Rear caliper mounting locations

[tony.mon]

Tony, glad you posted..Haven't totally forgotten about you and expecting to have your bits by the end of the week and try to drop them off when I pass Friday evening as I still have your flywheel to drop off and keep forgetting to pack in the car!

Lovely, game still on then?
I now have the funding on the way for more JE high comp pistons, well, after a couple of New Year discos I have booked, anyway, and maybe enough left over for the Lambda sensors and gauges, so that'll be the engine well on the way....

[E.Marquez]

I'd go for one meant for underslung mounting, with the bleed in the proper place, and be done with it...

Which begs the question.... what bike to source a good used rear caliper from? preferable one that has the same mounting pattern as the Nissin on the VTR

[tony.mon]

Have a look at some of the Triumph ones.

[E.Marquez]

Have a look at some of the Triumph ones.

Thanks I have been.. Wife works at a Triumph dealer.. so it was one of the first that came to mind...

Darn things must be made of gold, or at least priced that way, new and used.

and the Tiger1050 rear caliper I was looking at... the bleeder is on the bottom

But I'll keep looking at other years and models, thanks

[E.Marquez]

Hmmm, Duc 848 might work.... anyone know if the mounting bolt spacing is "standardized" ?

[lloydie]

98 r1 is under slung with a nipple at top
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271351367491? ... 26_rdc%3D1

[E.Marquez]

98 r1 is under slung with a nipple at top
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271351367491? ... 26_rdc%3D1

And not a bad \price.. wunder if the bloke will post it to the US for less than an arm and a leg.... Guess I'll find out.

EDIT.. CRAP... should have read the whole page
"Cash on collection welcome will post UK only £8 hermes "

[E.Marquez]

So thanks for the tip...

Seems 1998-2001 R1 is a blue capped, two piece under slung caliper.
2002-2003 R1 is a all black, single piece cast underslung caliper.

Then o4 and up they moved the caliper to the top again.

Lots here in the US on fleabay to choose from.. time to make some offers.....