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From: ken winzar on 16 Sep 2008 19:04 Hi can anyone help? I am looking for front calipers for my xs 750 1977 .Dose anyone know of any other bike what might have the same calipers to fit . Thanks Ken
From: someone on 17 Sep 2008 09:14 In article <NLidnZ5rmvcVpk3VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d(a)bt.com>, "ken winzar" <kenwinzar(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >Hi can anyone help? I am looking for front calipers for my xs 750 1977 .Dose >anyone know of any other bike what might have the same calipers to fit . > >Thanks >Ken > > > al the xs' almost. certainly the sr 500, xs650, 850 and 1100. the 400 may fit also. with those triples. get a whole dual disc set from the 1100. the dinky little single disc is too little. go to a newstand and buy a copy of walneck's classic cycle trader and find 100's of dealers.
From: someone on 17 Sep 2008 13:59 In article <Co7Ak.756538$I42.210673(a)fe04.news.easynews.com>, someone(a)some.domain wrote: >In article <NLidnZ5rmvcVpk3VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d(a)bt.com>, "ken winzar" > <kenwinzar(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >>Hi can anyone help? I am looking for front calipers for my xs 750 1977 .Dose >>anyone know of any other bike what might have the same calipers to fit . >> >>Thanks >>Ken >> >> >> >al the xs' almost. certainly the sr 500, xs650, 850 and 1100. the 400 may fit >also. >with those triples. get a whole dual disc set from the 1100. the dinky little >single disc is too little. >go to a newstand and buy a copy of walneck's classic cycle trader and find >100's of dealers. wait, now that i remember, my as triple had 2 brakes. i had a 750 and 850, but it thin they both had duals. i've had triumph triple and the yamays were much more civilized. plus electric start. the brits had to have really clean jets or would refuse to start. but i wouldn't mind having my 72 back. lmk how you make it or if you need more help.
From: ken winzar on 17 Sep 2008 14:41 I was thinking that maybe the RD brakes might fit as the are much more ready available. any ideas ???? Ken <someone(a)some.domain> wrote in message news:Co7Ak.756538$I42.210673(a)fe04.news.easynews.com... > In article <NLidnZ5rmvcVpk3VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d(a)bt.com>, "ken winzar" > <kenwinzar(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >>Hi can anyone help? I am looking for front calipers for my xs 750 1977 >>.Dose >>anyone know of any other bike what might have the same calipers to fit . >> >>Thanks >>Ken >> >> >> > al the xs' almost. certainly the sr 500, xs650, 850 and 1100. the 400 may > fit > also. > with those triples. get a whole dual disc set from the 1100. the dinky > little > single disc is too little. > go to a newstand and buy a copy of walneck's classic cycle trader and find > 100's of dealers.
From: someone on 17 Sep 2008 17:22
In article <V5adnXp_ytjB0kzVnZ2dnUVZ8t_inZ2d(a)bt.com>, "ken winzar" <kenwinzar(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >I was thinking that maybe the RD brakes might fit as the are much more ready >available. >any ideas ???? >Ken > > > > ><someone(a)some.domain> wrote in message >news:Co7Ak.756538$I42.210673(a)fe04.news.easynews.com... >> In article <NLidnZ5rmvcVpk3VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d(a)bt.com>, "ken winzar" >> <kenwinzar(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >>>Hi can anyone help? I am looking for front calipers for my xs 750 1977 >>>.Dose >>>anyone know of any other bike what might have the same calipers to fit . >>> >>>Thanks >>>Ken >>> >>> >>> >> al the xs' almost. certainly the sr 500, xs650, 850 and 1100. the 400 may >> fit >> also. >> with those triples. get a whole dual disc set from the 1100. the dinky >> little >> single disc is too little. >> go to a newstand and buy a copy of walneck's classic cycle trader and find >> 100's of dealers. > > go with buying a copy of walneck's. the hard copy magazine has many ads and dealers. there is no reason to not go stock and keep the bike original. they are getting a bit scarce on the road, but there are plenty of parts. unless you are doing a custon? any chance of posting a pic or emailing me one? i love those old bikes. mine was that great yamay dark blue. it was really peppy and would do highway speeds all day. i believe the sr 500, post 74 xs650, the xs850 and the xs 1100 calipers are the same. if you ever need the front master cylinder, make sure it's at least from a 750 or higher. the smaller bikes were single brake and weaker. i didn't know that when i put dualies on my hot rod sr500. it made the brakes mushy and weak. then i used an xs1100 master and after that it would do stoppies with ease. also, the added value of getting a walnecks is you can shop around. rd brakes are pricey because they are collected. you can stay stock and save major change. |