I've got a pair of Brembo calipers I want to fit, they are from a Mille and was wondering if anyone has pics/info on the adapter plates you can buy? I've looked but can't find a bloomin thing!!!
Cheers folks, Chris.
Brembo Calipers.
Brembo Calipers.
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Re: Brembo Calipers.
Ooooh er missus.
dont think youll find them !!......tell ya what ill swap ya for some standard ones ..theyll fit straight on
that way i would have the problem
of tryin to make something fit and you could get straight on your bike ..an off ya go !! 
or ! you could either pop to mine and see if the AP conversion on mine is any where near what you need , and if it is we can see if we can find some of them / (or getum made )
or on tonys fixem up day we could have a look then
regards
YETI..
dont think youll find them !!......tell ya what ill swap ya for some standard ones ..theyll fit straight on
that way i would have the problem
of tryin to make something fit and you could get straight on your bike ..an off ya go !! or ! you could either pop to mine and see if the AP conversion on mine is any where near what you need , and if it is we can see if we can find some of them / (or getum made )
or on tonys fixem up day we could have a look then
regards
YETI..
Re: Brembo Calipers.
You should be able to get plates made up, there's a place I use in Bexley, Kent for this, they advertise in Performance Bikes.
But it only needs a pair of aluminium (or titanium if you're made of money) adaptor plates. Any machine or race shop should be able to do it.
Trouble is the pads need to hit the swept area properly, so it's not just a case of getting holes to line up.
It'd be easier with USD forks, just get new ends made.......
But it only needs a pair of aluminium (or titanium if you're made of money) adaptor plates. Any machine or race shop should be able to do it.
Trouble is the pads need to hit the swept area properly, so it's not just a case of getting holes to line up.
It'd be easier with USD forks, just get new ends made.......
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: Brembo Calipers.
just remembered mine are fireblade forks / and if memory serves me right ?
yours are std vtr so probaly wouldnt work lookin at mine and wouldnt the disks be different ??so if your gonna do this you may have to change as well..
my offer still stands
greedy grabbin YETI..
yours are std vtr so probaly wouldnt work lookin at mine and wouldnt the disks be different ??so if your gonna do this you may have to change as well..
my offer still stands
greedy grabbin YETI..
Re: Brembo Calipers.
FWIW, the NIssin calipers fitted to Hondas in the 1998-2003 era (ie. 98 and later FireBlades, CBR600F4i, SP-1, SP-2,...) are considered to be some of the finest OEM calipers ever offered on any production bikes.
Here is a tidbit I found a while back ( link: http://www.wristtwisters.com/f94/upgrad ... 15745.html):
As a company, Nissin is not known for innovation -- many of their calipers are unashamed copies of other company's designs, most notably their four piston calipers until recently on most all Hondas -- Brembo designs, and the monobloc Yamaha calipers which were lifted from the original Spondon motorcycle and Brembo automotive units. If they are not known for innovation, they are certainly renowned, and rightfully so, for their talented structural engineering and metallurigal / manufacturing staff. When it comes to these areas they are second to none. In my studies of the 919, 929, and 954 calipers under pressure the total deflection at the center of the bodies (furthest away from the buttressing of the cross supports at each end) was less than 0.001", exceptional considering my earlier studies of Brembo units which averaged three times as much. Their metallurgy is considerably better as well, rumored to be utilizing aluminum/lithium castings (for their high end units) selectively chilled to control stress concentrations and load paths without resorting to much more expensive forgings or heavier bodies, affecting a useful life span considerably greater than any other manufacturer. In short, their components are world class, and they make them by the hundreds of thousands.
All this to say that Brembos may not necessarily be as much of an upgrade as it would at first appear (albeit the newer Brembo stuff, particularly the monoblocs, are surely top-notch stuff....)
Here is a tidbit I found a while back ( link: http://www.wristtwisters.com/f94/upgrad ... 15745.html):
As a company, Nissin is not known for innovation -- many of their calipers are unashamed copies of other company's designs, most notably their four piston calipers until recently on most all Hondas -- Brembo designs, and the monobloc Yamaha calipers which were lifted from the original Spondon motorcycle and Brembo automotive units. If they are not known for innovation, they are certainly renowned, and rightfully so, for their talented structural engineering and metallurigal / manufacturing staff. When it comes to these areas they are second to none. In my studies of the 919, 929, and 954 calipers under pressure the total deflection at the center of the bodies (furthest away from the buttressing of the cross supports at each end) was less than 0.001", exceptional considering my earlier studies of Brembo units which averaged three times as much. Their metallurgy is considerably better as well, rumored to be utilizing aluminum/lithium castings (for their high end units) selectively chilled to control stress concentrations and load paths without resorting to much more expensive forgings or heavier bodies, affecting a useful life span considerably greater than any other manufacturer. In short, their components are world class, and they make them by the hundreds of thousands.
All this to say that Brembos may not necessarily be as much of an upgrade as it would at first appear (albeit the newer Brembo stuff, particularly the monoblocs, are surely top-notch stuff....)
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