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Installing a Front Disc Brake on a Series ‘C’
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 60787" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Justin used the disc brake set up that I made as a pattern to make his own. He mounted the calipers below the fender stay because he was concerned about clearing the Prince Fender, although I believe the calipers would have fit. I used the Kawasaki parts for the first attempt. When Sam Manganaro wanted a set I suggested the Susuki TL 1000 brakes, which were becoming readily available at that time. It was a very easy build. I liked the TL discs because you could use a flat carrier which made the machining straight forward. The caliper mounts were based on my originals. The only change was to the shape of the mount where the calipers attached. They were changed only to accommodate the different caliper mounts. If I were building some today I would use something more modern that was plentiful. I would not use a single piston or anything too old because the performance goes way down.</p><p></p><p>Here is Sam's bike:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12548[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>This PDF is a tracing of the caliper mounts. It is a tracing, so it can be scaled for a full size template. I used 4130, if I remember correctly. The lowest hole is for the axle. The hole directly above in a straight line is for the brake anchor, which is now a bolt instead of just a peg. The remaining two holes are for the caliper mount. I milled out a small amount of material on the inside of the mount around the axle. It was milled to the thickness of the the brake plate, so it takes no more room on the axle, except, the nuts are on the inside of the plate rather than the outside.</p><p></p><p>I think the plate was 1/4" or so. The flat side of the plate is bolted to the inside of the Girdraulic through the anchor hole and the axle. The milled portion on the inside of the plate just mimics the brake plate.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 60787, member: 1177"] Justin used the disc brake set up that I made as a pattern to make his own. He mounted the calipers below the fender stay because he was concerned about clearing the Prince Fender, although I believe the calipers would have fit. I used the Kawasaki parts for the first attempt. When Sam Manganaro wanted a set I suggested the Susuki TL 1000 brakes, which were becoming readily available at that time. It was a very easy build. I liked the TL discs because you could use a flat carrier which made the machining straight forward. The caliper mounts were based on my originals. The only change was to the shape of the mount where the calipers attached. They were changed only to accommodate the different caliper mounts. If I were building some today I would use something more modern that was plentiful. I would not use a single piston or anything too old because the performance goes way down. Here is Sam's bike: [ATTACH=full]12548[/ATTACH] This PDF is a tracing of the caliper mounts. It is a tracing, so it can be scaled for a full size template. I used 4130, if I remember correctly. The lowest hole is for the axle. The hole directly above in a straight line is for the brake anchor, which is now a bolt instead of just a peg. The remaining two holes are for the caliper mount. I milled out a small amount of material on the inside of the mount around the axle. It was milled to the thickness of the the brake plate, so it takes no more room on the axle, except, the nuts are on the inside of the plate rather than the outside. I think the plate was 1/4" or so. The flat side of the plate is bolted to the inside of the Girdraulic through the anchor hole and the axle. The milled portion on the inside of the plate just mimics the brake plate. David [/QUOTE]
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