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Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 12:13
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Quick question, i'm making my 74 900 a rear disk, will it hurt to extend the rubber hose that goes from the resevior to the master cylinder? i gotta relocate the fluid holder because of room...
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 12:22
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But the Drum Brake looks so much better...Russ
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 12:23
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No, that won't hurt anything, and will be perfectly okay to extend the hose.

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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 12:26
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Russ Jackson wrote:
But the Drum Brake looks so much better...Russ


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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 12:33
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Im doing the same thing on my 74 z1, i ended up having to go with a rear master cylinder off of an suzuki gsxr 600 witht he remote resovoir, because the electrical box is right there, and it is a tight fit like you said.
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 13:38
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If you move the cylinder down an inch and relocate the fluid holder it will work. any pics of the gsxr 600 modd?
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 13:40
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Yeah but disk work better,and if you get the right disk it can look sweet as well........
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 14:23
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i will get a pic up as soon as i can find my camera, i had it last week, and now it vanished into thin air.
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 14:27
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rear brake....?????.......yeah now that you mention it...i guess mine does have brakes back there somewhere......oh well....never need it anyway....
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 14:37
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Ahhhhhh That's what that pedel is for......Thanks :P
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 14:50
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I have heard that the "rear brake" should be referred to as the "rear control lever".
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Re: Making the 74 a rear disk brake...

11 Jun 2009 15:11
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My disc is all rusty. I am not sure when I used mine last. Just dead weight if you ask me. :laugh:
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76 KZ-900 Totaly stock vice MAC pipe
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