Front Brake Mod For 83 RZ350?

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Front Brake Mod For 83 RZ350?

#1 Post by b-bike393 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:04 am

O.K.... after spending time dissembling and prepping my stock front calipers for rebuild, It appears to me that my time and money might be better spent on installing a set of up-graded calipers.
From doing some online research it looks like the R-1 caliper mod has been done on a regular basis while still using the stock rotors.

Have any of you motor-heads done that mod? If so, any information would be great.
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Re: Front Brake Mod For 83 RZ350?

#2 Post by tacky1 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:22 am

Yes, I have done it, Its an excellent upgrade to the feeble stock brakes, Sure they will stop you fine, But the R1 brakes are one finger and excellent feedback and control.. :)

I bought my adapters from Tony, Top guy.

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1985 RZv500
1984 RZ500 Hybrid
1986 RG500 Walter Wolf
1986 RG500 Skoal Bandit
1984 RZ350
1984 RZ350 Hybrid
1981 RD350LC
1981 RD350LC Hybrid
2009 CR500AF Supermoto 250X
2007 CR500AF 250X
1988 YSR50 (2)
1984 GPZ750 Turbo
1989 VFR750R RC30

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Re: Front Brake Mod For 83 RZ350?

#3 Post by b-bike393 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:28 am

Been looking at Tony's adapters on eBay. Didn't know he sold them on here too. :smt003

When you did yours, did you use the R-1 master cylinder too?
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Rebuilding a 1980 BMW R65 with my daughter
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Re: Front Brake Mod For 83 RZ350?

#4 Post by RZed » Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:06 am

b-bike393 wrote:Been looking at Tony's adapters on eBay. Didn't know he sold them on here too. :smt003

When you did yours, did you use the R-1 master cylinder too?
I'm using the stock RZ master cylinder with a complete R1 setup on mine, and it works great for me. :smt023 One to two finger stopping compared to five fingers before!! [smilie=stop.gif]

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Re: Front Brake Mod For 83 RZ350?

#5 Post by tacky1 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 4:03 am

You can use an RZ master.
I used an FX-08 master cylinder. The FZ-08 uses the same calipers and it has a mirror mount. You can run your stock mirrors.
1985 RZv500
1984 RZ500 Hybrid
1986 RG500 Walter Wolf
1986 RG500 Skoal Bandit
1984 RZ350
1984 RZ350 Hybrid
1981 RD350LC
1981 RD350LC Hybrid
2009 CR500AF Supermoto 250X
2007 CR500AF 250X
1988 YSR50 (2)
1984 GPZ750 Turbo
1989 VFR750R RC30

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