What thickness are gen 1 front calipers?

[AMechEng]

I think my calipers need to be replaced but i cant find any specs online. What thickness are new rotors and whats the minimum thickness. How about for the rear rotor? Thanks!

 

[dannymax]

Here are the entire VMax Haynes manual links, I forget which section the brakes are but that's where you'll find your info.

Chapter 7 is the one you want. That's the chapter on brakes.


http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap01.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap02.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap03.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap04.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap05.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap06.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap07.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap08.pdf
http://www.besit.ru/vmax/HSRM/chap09.pdf

 

[one2dmax]

Might want to even consider one of our Hayabusa conversion kits!

 

[AMechEng]

I was looking at those brackets on your website. How much do you think an entire conversion would cost with used parts?

 

[one2dmax]

It depends on how lucky you can get with the used parts. I've seen calipers as cheap as $20 but that's not often like that and they may or may not be any good. The adapters are $60 with the bolts/nuts needed and coated up.

I do have good used rotors and calipers that I warranty to be good. Email me directly and i'll get you the options. We even have a sale going on our lines right now.

Sean

 

[Fire-medic]

I think my calipers need to be replaced but i cant find any specs online. What thickness are new rotors and whats the minimum thickness. How about for the rear rotor? Thanks!

Min. thickness: 7 mm or 0.28" F & R
max. deflection/warpage: 0.15 mm or 0.006"
from the factory manual for 1985-1992 w/ventilated discs (thin slot around circumference of 282 mm disc)

Min. Thickness: 4.5 mm or 0.018"
Min. Deflection/warpage: 0.3 mm or 0.01"
1993-2007 models w/drilled 298 mm discs

 

[wildweasel_pt]

Min. thickness: 7 mm or 0.28" F & R
max. deflection/warpage: 0.15 mm 0.006"
from the factory manual

Thats for early models with early forks. Bikes with later 43mm forks have 298mm rotors that are not ventilated like the early ones...

 

[Fire-medic]

Thats for early models with early forks. Bikes with later 43mm forks have 298mm rotors that are not ventilated like the early ones...

You are correct, i made the year-appropriate notation, thanks.