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    Guys,

    I've done searches here but can't find info on interchange of rotors between models. Anyone know if other models use the same size rotors as our XS11's:

    XS750?

    XS850?

    XS650?

    Thanks.

  • #2
    Randy

    The xs650's will fit but the xs750-850 is a smaller diameter. The calipers from the triples will interchange though.

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    • #3
      Are all the XS1100 rotors interchangeable? E, F, SF, G, LG, SG, H, LH & SG?

      front <> front & rear <> rear?

      or can you also swap a rear rotor onto a front tire?

      (The last piece of the puzzle in restoring my SF. Well, I hope it's the last...)

      Thanks!
      -Patrick Kennedy
      Your Mileage May Vary

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      • #4
        Yes, all the 1100 rotors are interchangeable. Some are going to say rear and right front are the same (they are) and left front is different (it is) on some models. This is a cosmetic (slots) difference and dosen't effect performance of the brakes.
        Pat Kelly
        <p-lkelly@sbcglobal.net>

        1978 XS1100E (The Force)
        1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
        2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
        1999 Suburban (The Ship)
        1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
        1968 F100 (Valentine)

        "No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"

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        • #5
          Hey Pat!

          Thanks. My '79SF took a bad hit bending the right stanchion. I eye balled the front rotors and thought they looked straight - figuring I'd be lucky if they worked out. I wasn't lucky. Come reassembly time when I fit the front wheel, the left rotor was flush against the fork slot where the pads fit around it. Alas...

          There's nothing like continually dis- and re-assembling your bike to get it down pat.

          (ha - that's a Pat joke)
          Your Mileage May Vary

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          • #6
            Hey mixelpix see this post to see if it helps with the alignment http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...ight=alignment
            There's always a way, figure it out.
            78XS11E

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            • #7
              Thanks Pathfinder!
              Your Mileage May Vary

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              • #8
                After replacing front rotors, I found that I had an alignment problem on the left rotor and the left fork tube. When you tourque the axle nut, there is no adjusting the rotor to the left slot. The shoulder on the axle fits inside the hole in the fork tube and the rotor is where it is. So, this was the only way I could make it work.Then after many times trying to follow the above mentioned directions, I made a shim for the axle. It goes between the shoulder of the axle and the shoulder inside the left fork tube. I made it out of a metal washer and it took a while to get it the correct size. I can only assume that the offset of the rotors I put on the bike were different than the ones I took off. By offset, I mean the measurement between the connection of the rotor to the wheel and the braking surface. My bike is a special and the rotors I installed were from a standard. With the shim installed, the left rotor is perfectly aligned.
                Bill Murrin
                Nashville, TN
                1981 XS1100SH "Kick in the Ass"
                1981 XS650SH "Numb in the Ass"
                2005 DL1000 V-Strom "WOW"
                2005 FJR1300 Newest ride
                1993 ST1100 "For Sale $2,700" (Sold)
                2005 Ninja 250 For Sale $2,000 1100 miles

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                • #9
                  Randy,

                  Just go to EBC's website. They sell rotors and let you know what models they fit.

                  http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...ight=ebc+rotor

                  http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...ight=ebc+rotor

                  Now you need to download te pdf catalog...good info to cross rotors
                  Gary Granger
                  Remember, we are the caretakers of mechanical art.
                  2013 Suzuki DR650SE, 2009 Kawasaki Concours 1400, 2003 Aprilia RSV Mille Tuono

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