Help with front brakes AND forks
Hello all, glad i found a forum dedicated to our XS400 .
Anyways, my name is Randall and i have a 1980 XS400 Special. I fixed it up and it runs well and is driveable now. However i went on a nice ride today and noticed that my front brake is barely working at all. I can bear down on it and it still barely slows the bike, which leaves me with a couple of questions.
1. What do you think the problem could be?
2. Are the front brake caliper/master cylinder the same as the xs650, so that i can order the parts from mikesXS?
I am looking at getting the front caliper rebuild kit, bushing, and pads here:
http://www.mikesxs.net/products-50.html#products
Part #29-0016
Part #29-0017
Part #29-3522
I am also looking to put on all new hoses which I figure I can just measure and match them up with what I can find online. Which brings me to the master cylinder parts as well...Mine has some corrosion on the bottom of the reservoir area as well as some other areas, do yall think its best to replace the whole thing? If so, which part would i get from the link below?
http://www.mikesxs.net/products-71.html#products
If not then I would like to go with a rebuild, would Part #08-0219 and Part #08-7000 take care of all that I should need to rebuild? And looking at the price for said parts I can get the whole assembly for close to the same cost...
Anyways all your tips, suggestions, and help is very appreciated. Would love to get this stuff ordered in time to get working on it next weekend so hopefully can go on a nice ride on sunday...I do not feel safe with how the front brake is functioning right now.
Thanks all!
Hello all, glad i found a forum dedicated to our XS400 .
Anyways, my name is Randall and i have a 1980 XS400 Special. I fixed it up and it runs well and is driveable now. However i went on a nice ride today and noticed that my front brake is barely working at all. I can bear down on it and it still barely slows the bike, which leaves me with a couple of questions.
1. What do you think the problem could be?
2. Are the front brake caliper/master cylinder the same as the xs650, so that i can order the parts from mikesXS?
I am looking at getting the front caliper rebuild kit, bushing, and pads here:
http://www.mikesxs.net/products-50.html#products
Part #29-0016
Part #29-0017
Part #29-3522
I am also looking to put on all new hoses which I figure I can just measure and match them up with what I can find online. Which brings me to the master cylinder parts as well...Mine has some corrosion on the bottom of the reservoir area as well as some other areas, do yall think its best to replace the whole thing? If so, which part would i get from the link below?
http://www.mikesxs.net/products-71.html#products
If not then I would like to go with a rebuild, would Part #08-0219 and Part #08-7000 take care of all that I should need to rebuild? And looking at the price for said parts I can get the whole assembly for close to the same cost...
Anyways all your tips, suggestions, and help is very appreciated. Would love to get this stuff ordered in time to get working on it next weekend so hopefully can go on a nice ride on sunday...I do not feel safe with how the front brake is functioning right now.
Thanks all!
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