I have a feeling marcaztls has one or has dealt with them :dunno

 

Sweet little unit. :thumbup

 

I own one. What would you like to know?

 

Oh it was the furry puppet lover that had it, no wonder I got confused.

 

So you mean my bike actually came that way :scared So what have I been buying ?

 

Sponge Bob helmets, apparently.

 

I'll have to PM him. Apparently its a copy of the AP caliper.

I've emailed him directly for the specifics, namely what grade alloy :fact

http://www.gbmotoracingparts.com/gbmoto-mini-race-caliper-gsxr-cbr-zx--replaces-ap-pads-151-p.asp

Big difference in price comparing eBay with direct to GBmoto :scared

 

Yes I agree the raw finish is nice and the price is spot on looks like a win win piece of kit for performance and price.

Thank for offering to take pics, if you have some handy by all means upload away :lol but looks for me isnt the motivating factor... Well not entirely anyway.

 

No email contact I need a caliper bracket and caliper for my old pig. Can you PM me one Seth. If Mark got one I could be in luck:yesnod

 

Sure thing. Stand by for some pics and an email contact :thumbup


Edit: Oh geez...Steve is lurking. Be prepared to be put be put to shame :lol

 

Cheers Seth:thumbup

I found his email via eBay and hollered at him. Been waiting to redux my rear brake since day one:fact

Steve put me to shame....?! If you mean SS, I started crying Unkle when he was on version 1.2 of his bike:lol

 

I don't have the caliper bracket as the swing arm came with one...so I can't speak to that. The caliper is pretty mint for the price though. Elephant balls lighter than the stock unit too.

Steve would make us all red in the face if he chimed in with his rear brake plans....I think it actually came off an F-18 Hornet :lol


Here are some shots....

 

Thanks Seth :thumbup gorgeous caliper. Def going to go with this, not sure if I should be worrying about it now without suspension or... anything really but, meh!

What's a banjo bolt btw? I've done a lot of work with brakes, swapping calipers, changing pads, bleeding etc but have no idea what all these different bolts are called :vanish

 

A banjo bolt is the bolt that connects your brake lines to your calipers or master cylinder. That the brake fluid flows through the centre of. If you look at it before you put it on, it looks like a banjo...I guess!...:crash

 

Uh huh! I know the ones :lol thanks Ben.

 

Here you go, Ti banjo for you,
These people ate great to deal with and it comes with 3 sets of crush washers, which is useful because different lines have different thickness banjos. I had a problem with my Goodridge lines on my RCS as the Brembo banjo bottomed out before it was tight :fact

Anyway thought you'd like the info as an option :thumbup

http://kurveygirl.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=145&products_id=419

 

how much are just the calipers?

 

http://www.gbmotoracingparts.com/gbmoto-mini-race-caliper-and-mount-bracket-yamaha-r1-150-p.asp

 

Going to depend on how you want to route it ?

 

Guess I'll have to dig out the old tailors tape measure :lol

 

Yeah :lol
I had mine one way with the line that came with my Brembo kit, it was like this

But then I got a shorter one and ran it between the bracket inside the swing arm like this

 

Yeah :lol
I had mine one way with the line that came with my Brembo kit, it was like this. But then I got a shorter one and ran it between the bracket inside the swing arm like this

I ran mine in a similar fasion. It has one zip tie securing it to the oem bracket and I've never had any issues.

 

Looks nice both way Ian but I think routed behind is a bit cleaner looking and less likely to snag something in off.

I'll PM you SS :sneaky

 

I agree :thumbup

 

I spoke to the gbmoto guy on the phone, I also live about a 15 minute drive from him, nice guy and I don't hear anything bad in the racing scene over here. I think it's great that this guy is doing an underslung caliper and bracket set for under £200, by far the cheapest I have found and for sure the one im going for.

In terms of performance to say the Brembo kit (which is about £500 more) I think it is irrelevant. Personally I NEVER use the rear brake (unless going through a gravel trap or grass lol) and anyway, you are very limited to the amount of pressure you can actually use through the rear before you simply lock the wheel, especially under hard braking. In my eyes the main reason for going underslung is to get rid of the huge OEM caliper and move the weight down. With that in mind I don't think you can go wrong with the gbmoto one

 

Power will likely be about half of the OEM, which is nice if you ever want to use it mid corner or on entry to help keep the rear down when you go for a handful of front brakes.

 

Got the Gbmoto rear caliper today... Issue! Brake line don't reach
????????????? (white indicates where OEM caliper was and where my brake line was and it's length... As you see, can't reach)

 

You need a longer cable. I have one for sale :sneaky

http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352170

 

Come on, you didn't seriously move the caliper 8" farther away from the master and not think about the brake line?

 

No, I didn't think of it until I got to it. In fact my mechanic said he didn't think of it either as stainless race lines normally come long enough. My line at the rear is OEM length which he was surprised at.

 

I have the gb moto caliper on mine for both foot & thumb brake. I had to get an extended line for mine. It is a very tidy unit though.

 

Been using one of these for about 2 years. In all weathers, road and track.

Gone through 1.5 sets of pads in that time

No issues with wear.

No issues with corrosion. It scrubs up just fine back to its original silver finish.

One of the few items that really did fit straight in (I got the caliper and hanger together)

I think I have had a banjo bolt foul the bottom of the thread, so a little care is needed. However the Brembo stuff often has the same requirement. Its hardly a problem and only applies t certain banjo bolts, not all are the same length.

The bolts that hold caliper to hanger are domed Allen bolts, not really able to put much torque through these, and its easy to deform the hex. 5mm hex on 8mm thread.

The caliper works well with the stock master cylinder, control seem fine.

The power is exactly what I need - a 'secondary throttle', is its primary use. With a bit of finesse into turns.

As a brake it is 3/5ths of **** all use - exactly as was intended. So you might as well cut the disk down to suit.

They knock off about 600g from stock, less what ever brake line you use.

 

How do these compare to these Brembo's which are similarly priced?
http://www.forged-wheel.com/fw/products.php?type=cz&product=CZBR#

Also, are you limited to getting pads from GBmoto only, where as the Brembo stuff is more common?

 

All the part are common, even the seals and stuff