WHAT ARE THESE BRAKES OFF?

can anyone tell me what these brakes and forks are off?the brakes dont look like they are kawasaki.my bike is a kz900a. did the forks have monting bolt holes on both sides in 1996, or are these off of a newer year? :S

Post edited by: mark1122, at: 2006/06/17 10:58[img size=150]

Post edited by: mark1122, at: 2006/06/17 11:05

Just a guess, but I think you have to re-size your photos to a max value of 540 pixels wide...

how do i resized hope this works.thanks.

Post edited by: mark1122, at: 2006/06/17 11:13

Not sure about the caliper, but the rotors look like '78 Kaw factory items that have had the hubs painted...

Or, perhaps the came from some vintage of Kaw Spectre - they had that gold factory trim...

Just a SWAG. (Scientific-Wild-A$$ed Guess....)

Post edited by: Pterosaur, at: 2006/06/17 11:15

thought id try the pic again im haveing trouble resizeing. the discks are probably LTD"s just drilled and i painted them and the rims. Can anyone tell me what these brakes and forks are off?the brakes dont look like they are kawasaki.my bike is a kz900a. did the forks have monting bolt holes on both sides in 1996, or are these off of a newer year?

I'd have to agree with Ptersosaur, those are definately from a Kawi Spectre model.

Kawi made the Spectre model in several sizes over the years, but what size and year Spectre you parts are from I couldn't tell you though, sorry. :dry:

mark1122 wrote:

thought id try the pic again im haveing trouble resizeing. the discks are probably LTD"s just drilled and i painted them and the rims. Can anyone tell me what these brakes and forks are off?the brakes dont look like they are kawasaki.my bike is a kz900a. did the forks have monting bolt holes on both sides in 1996, or are these off of a newer year?

im thinking the rotor is from a 76kz 900 they started using the 4 bolt rotors in 76 the forks are either 76 or 77 kz900 or thousand turned around with calipers on back side if im looking at picture right.the extra lug on the bottem of forks for fender brace is on oppisite side from caliper mount which narrows it down to a 76 or 77 78 was the year the calipers were moved to backside of forklegs above the fender brace mount.:whistle:

i think spectres had leading axle forks,im drawing a blank on the calipers though!:S

Another mystery ! It took me a long time to figure out what I had on the front end of my kz900.. Then I finally figured out I had H2 brake calipers and pre 76 era rotors and have not 100% figured out my forks.

But since then, I've studied many different front ends.

Your:

Rotor - looks interesting, it has a different drilling pattern than I have noticed. The holes are usually lined straight up and down, and not angled like you have. But they are 4 bolt rotors which goes on 76-80 kz900,kz1000 wheel hubs.

Calipers - those are funny looking ones.. as I haven’t seen one before :laugh:

Forks - I cant ID them.. but they do look similar to KZ forks.. one thing I noticed that I haven’t noticed before is the fender mounting ears. They are not the same as my forks.

So.. I'd look at pictures high and low until you figure out what parts you have. Try ebay, the gallery we have, etc..

the back button creates double posts !

Post edited by: dan76kz900, at: 2006/06/18 11:16

somebody drilled that pattern in the brake rotor its not origional.those are 76-77 forks spun around backwards.

Great work guys your right on. I looked through all the years on Bike Bandit .com and the forks must be off a 77 kz1000a turned backwards.The disks are likly off the same year and they are drilled. But what I really need to know is what the brakes are off of.Keep an eye out and let me know if you see any like them. They must be 1977 to 1980 .the rim is a 19" by 2.15" any idea what that is off? maybe a kz1300 ?. Thanks