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darmah brake calipers
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:45 pm
by ripa
Hi All.
just seeing if someone can advise on how to run the calipers on the back of the wheel rather than over the top.
Is it just a matter of running the forks on the opposite side of each other? If so what about the wheel guard....will that just bolt back in place?
thanks in anticipation
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:53 am
by Jon
Yes and Yes.
Welcome, got any pics of your bike?
regards
jon
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:28 am
by ripa
thanks Jon... i'm glad i was on the right track.........just another. Would i need to run the speedo cable towards the front of the wheel?
Yes i do have a pic. i just need to figure how to get it on here.
I think this may do it.
http://mydarmah.webs.com/
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:17 pm
by cafe*racer
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:01 pm
by abmartin
One has to question why you would want to go to the trouble of doing this since it will have a negligeable effect on the bike's handling. I can't even find the time to do required maintenance let alone cosmetic things like this.
Bruce
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:15 pm
by MartinMille BANNED
Didnt some MHR's come out like that , with the caliper mounted at the rear?
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:33 pm
by ripa
Hi Bruce.
yes i'm with you. i really don't want to move the calipers, but i ordered braided lines and the only way to fit the front 2 lines would be to put the calipers on the back. (the lines are way too long for the original setup) i'm covering my bases just in case i have trouble with returning them. Of 5 lines purchased, only 1 line is a correct fit.
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:16 pm
by abmartin
Hi Martin,
I believe that MHRs from '83 on had the calipers mounted at the rear of the forks.
Bruce
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 7:45 pm
by cafe*racer
Some would say they look better that way (reversed).
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:27 am
by BevHevSteve
yes swap ONLY the fork legs, everything else gets reinstalled exactly as it came off the bike.
FYI SS brake line kits from bevel heaven available to go from the manifold under triple tree to the metal rigid tubes on caliper as per orignal OR from manifold to caliper directly....
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 3:03 am
by ripa
Hi.
thanks to everyone for their input.
just a quick one if i can........................ would it be best to run the braided lines into the calipers directly or no difference to running them into the rigid lines?
thanks
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:05 am
by BevHevSteve
Getting rid of the rigid line and going manifold to caliper takes away a possible place for air bubbles to stay. I have both kits obviously along with thw top line that goes from the master cylinder to the manifild.
I didn't mention that I recently developed another kit that gets rid of the manifild and rigid lines - the kit is for bevels with clipons and each line goes directly from the master cylinder to each caliper.
