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Caliper forward or behind forks?
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here is a pic i found in kz info and the 77 there in front so there go's my 2 cents lol.
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you will have to put the left fork in the right side and vice versa to get the offset right.
but if lugs are dead center it wont matter.
but calipers will probably need to be swapped to other sides.
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www.redlinecycle.com/Brake%20-%20Caliper%20I.D..html
Worth a peek....
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I bought the lines directly from Kaw. The parts counter dude said that it was a Kaw option. Kaw kept the dual front mounted calipers similar to the H series. Just made different adapter points for the hard lines, so they came out the tops rather than the side of the caliper.
Apparently after they started making the Z1 they(Kaw or "they" the customers) wanted more braking power, thus the upgrade option.
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I'm confused. I have a 77 1000 A-1 with duel front calipers. When I got it they were mounted front of the forks.
Thousandkaw is correct...this was an option for North American KZ1000A1's and they are supposed to be fork-leading calipers. European-spec Z1000A1's came standard with dual disks and these discs were mounted as leading:)
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