ZenViking
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6 hours ago, Blubber said:
Not sure why...but i did this..years ago
Others just fitted newer clocks or even aftermarket ones, just to suit their taste at that moment.
My point... Just do what you like...it's your bike.
I was thinking of making a new housing, just shaving of the fat and bulk of the thing but keep the internals as is.
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Hello
I'm not sure if this is sacrilege to suggest in this forum, but have anyone in here ever tried to reduce the size of the EFE or any other model’s clocks by making a new housing? Or is it a hassle and I should just stick with what I’ve got or buy some new more streamline?
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1 hour ago, Rene EFE said:I've got a GSXR caliper on mine, with a hackjob hanger. Works absolutely fine and really don't want/need anything stonger or more aggressive (and there's not a person on the planet that uses more back brake than me)
Love the bike, really like that gray base color. and i can't even see that little piece of iron welded on the inside of the swingarm
As for the breaks i'm not looking for some super agro rear break setup. Just want something with better stopping power than my old EFE oven mitts.
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1 hour ago, fatblokeonbandit said:
i was going to put t on my tpot, but then found the right one
The right one being?
I could still be interested in the caliper, I'm waiting to hear from a guy in Sweden about some salvaged parts.
Can I send you a PM if the parts from Sweden don't measure up?
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6 hours ago, fatblokeonbandit said:
You want one of these blue spots with brembo master cylinder, you do
I just so happen to have no use for this lot....
Well if your not using it, then i don't see why i shouldn't
Is that a pull action MC? I was thinking of stikking with the OEM MC, and just changing the caliper and brake lines. But if it's a pull action MC i'm definitely interested. PM me
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3 hours ago, no class said:
Zen..... going big in the rear is overkill. You can easily get wheel lock- up with a small caliper / disc set- up....... up front is where the action is .
I thought it was go big or go home... but all jokes aside I have enough stoping power up front, or at least i think i have. My 1100W front fork came with the original 6 piston calipers so i'm planing to keep them.
what i'm looking for in the back is a more modern duel piston, want to upgrade but wasn't planing to go for the biggest vice i found.
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5 hours ago, mikeyd said:
I've found that a 88-97 katana 600 rear caliper and hangar works well and bolted up to the torque arm easily, it's the caliper with a molded in bolt hole. It is dual piston.
Thanks i'll look in to this, sounds like what I'm looking for.
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10 hours ago, johnr said:
if youre using a bandit wheel and disk, use a bandit caliper and hanger so you know it fits, you might need to make the spindle hole fit, but thats hardly the end of the world.
Yes i was thinking of using the Bandit caliper but I want too upgrade to a bigger rear caliper and disk, 2 pistons seeing it's a big rigg.
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Does anyone have any suggestions for rear break caliper upgrade for my GSX1100EF 87 project?
I'm planing(for now) to keep the original swingarm, I'm running a Bandit back wheel and I'm keen to se if i can't find something that can fit with some minor tweaks.
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18 hours ago, Nelson said:
Nice one Zen, they’re not easy to come by.
If your really lucky the last of the W’s has a real sweet swing arm
Happy hunting & Happy New Year
I wasn't planing on swapping the swing arm, but it might change as my project evolves as No class predicted.
Thanks again and Happy New Year.
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On 7/8/2017 at 1:32 PM, Nelson said:
Hi Zen,
What Baldrick says,
The 1100 W's are 770mm long, the 1100 M / N are 740 I think.
The water cooled were the longest I think & the heaviest of the GSXRs, so that might help with a big heavy EFE.
I put some 1100M's on a GSX 1100 & it was decking out very early, had to have them extended by 2 inch to sort it out.
I've got some W usds on my Slabby & they work a treat, great tyre choice, great brakes & no more diving.
PS. nice bike Rick.
Ended up with a complete front end from GSXR1100W, thanks for the suggestion Nelson.
Now to figure out the back end setup.
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Have a look at www.cmsnl.com good sight for OEM parts.
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On 6.7.2017 at 10:03 AM, CockneyRick said:
So there you have it, 1100L/M best option, then 750L after that. As said K series may look better but overall they fail on such a heavy brute of a bike
Thank you, think i have tracked down a 750L front End. not that big of a second hand market here in Norway, but hopefully i'll get what i need.
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On 3.7.2017 at 1:03 PM, no class said:
Yeah I got that Rick .....but if you're going to swap out that efe pogo stick front end for "inverted".....that usually comes with a wheel swap ..... swinger and wider rear wheel usualy follow .....
Thanks for the input. And Yes, i have come to the conclusion that i'm swapping the complete front end; tires brakes and everything. we'll see about the rear swinger
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Thanks, I'm trying to gather as much info before winter is coming and the project build starts.
Is this any year of GSXR? I was looking at something new like the K1 front suspension.
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Hello
I've been reading through the forum hunting for some information on which Front end to swap on to my 88" GSX 1135. Does anyone in here have any recommendations? I've been looking at Inverted cartridge forks on the GSXR but again which mod will fit the best and make for the best swap?
Thnx in advance
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I'm a bit on the fence on this one. I agree the clocks ar integral for the stock look and want to keep the project semi stock, but the clocks and that lighthouse in the front is too big for my taste. I will probably end up swapping the clocks for something newer and digital/semi-digital.
I just wanted to see if someone in here had any experience with reducing the size of the clocks, and or recommend me not to bother with the mod.
Thanks