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Title: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: the cueball on 22 October 2015, 07:11:29 pm

I've got new new caliper all ready to go on, just wondering what bit gets shaved off the carrier for it to fit??


I.e. is it a couple of mm from the 'face' of it, or is it around the boot holes?!?


cheers!!

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: RMT1983 on 22 October 2015, 07:57:54 pm

there is a full post somewhere on here that shows you mate..........................

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: Val on 22 October 2015, 08:00:18 pm

mount the left bolt and you will see which bit is preventing the right bolt to allign. Hanger touches the caliper body.

You can file off either of them. On the old forum somebody has filed off the hanger. This guy has removed a bit from the caliper body:

http://www.beginnerbiker.com/2014/06/fitted-fazer-1000-blue-spot-rear-brake-calipers/ (http://www.beginnerbiker.com/2014/06/fitted-fazer-1000-blue-spot-rear-brake-calipers/)

Personally I would go for the hanger.

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: the cueball on 22 October 2015, 08:16:53 pm

cheers guys... I had seen that link before, but not the picture...


defo going to file the carrier...

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: RMT1983 on 22 October 2015, 08:21:03 pm

That's my photo buddy, I wouldn't be touching the caliper! just a little off the bracket.............. I do have a spare if you want to be lazy!!!

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: the cueball on 22 October 2015, 08:50:50 pm

Quote from: RMT1983 on 22 October 2015, 08:21:03 pm

That's my photo buddy, I wouldn't be touching the caliper! just a little off the bracket.............. I do have a spare if you want to be lazy!!!

yeah, I don't fancy messing with the caliper, the bracket/carrier seems much better.


cheers, I'll have a go at it and see how I get on... if I take too much off, I'll give you a shout!  :rollin


 :'(

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: RMT1983 on 22 October 2015, 09:02:37 pm

just file it then put the caliper to it, a bit at a time! it can get quite messy though so id be tempted to do it away from the bike

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: the cueball on 22 October 2015, 09:14:07 pm

cheers, knowing me, I'll just chainsaw the bugger in half....


 :rolleyes

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: anutz on 25 October 2015, 01:27:15 pm

i filed the hanger with a round file....


(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy120/antz15/DD001EDD-EB0C-49E1-92D4-02AE2808A894_zpsvakjramo.jpg)

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: the cueball on 25 October 2015, 01:49:01 pm

cheers mate, I trimmed the bit off with my grinder, caliper now updated and working great.


wasn't really the upgrade I was thinking it would be, maybe I was expecting too much, but at least it looks a lot better now!  :rollin :rollin

Title: Re: Rear brake upgrade - quick question
Post by: anutz on 25 October 2015, 01:50:17 pm

yeah its not mind blowing....but looks nice!!!!!  :b


Bluespots everywhere...


And it should be a lot easier to keep clean