...dforkvalve.php
http://old1.suspensionshop.org/promax-pd-valves.php
http://www.mpcustomvalve.co.za/products.asp?cat=51