What size m/c?

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02 Oct 2008 19:13 #239868 by thadley55
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Me again:S ,
My kz was pieced together I have an a4 engine on a B frame. How do I tell what size my m/c is? I want to go to the dual disc setup:silly:
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1975 XL125 Honda first bike
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03 Oct 2008 11:09 #239952 by drmadd95
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It should say on the master cylinder itself, take a look at the bottom of the unit and it will say 5/8 or 14. 5/8 is about 16mm and this what you will want for a dual brake setup. The 14mm are typically what come on single brake setups.

There have been several discussions in the forms about using 14mm with dual brakes and everyone has recommended against it. The brake will feel mushy and then the discs will lock. I tried it with mine and found that to be true. Wasn't riding the bike when I was testing it.

Hope this helps.
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04 Oct 2008 20:36 #240186 by thadley55
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I looked "under" the m/c and all it says is "Japan" "Totikyo?" and has a little symbol sort of like a circle with a line through it. The unit is brushed alum. w/a round,screw on,top not the square one with screws for the lid. Is this aftermarket or am I looking in the wrong place?:S
1975 XL125 Honda first bike
1993? VTR 250 Honda gone
1983 LTD 440 Yammy gone
1988 CBR 600 Honda gladly gone!!
1976 KZ900 daily driver

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05 Oct 2008 07:02 #240222 by Old Man Rock
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Pictures are worth a thousand words....

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1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

Phoenix, Az

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05 Oct 2008 16:17 #240289 by PLUMMEN
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drmadd95 wrote:

It should say on the master cylinder itself, take a look at the bottom of the unit and it will say 5/8 or 14. 5/8 is about 16mm and this what you will want for a dual brake setup. The 14mm are typically what come on single brake setups.

There have been several discussions in the forms about using 14mm with dual brakes and everyone has recommended against it. The brake will feel mushy and then the discs will lock. I tried it with mine and found that to be true. Wasn't riding the bike when I was testing it.

Hope this helps.

not everybody!:laugh: ived used plenty of 1/2" mc without issue on dual discs B)
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05 Oct 2008 16:59 #240294 by SPARKY47
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Seconded.
I used a 14mm on dual discs for 7 years.After all is said, KAWASAKI put it there!
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05 Oct 2008 20:54 - 05 Oct 2008 20:55 #240321 by thadley55
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Well I wasn't expecting a difference in opinion I appreciate everyone's input. However I would still like to know what I have. I will attach pictures but they were taken with my cellphone. I have a digital camera but I don't know how to reduce the image size, so untill I figure it out this is what I got!
Thanks again
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05 Oct 2008 21:05 #240322 by PLUMMEN
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im gonna say 1/2" since it has a round top on it.;)
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