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Offline Pieros_net

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CB 450 K3: looking for caliper/mounting bracket upgrade
« on: October 23, 2019, 11:35:38 AM »
Goodevening at all,
I'm new member, i'm Italian and I'm remaking an honda CB 450 K3 left by my father.

I want to upgrade the front brake and I'm looking for mounting bracket in order to install the modern caliper behind the fork
where I can find it? shop?
Someone here make it?

I don't want to replace the forks with different version
I already ordered  the EBC rotor (see attached picture)

thank you so much!
regard


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Re: CB 450 K3: looking for caliper/mounting bracket upgrade
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2019, 03:23:55 PM »
This should be on the “other bikes” forum, someone may be able to help there
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Re: CB 450 K3: looking for caliper/mounting bracket upgrade
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2019, 05:23:20 PM »
The 450 used the caliper, brackets and fork sliders from the early 750, the later 500 twin used the parts from the 500 four. There is no Honda part, to my knowledge, to fit a reversed modern  caliper unless you fit a modern front end complete. If you fitted a 550 four front end you could convert to dual disc settup
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Re: CB 450 K3: looking for caliper/mounting bracket upgrade
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2019, 06:29:24 PM »
Change to 77 or 78 750 F fork legs, and it will be easy to make adaptors.
 If your fork lowers can pull of the bottom, you may be able to just swap lowers.
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