rear caliper

[floridajoe]

on my 81 midnight it has a 17 in rear wheel. can i put caliper and hardware from 79s to line up caliper with disc

[John]

Yes. The rotors are all the same diameter. The diameter of the wheel won't affect anything.

[floridajoe]

Is there a way to get the caliper to line up or do I have to change it to the standard caliper

[John]

The rear caliper is the same on all years and models of XS11. In fact, it is the same caliper that is on the L/F on a Standard. It should just fit right in to the bracket. In fact I know the brackets are the same, as I just put a refurbished bracket and torque plate on my 80 SG, and the bracket had 2H7 cast right in to it. That tells me that it was originally used on a 78 Standard, and used on all models.

[acof911]

The rear caliper and bracket is different on the 1981 XS1100LH model. I have a spare if anyone needs it.
Andy

[John]

Oops

My bad. I should have paid closer attention to the first post. The 81 MNS has the linked brake system, same as the XJ11, and I am outta my league on that subject. Dpotter would be your man to ask any MNS questions to. I think dewibp is a MNS man also. Of course there are more MNS owners than that, but those two come to my still slepy mind. Sorry for feeding you all that misinformation.

[floridajoe]

its ok i thought they were all the same this is my fifth xs i have owned but first mns.