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Brake caliper with approx. 75 mm hole distance??

 
 
TAV
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      12-25-2011, 04:04 PM
Hello
I have an old USD Front fork. The mount for the brake caliper is
approximately 75 mm. The fork origins from an Offroad or an endurance bike.
Can anyone tell me from wich bike the fork might come? I'm having trouble
finding a brake caliper.

BR. Tor, Denmark


 
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George W Frost
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      12-27-2011, 11:25 PM

"TAV" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello
> I have an old USD Front fork. The mount for the brake caliper is
> approximately 75 mm. The fork origins from an Offroad or an endurance
> bike. Can anyone tell me from wich bike the fork might come? I'm having
> trouble finding a brake caliper.
>
> BR. Tor, Denmark
>


Unless you have the other one to match, it will be of no use
While they do have certain advantages in high speed racing, ordinary use has
none.
Harley use USD forks but I think it is for aesthetic value only


 
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George W Frost
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      12-28-2011, 10:14 AM

"Jordan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 12/28/2011 11:25 AM, George W Frost wrote:
>>
>> While they do have certain advantages in high speed racing, ordinary use
>> has
>> none.
>>

>
> You don't think USD forks are better than right side ups, on street bikes?
> They should be stronger, less likely to bend in a bingle, surely?
>


I have never ridden a bike with the intention of having a bingle, so I don't
look forward to that event,
the USD forks have the advantage when racing of holding a corner better at
high speed because of less stress


 
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CrazyCam
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      12-28-2011, 07:42 PM
On 12/28/11 9:45 PM, Jordan wrote:

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> You don't think USD forks are better than right side ups, on street
> bikes? They should be stronger, less likely to bend in a bingle, surely?


I noticed that the USD forks, on the likes of the 675 Daytona or Street
Triple, seem to be sufficiently stiff that, in a front end crash, they
can crack the frame at the steering head, making the bike a stat write off.

regards,
CrazyCam

 
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Nev..
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      12-31-2011, 02:50 AM
On 28-Dec-11 21:45, Jordan wrote:
> On 12/28/2011 11:25 AM, George W Frost wrote:
>>
>> While they do have certain advantages in high speed racing, ordinary
>> use has
>> none.
>>

>
> You don't think USD forks are better than right side ups, on street
> bikes? They should be stronger, less likely to bend in a bingle, surely?


You can offset the extra expense of bent forks in a bingle by not
crashing, or if that's too difficult, by doing so in such a way that
some other part of the bike takes the brunt of the impact.

HTH

Nev..

 
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Zebee Johnstone
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      12-31-2011, 03:09 AM
In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:50:40 +1100
Nev.. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On 28-Dec-11 21:45, Jordan wrote:
>> On 12/28/2011 11:25 AM, George W Frost wrote:
>>>
>>> While they do have certain advantages in high speed racing, ordinary
>>> use has
>>> none.
>>>

>>
>> You don't think USD forks are better than right side ups, on street
>> bikes? They should be stronger, less likely to bend in a bingle, surely?

>
> You can offset the extra expense of bent forks in a bingle by not
> crashing, or if that's too difficult, by doing so in such a way that
> some other part of the bike takes the brunt of the impact.


I have usually done it by throwing myself under the bike to save it.


Zebee
 
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Diogenes
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      01-01-2012, 02:11 AM
On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +1100, Jordan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> You can offset the extra expense of bent forks in a bingle by not
>> crashing


>I wish I knew how to do that. When I think I'm experienced enough
>never to crash again, is usually just before I do.


Could that be because when you think you're the bees' knees on the
experience level you ride harder thereby pushing the envelope further
only to discover that you weren't experienced enough for that harder
level of riding?

I think I saw a guy like that running wide on a bend and nearly
cleaning me up as I was coming the other way. I mumbled "I hate
hoons" into my helmet and growled a lot for the next few k's. :-(

 
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Fraser Johnston
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      01-03-2012, 05:28 AM
On 31/12/11 12:09 PM, Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:50:40 +1100
> Nev..<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> On 28-Dec-11 21:45, Jordan wrote:
>>> On 12/28/2011 11:25 AM, George W Frost wrote:
>>>>
>>>> While they do have certain advantages in high speed racing, ordinary
>>>> use has
>>>> none.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You don't think USD forks are better than right side ups, on street
>>> bikes? They should be stronger, less likely to bend in a bingle, surely?

>>
>> You can offset the extra expense of bent forks in a bingle by not
>> crashing, or if that's too difficult, by doing so in such a way that
>> some other part of the bike takes the brunt of the impact.

>
> I have usually done it by throwing myself under the bike to save it.
>


I had to lay it down..... : )


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Fraser
 
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Fraser Johnston
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      01-03-2012, 05:29 AM
On 1/01/12 11:11 AM, Diogenes wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +1100, Jordan<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>> You can offset the extra expense of bent forks in a bingle by not
>>> crashing

>
>> I wish I knew how to do that. When I think I'm experienced enough
>> never to crash again, is usually just before I do.

>
> Could that be because when you think you're the bees' knees on the
> experience level you ride harder thereby pushing the envelope further
> only to discover that you weren't experienced enough for that harder
> level of riding?
>
> I think I saw a guy like that running wide on a bend and nearly
> cleaning me up as I was coming the other way. I mumbled "I hate
> hoons" into my helmet and growled a lot for the next few k's. :-(
>


Have you stopped nodding at sportsbike riders yet? ; )

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BT Humble
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      01-03-2012, 11:36 PM
Jordan <ko...@koora.net> wrote:
> Wow, the frame is weaker than the wheel? Or maybe it got crushed first -
> a big accident!
> Standard type forks bend before the wheel does.


While waiting to be served at the wreckers this morning, I had a good
look at a ZX6R that had been run into something rather hard (I later
learned that it had T-boned a car). Snapped forks, bent front wheel,
squashed radiator and flattened exhaust headers.

What really made me wince was the huge dent that the rider had made in
the fuel tank with his testicles.


BTH
 
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