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Front fork leg mounted brake caliper, also called axially mounted. Early disc brake calipers were in front of the fork leg on top of the disc. This placed the caliper in an area of high air flow for better heat removal. Calipers on most modern motorcycles are mounted to the rear of the fork leg.
1976 models had the front brake caliper moved to the right fork leg, behind the fork as opposed to in front of the fork. This placed the brake caliper nearer the steering pivot center-line, requiring slightly less effort to steer. Mid-'77 the front forks had a major redesign: fork tube diameter increased from 34 to 35 mm (1.4 in) and internals ...
Fork leg diameter 33 mm Front brake Disc Fixed, 292 mm Caliper Floating, 2 piston, axial mount Engine Type Liquid cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC: Displacement 124.7 cc Bore x Stroke 52.0 x 58.6 mm Compression ratio 11.2 : 1 Fuel consumption (Approximately) 3.0 L / 100 km Weight Fuel capacity 13.8 L Oil capacity 1.15 L (1.0 L after filter change)
The front brake caliper is mounted on a hinge, and uses the torque created in the braking action to operate a valve in the fork, which inhibits the flow of oil during braking. This system was fitted to a number of motorcycles, most notably the Goldwing series from 1983 through 2000, the Pacific Coast , CB1100F , CB1000C , and VFR750F .
Dual 320 mm discs, radial calipers Dual 310 mm discs, radial-mount forged 6-piston calipers Hydraulic dual disc, Ø 320 mm Brakes/Rear Single Piston (Pin Sliding) Caliper w/ 240 mm disc Single Piston (Pin Sliding) Caliper w/ 220 mm disc Suspension/Front 41 mm inverted telescopic fork 43 mm inverted telescopic fork, 120 mm (4.7 in) travel
Both the wheel and the other fork leg were capable of accepting another disc and caliper and a switch to a twin-disc front brake (like the GT750) was not an uncommon modification some owners made (although the larger master cylinder from the 750 was required). The single disc arrangement continued throughout the rest of the GT550's production.
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