smaller brake master cylnder

well i screwed up and didnt check my master cylinder clearance for the new drag bars i got and now the master cylinder is clear in my way. i was wondering if anyone on here has gotten an aftermarket master cylinder set up off another bike that is substantially smaller. or if anyone has run into the same problem as me and how you fixed it.

I got this one from ebay I think i got it for about 50.00 it's the same one for multiple bikes the one listed for a kz1000 runs about about 79.00 they have them listed for other models that are alot cheaper.(it's the same part) and I love it piece of cake to install and work great

I had to run 31" wide drag bars on mine with I think a 3" pullback, the banjo bolt just hits the fork cap. If I had stayed with the ltd front end I'm pretty sure I would have cleared it no problem. I do plan to install bar risers though so I can drop my front end.

I run a master cylinder off of a Honda CBR 600 F4i and it works great. I have clip ons instead of drag bars though.

awesome thanks for the replies. now dejavoodo where did you get your gauges? they look alot smaller. are they mechanical? cause i want smaller gauges anyway this just gives me a reason to get them sooner.

and your starter switch looks a lot smaller. that alone would clear up alot of room on my bars.

There is a thread on CHOPCULT on how to get rid of your resevoir alltogether and just use a length of clear tubing for your MC. If I get a chance later I'll find it and link to it.

heres the link.
use Tygon tubing . .4 brake fluid will not eat it. i just bought some for mine. i got it on ebay, but have since learned that its not that rare. u should be able to find it localy. try Napa.

www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1285

this is a sweet idea, anyone tried it on our kz's? im not extremely fond of the length of tubing just sticking up from the bars though...also our MC's are 5/8ths in. bore correct?

ramtough_63 wrote: I got this one from ebay I think i got it for about 50.00 it's the same one for multiple bikes the one listed for a kz1000 runs about about 79.00 they have them listed for other models that are alot cheaper.(it's the same part) and I love it piece of cake to install and work great

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I'm looking at the whole "changing bars" thing right now. I reckon I'll be getting one of these Master Cylinders. I also have to relocate my front indicators and shorten the cables.

I might give a bit of a plug to Mike from Z1 Enterprises. He's helped me heaps with figuring out what to do.

Peter

bearshawk wrote: this is a sweet idea, anyone tried it on our kz's? im not extremely fond of the length of tubing just sticking up from the bars though...also our MC's are 5/8ths in. bore correct?

5/8" M/C bore to dual caliper.

14mm M/C bore to single caliper.

Good Fortune!

I picked up a Brembo radial MC to shave some room. The trick was finding one that worked for a single disc set-up AND wouldn't break the bank.

I have the same setup with the drag bars and the factory mc. It is right on the top of the fork.

Would a mc from a zx whatever work. I noticed it has the banjo bolt on the front rather than the end?
I've been thinking about swapping mine out cause it has a very slow leak past the mc piston.