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Offline steven400/4

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front end
« on: September 07, 2012, 06:05:59 PM »
thinking of putting twin disc,s on my 400/4 cafe racer does anyone no what frontend to use and what yokes to use???
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Re: front end
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2012, 06:10:20 PM »
Itsnot an easy job as the original sliders only have mounts on one side, easiest is probably a 400 superdream, but that gets you a comstar whell

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Re: front end
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2012, 07:50:00 PM »
but does the yokes fit 400/4 frame because the superdream forks are bigger so wont fit 400/4 yokes
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Re: front end
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2012, 01:28:38 AM »
Same taper head race kit so should do

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Re: front end
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2012, 08:34:01 AM »
thanks bud
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Re: front end
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2012, 04:16:21 PM »
I took the question as will it physically fit not will it fit with no tweeking? There is nothing i know of that just fits with out any fiddling

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Re: front end
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2012, 10:24:55 AM »
Don't remember thw 360 having twin discs, i think it was identical to the 250, and the forks were identical to the 400/4

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Re: front end
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2012, 05:05:19 PM »
Yup, but thats the problem as none of the UK models had that fitting. having said that the first 500 i twin disced i fitted two LH sliders and had one caliper in front and one behind then modified the mudguard mount. Worked fine even tho it looked odd

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Re: front end
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2012, 04:14:46 PM »
I used the front end from a CB500T for my twin disc setup on my CB550F, keeping the standard gatered forks for my Winter setup with a single disc.



But i've seen a pic...somewhere...of a set of 550 forks being used on a 400/4 with the 400 discs & caliper brackets installed so as to keep the front end not over braked

Found these tasty pics of a Bimota 400/4



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Re: front end
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2012, 04:16:53 PM »
And this was at a London bike show yonks ago

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Offline steven400/4

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Re: front end
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2012, 05:56:53 PM »
is,nt the cb500t a single disc???
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Re: front end
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2012, 12:00:53 PM »
Yup, but has the fittings on the other slider to fitthe second caliper

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Re: front end
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2012, 07:20:41 PM »
what so both calipers are on top and at the front???
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Re: front end
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2012, 12:19:45 AM »
Yes BUT the forks are a bigger diameter so you need the yokes as well

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Re: front end
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2012, 09:48:08 AM »
thanks i,ll have to try and find some
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