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Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:39 am
by Chalks
For all that requested a template here it is:

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This is to suite a K5 or K6 650 Suzuki (arse) Bandit left hand Tokico caliper (non ABS), a cheaper and easier to find alternative to Brembo.
It perfoms much better than the OE Grimey thing even with the original master cylinder.

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:42 am
by Chalks
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Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:28 am
by cabezargento88
Great info Chalk! Finally an alternative for the front brake.
Thanks

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:59 am
by duncmac
Nice one me old china.

May your GF or wife not give you grief for a whole day!

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:30 am
by Chalks
Cheers! But it'll never happen. The only break I get is when I'm in my Man Cave playing with my bikes and the tunes BLASTING :lol: (Bless her, she aint that bad).

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:02 am
by Windmill
Tip for that....buy a windmill. If you work it right you are nearly always on different floors :lol: Hope she didn't read that.....Nice job too I guess the trick is centering the caliper over the disc right?

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:32 am
by Chalks
Na she did't, so our secret's safe. . . . . (for now).

Yep the trick is to get the full area of the friction material of the pad over the braking surface of the disc.

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:47 am
by duncmac
Chalks wrote:Cheers! But it'll never happen. The only break I get is when I'm in my Man Cave playing with my bikes and the tunes BLASTING :lol: (Bless her, she aint that bad).


My GF's from Brazil, not a moments peace. Talk talk talk talk/shout shout shout/drama drama drama.

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:28 pm
by Rhino-1
duncmac wrote:
Chalks wrote:Cheers! But it'll never happen. The only break I get is when I'm in my Man Cave playing with my bikes and the tunes BLASTING :lol: (Bless her, she aint that bad).


My GF's from Brazil, not a moments peace. Talk talk talk talk/shout shout shout/drama drama drama.


Mine's Guatemalan, so I feel your pain... :shock:

But, the side benefits are OUTSTANDING!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:57 pm
by Chalks
My only advise for you both for a life of peace and happiness is "don't wear ear plugs while your riding" (your bikes not your W.A.G.S.)
Eventually your hearing will become seriously impaired! . . . . . Peace at last! . . . . . And when the nagging stops happiness is sure to follow! :twisted:

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:08 pm
by Windmill
Rhino-1 wrote:
duncmac wrote:
Chalks wrote:Cheers! But it'll never happen. The only break I get is when I'm in my Man Cave playing with my bikes and the tunes BLASTING :lol: (Bless her, she aint that bad).


My GF's from Brazil, not a moments peace. Talk talk talk talk/shout shout shout/drama drama drama.


Mine's Guatemalan, so I feel your pain... :shock:

But, the side benefits are OUTSTANDING!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D



Just have to take the rough with the smooth in this life......... :shock: well someone was going to say it :lol:

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:52 pm
by DAVID THOMPSON
while this topic has been HIJACKED
let me say that MINE is a REDHEAD and she also has an amateur radio licence
as i also do..
so she has had me under radio control since about 1989

she only gets mad when some one else sets her off
so i have a peaceful life :D

dave

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:20 am
by Windmill
"while this topic has been HIJACKED"

better put the brakes on this one then :lol: Well Dave at least radio always has an off switch. Sorry Chalks - I'll shut up now :smt006

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:34 am
by Chalks
Na, no need, I wonder what they say about us on their knitting forums ? ? ? :oops:

Re: Baggy alternative front caliper

PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:39 am
by Windmill
You don't really want to know do you...... :?: I daren't look