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Message started by zx6chris on 02/28/11 at 13:33:58

Title: brake discs
Post by zx6chris on 02/28/11 at 13:33:58

hi all can any one show me some pics of the different type of fromt brake discs that are used on the savage i have a 87 savage and the forks have been replaced with some off an old crosser cos of a crash about 15 years ago and im putting the propper forks back on and im not to sure if the disc is the right one

cheers guys

Title: Re: brake discs
Post by MotoBuddha on 02/28/11 at 14:05:32

I think there are only two choices if you just want to bolt on a new rotor without changing anything else. One is another stock rotor and the other is and EBC rotor.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk182/motobuddha/ea04b596.jpg

Choices are limited because Suzuki, in its wisdom, decided to go with an oddball 4-bolt mount instead of the far more common 5- and 6-bolt mounts. Also, since Savages are supposedly beginner/budget bikes, the aftermarket in general is really slim. The parts makers don't see enough money to be made from Savage owners.

If you want to start changing out bits of the front end, your possibilities increase, but so does the legwork of figuring out what fits and tracking it down. You can go with a complete front end from a GS, including dual brakes. The trick is finding all the parts then refurbishing them. Here's some guy with forks but no top triple clamp. Here's a triple clamp but no handlebar mounts. Here's a wheel but no rotor. Here are the rotors but no calipers. Gonna need seals and boots, bolts, bearings... It's a scavenger hunt.

Title: Re: brake discs
Post by zx6chris on 02/28/11 at 14:09:02

the one i have look a bit like this

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1291049239/30#30

cos of the time over here in the uk i cant get to work to get a pic

Title: Re: brake discs
Post by MotoBuddha on 02/28/11 at 14:17:25

There might be more choices in the UK and elsewhere overseas where the motorcycle market is much more diverse than here in the US.

Title: Re: brake discs
Post by Demin on 02/28/11 at 14:44:02

Here is the one on my '86.Both of my '87's are the same.
http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2008/03/16/bikepics-1219004-800.jpg

Title: Re: brake discs
Post by markbacon on 02/28/11 at 16:51:17

Goldfren also do a disk for LS650/Savage/S40 - see http://www.goldfren.cz/_download_catalogs/_catalog_discs.pdf.

Or if you're as financially challenged as me, here in the Shakey Isles it was cheaper to have a new disk laser cut. I still have the DXF file I drew for that lying around - I should post it some time.