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    '81 Midnight special front brake caliper needed

    DESPERATELY need RIGHT front brake caliper for my '81 Midnight Special. Bought one from a guy on e bay and he sent me a REAR caliper !!!
    Currently riding with one front brake !!!
    E mail is briantnickless@hotmail.com .
    All help MUCH appreciated ! Brian
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    What you need is the front caliper from an XJ1100. They used the same calipers on the LH as they did on the XJ. Those seem to be a lot easier to find. It's not real pretty, but here's one on ebay right now.
    Last edited by CatatonicBug; 06-08-2010, 01:48 PM.
    1980 XS850SG - Sold
    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
    Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
    Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

    Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
    -H. Ford

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    • #3
      BTW, what happened to your old one? You can replace the seals a lot cheaper than the whole caliper.
      1980 XS850SG - Sold
      1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
      Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
      Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

      Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
      -H. Ford

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      • #4
        Right Front Caliper

        Moved and somehow lost the box of 'little parts' for my brake rebuild . Only piece missing is the support for the RF caliper.

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        • #5
          Support?? There is no support. It just bolts directly to the forks with 2 bolts, straight through the caliper.

          Are you sure you have an '81? the '80 MNS is different from the '81 MNS. Match your serial number to this list to verify.
          1980 XS850SG - Sold
          1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
          Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
          Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

          Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
          -H. Ford

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          • #6
            2-piece caliper

            I have the 'core' of the caliper ( piston and cylinder ) I don't have the part that bolts to the forks . Brian

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            • #7
              Parts fiche

              I don't have part # 11-23 and all of the small bits attached to it.
              http://www.yamahapartshouse.net/page.../2/Yamaha.aspx

              Brian

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              • #8
                XS 1100 rt front caliper

                Bump :-) REALLY need a right front caliper !

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                • #9
                  Are they any different from the MNS to the Special? I think the calipers are the same just different hookup for the "linked" system.

                  I have the pair of brake calipers from the bike I am parting out. I'd rather sell them as a set though. Will include everything right down to the banjo bolts and pads.
                  Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                  When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                  81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                  80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                  Previously owned
                  93 GSX600F
                  80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                  81 XS1100 Special
                  81 CB750 C
                  80 CB750 C
                  78 XS750

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                  • #10
                    pair of calipers

                    I would buy a pair, but I think they are different. Mounting holes on the fork are 43mm or 1 5/8 " apart. Could you measure yours ? Brian

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                    • #11
                      81 MNS right front caliper needed

                      Still looking for a RF caliper for '81 MNS 1100 or XJ1100 '82-'84. Help urgently needed ! Brian

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by B11 View Post
                        Still looking for a RF caliper for '81 MNS 1100 or XJ1100 '82-'84. Help urgently needed ! Brian
                        i'll send you the picture this afternoon..
                        "If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein

                        "Illegitimi non carborundum"-Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell



                        1980 LG
                        1981 LH

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