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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #30 - 02/26/11 at 18:29:31 Yup, and not necessary with the Savage.
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Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade?
Reply #31 - 02/27/11 at 22:38:17

Did some work today.
Put the SV caliper on the savage, top hole almost works, bottom is off by a little more than a half hole. The center of the caliper is not pointed at the center of the wheel, oh well...

But looking on the bright side...

A 17" wheel from a '81 GS550 fits.
The drive pulley slips right in too.
Disk brake is going to take some more work.

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #32 - 02/28/11 at 09:19:44 You might need something like this -- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-Suzuki-GS500E-GS500-GS-500-REAR-BRAKE-CALIP... Caliper, hanger, torque link, master cylinder, pedal...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #33 - 02/28/11 at 11:27:50 Ah, you're getting ahead of me... or trying to. Got one, but that one looks like a better fit. For this project I'll need a disk to clear the swingarm. A flat one should work fine. I'll just have to grind off the tab for the brake hub.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #34 - 02/28/11 at 19:09:08 What's the brake fluid on the Savage? DOT3 or DOT4?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #35 - 02/28/11 at 19:25:57 ralfyguy wrote on 02/28/11 at 19:09:08: What's the brake fluid on the Savage? DOT3 or DOT4? 4 is specified 3 is acceptable unless you're racing.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #36 - 03/01/11 at 11:21:34 Oh thanks verslagen. Now I found it written on top of the brake cylinder lid. But it was on the bottom in french. I was just afraid whether you can mix them or not.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #37 - 03/01/11 at 11:30:11 The can will say if it can be mixed. Hell, it'll take only halve a small can to replace it.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #38 - 03/01/11 at 11:45:25 It's in English, too. At least on mine.
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Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade?
Reply #39 - 03/02/11 at 13:43:33

I got the rotor today -- one off a GS550. (Ah, the memories of my second bike.) It's a heavy mother. The seller was kind enough to include the bolts and locking tabs.

I put things roughly in place and it's clear I'll either need a spacer as mentioned above or a rotor with a more offset center. If it's not one things it's another.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #40 - 03/02/11 at 14:11:01 I ended up using a set of drill stops as the available spacers were too big, .312 vs. .25 (I think) and moving one of the washers for the caliper from under the bolt head to between the caliper and fork. If I recall correctly .286 would have been perfect.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #41 - 03/02/11 at 14:26:55 Do you have a photo of your setup?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #42 - 03/02/11 at 15:36:02 I'll look but don't think so. And disassembled now, working on the gr650 front end.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #43 - 03/02/11 at 16:03:13 Will you be reusing the spacers? (hint hint)
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 2-piston caliper upgrade? Reply #44 - 03/02/11 at 16:52:03 MB, subtitles may not be your greatest verchew..
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