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76 KZ750 B1 Twin

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26 Nov 2015 14:21 #700679 by SWest
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26 Nov 2015 14:34 #700681 by Bowman
Replied by Bowman on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
Oh shit. Did I put the forks on the wrong sides? Looking at the manual the LT Caliper is in front of the forks so I figured the RT would be too. Does it matter if they are front or back?

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26 Nov 2015 14:39 #700682 by SWest
Replied by SWest on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
They'll work ether way. It was supposed to improve braking. I did it over 40 years ago. Before that I had only one disk. I can lock up the front tire at speed and have a few times.
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26 Nov 2015 14:55 #700685 by Bowman
Replied by Bowman on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
Looking at the scooter itself I cant see how I can keep the fork oil bleed screws pointing outwards if I switched the forks. And the tabs that are supposed to bolt to the fender stays would be pointing forwards not back. I'm going with the idea that I'm a forward sort of guy unless someone tells me thats nuts. ;)

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26 Nov 2015 15:10 #700687 by SWest
Replied by SWest on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
Yeah, you have the fender stays. But ask yourself this, why are all the new bikes with calipers behind the forks?
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26 Nov 2015 15:22 #700689 by Bowman
Replied by Bowman on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
If I wanted a modern bike I'd get a GPz :) Meanwhile I'm figuring (if it works) my Frankenbrake setup for my twin will haul me up a whole lot shorter than the old single disk did ;)

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26 Nov 2015 16:27 #700705 by 80B4
Replied by 80B4 on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
If you swap the right fork and caliper to the left and the left to the right the drain screws will still face out. The fender brace tab will be to the front, but a 1000a fender without the braces will work. The factories moved the calipers to the rear to improve the feel. The stock caliper on my 78 kz750b is mounted behind the fork tube.

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26 Nov 2015 17:21 #700721 by Bowman
Replied by Bowman on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
Thanks for that but I'll be damned if I'm going to take the front end apart again just to satisfy swest's unreasonable love of rear mounted calipers :P

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26 Nov 2015 17:37 #700724 by SWest
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Unreasonable, love? I did it because that;s the way it's done. It's your bike, you can have it your way. :whistle:
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27 Nov 2015 12:06 #700808 by Bowman
Replied by Bowman on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
Come to think of it that seems like a lot of weight sitting forward of the centre line of the wheel. That combined with the rake of the forks might make for some interesting steering effects. I think I'll switch them around in the spring when I put the calipers on.

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27 Nov 2015 12:52 #700812 by SWest
Replied by SWest on topic 76 KZ750 B1 Twin
Stands to reason. Instead of pulling on the forks, they're behind them. Mine are H2 calipers I got when I was wrenching at a MC salvage yard.
I like them for the cooling fins and they take the same pucks as the Z1. B)
Steve

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