Brake Caliper Swap

[HockleyBoy]

Its Friday and the sun is shining  so I am going to ask what is probably a stupid question, is there and chance that Street Triple Calipers (see below) will fit a 955 Girly? Has anybody tried them?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Street-Triple-675-Front-Brake-Nisin-Complete-Calipers-/161613802252?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item25a0eeeb0c

I only ask because Girly ones are harder to come by and more expensive and there seem to be quite a few Street Triple ones in good condition for a reasonable price.

[Bixxer Bob]

Cross checked part numbers on WorldofTriumph and it appears not, at least the part numbers are different, but you never know till you try.  Some breakers will give you seven days grace to try and return...

[Sin_Tiger]

Cross checked part numbers on WorldofTriumph and it appears not, at least the part numbers are different, but you never know till you try.  Some breakers will give you seven days grace to try and return...

Coincidentally I was looking at the rear caliper on my TTSE yesterday and it looks very similar to the Nissin two pot slider used on the Steamers and on the front of the Bonneviille's, it's unlikely those part numbers will match but I'll be checking.
Might be worth having a word with Trevor at Sprint Engineering or the guys at Triumphant, they will usually know what is cross usable even if the part numbers don't match

[Chris Canning]

Most manafacturers do the parts bin special thing so you can bet your life another Triumph made the same year as your will use a similar caliper just a case of finding them,but when you get more than a couple of years away then the chances are they'll need help with some sort of mod or a new carrier.

[HockleyBoy]

Thanks all, will explore this further as one of my calipers is on its last legs following the winter. The calipers do look very similar so I will see if I can find a breaker with a reasonable returns policy and if so give it a try.

[HockleyBoy]

Found that the calipers for the Speedmaster are the same, got a pair off an 09 from a seller in the US for $90. They arrived today, well pleased with them as they are in very good condition.

Just got to put new seals in and get them fitted, a nice job for the weekend!

[daveb]

I bought another caliper off a different model of triumph, unsure which model,

http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,10441.30.html

[HockleyBoy]

I bought another caliper off a different model of triumph, unsure which model,

http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,10441.30.html

Nice, they look like the ones from the Street Triple.

[daveb]

Nice, they look like the ones from the Street Triple.

Possibly? I ensured the slid pins were same distance apart, so I could use the existing brake caliper bracket if needed.  But they were a perfect match.

I serviced the front brakes on a Honda pan European and they looked the same..


http://www.triumphrat.net/tigers-885i-and-955i-mods-and-workshop/202929-brake-caliper.html

[NeilD]

the calipers are all much the same , they're handed and there are differences in pad pins ('our' bonneville has twin pin at one end of bike and single at the other but basically the same caliper!)......picked up a brand new one in the recent parts sale for £24 which will fit my thunderbird sport either on the rear or front right, which was listed for a sprint sport - just need to use my 'slider'..
  for info, there is a 3 piston version of this caliper fitted to some Hondas which seems to be a popular mod for bonnevilles and single disc thunderbirds

[Sin_Tiger]

Good news and helpful. First time hearing about the three pot caliper 

[NeilD]

Sin, theres quite a lot of info regarding the 3 pot nissins on the Triumph RAT forum, although as is often the case on there you have to sort the wheat from the chaff   

heres a link to one thread on there...

http://www.triumphrat.net/twins-technical-talk/281570-nissin-3-pot-front-caliper-upgrade-the-real-deal.html



I'm just in the process of putting a pair of 4-pot Brembos on my Thunderbird Sport 

[Sin_Tiger]

Thanks Neil. The RAT forum didn't like my yahoo email for some reason, snobs  , I can read but not search, so it's a drag to find anything. I put a Pretech 6 pot on the Thruxton, massive difference even without touching the master cylinder and on a stock disc. I did wonder if the same could be done on other Hinckley models given the propensity for using modular sourcing.

The Pretech isn't cheap but it's UK made, light, compact and might not be that much more after you've sourced all the other gubbins.

Bet you're looking forward to trying out the Brembo's  always liked the looks of the T bird sport, especially in yellow and black 

[HockleyBoy]

Squaredeals do these 6 pots but they were a bit out of my price range and also not sure how well they would take the winter commuting in the UK.

http://www.squaredeals-ltd.co.uk/tiger-955i-billet-mini-6-pot-front-brake-calipers-anodised-silver1-pair-1999-06-tuv-18269-p.asp

[Chris Canning]

I've done more than my fair share of tinkering with brakes both on my Tiger and other bikes the Jap 6 pots are no better than the 4 pot although they do look more trick  :icon_wink: the aftermarket 6 pot stuff is really good but don't be thinking you'll get away with running them on stock Triumph disks because they'll eat them alive you'll need proper musical instrument full floaters either Beringers or PFM's.

Bit late in the day now for most but my Beringers must have 35,000 on them at the very least and they are completely unmarked not even the slightest trace of wear lip on the edge of the disc.