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Re: caliper question

05 Apr 2008 12:04
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And a 5-bolt rotor...
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Re: caliper question

05 Apr 2008 16:17
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Sandy wrote:
And a 5-bolt rotor...

Hey that looks like the weapon out of the movie "Krull". I bet if you stencil HD on it you can double its value.

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Re: caliper question

05 Apr 2008 16:31
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Kinda looks like a 5 station bottle opener....damn now I'm thirsty!! Again!:blush:
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Re: caliper question

05 Apr 2008 17:28
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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 07:09
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4 bolt rotor off my '80 F1 ...
1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!

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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 11:08
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my mistake on the rotors. :huh: i have a 10' rotor. so the calipers will fit and i need 2 matching rotors now. :) that does look like the weapon from "krull". is there a thickness difference between single and dual rotors?

thanks.
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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 11:41
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Stock dual disk rotors are thinner than stock single disk rotors.

I have used two single disk rotors on a dual disk conversion, and while not ideal, it does work.
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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 14:16
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does anyone recognize these? i just found them in a box? i bought a 77 kz650 motor last year and the guy said these came off of a kz650.. i got a master cylinder from him that was from a 76 kz900. maybe he just had these on that bike..
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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 15:50
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I don't know what they're from, but it wasn't a '77 KZ650.
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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 16:25
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Those are definately from an 80's+ era Kawi, and look identical (minus the dust/grunge/fading) to the front calipers on my '84 ZN700 and my wifes '96 VN750 Vulcan.
In fact, both of our bikes use the exact same brake pads, some I'm sure they're probably the same calipers.

Kawi used those calipers on the VN750 Vulcan all the way through '07, which is the last year they offered that model (here in the U.S. at least).
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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 18:12
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They also look like the calipers from a 83-85 GPz750, although the GPz750 calipers are black.
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Re: caliper question

06 Apr 2008 18:25
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Sure see if they fit, and get a caliper rebuild kit if they need it.
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