can i put a different master cylinder?

the metal resevoir for the front brake on my 81 650 was cracked and messed up, so i chucked it! my question now is what is the possibilty of getting a master cylinder and resevoir from a completely different bike and get it to work with the stock caliper? with i somehow overpower the caliper??? am i pulling this out of my ass? haha i figure if i have to get something new i want to upgrade the look also, but dont want to spend the amount for that stuff plus matching rotor and caliper off a newer bike.

Just get one with the same diameter piston as the stock MC and you should be fine.

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ninjaracerchick wrote:

am i pulling this out of my ass?

Dare I ask... :huh:

You can use just about whatever MC designed for similar application.

I'm currently exploring my options for front brakes. Right now, I have the stock caliper with a single disc, I'd like to run dual discs as I only have a drum in the rear (and am not interested in converting). One company I was looking into was AP Racing (read $$$$) cause they make a sweet retro looking caliper with old-school cooling fins and the works, but I was getting ridiculous price quotes.

So let us know what you go with!