smart51
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| posted on 4/6/10 at 09:58 AM |
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cable operated calliper for a 5mm thick disc
I'm looking for a cable operated calliper to be used as a hand brake that will work on a 5mm thick brake disc. Kart brakes seem to be hydraulic
now and MTB brake discs are too thin. Any ideas?
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tony-devon
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| posted on 4/6/10 at 10:09 AM |
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the older honda CB125 bikes had a cable operated caliper on the front
problem is that you will be very hard pushed to find one thats in good working order
are MTB ones in 2 halves? if so why not make up a spacer plate in the middle to accomodate the thicker disc?
I have made hydraulic calipers wider this way with no problems, as I needed to make it clear the chain as I was running a sprocket brake
[Edited on 4/6/10 by tony-devon]
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it breaks, hit them with it
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coozer
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| posted on 4/6/10 at 10:53 AM |
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Land Rover transmission brake disc conversion. May be of some help....
http://www.x-eng.co.uk/X-BrakeRR.asp
Suzuki kit may be better, and cheaper!
http://www.x-eng.co.uk/X-BrakeSuzuki.asp
[Edited on 4/6/10 by coozer]
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 4/6/10 at 11:15 AM |
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Wilwood do these for 1/4" thick discs
http://wilwood.com/Calipers/CaliperList.aspx?subname=Mech Spot
Kind regards
John
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andkilde
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| posted on 4/6/10 at 11:31 AM |
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Airheart still makes kart brakes, and if you could find a distributor in England they'd probably be a fair bit cheaper.
http://www.airheart-brakes.com/cal-mb1.html
I'm pretty sure the Wilwoods are a nicer copy of these.
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iank
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| posted on 4/6/10 at 11:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 3GEComponents
Wilwood do these for 1/4" thick discs
http://wilwood.com/Calipers/CaliperList.aspx?subname=Mech Spot
Kind regards
John
Rallydesign sell these (think they are the wilwoods)
http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=8312
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 4/6/10 at 04:05 PM |
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You could rob one off an old Jag diff, with inboard brakes. They'll work on very thin discs.
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kipper
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 01:13 PM |
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hand brake
Hi smart51.
when I was trying to find a rear calliper to use for the hand brake on my three wheeler I bought a Suzuki burgman calliper which has a hydraulic foot
brake and a cable handbrake in one unit.
I didn't use as I went for willwood callipers working on the two front wheels.
Regards Denis.
Where did that go?
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iank
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| posted on 5/6/10 at 01:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kipper
Hi smart51.
when I was trying to find a rear calliper to use for the hand brake on my three wheeler I bought a Suzuki burgman calliper which has a hydraulic foot
brake and a cable handbrake in one unit.
I didn't use as I went for willwood callipers working on the two front wheels.
Regards Denis.
Nice find, some decent views or the caliper in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJgkTMAEKVo
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