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KX500 Front Brake mod

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Rotorised:
Hey guys, not sure if this has been posted before but a quick an easy way to improve the front brakes on the ole girl is to bolt on a kxf450 front brake master cylinder. No mods required just unbolt the old, bolt up the new and bleed the brakes. The guy at my local Kawa shop recommended it and after having done it i can say it was well worth it. The brake feel has improved dramatically on my bike and i no longer have a rattling front brake lever. Well worth the $50 i paid on ebay.  :-D enjoy

Brad

dsrtrider:
do you have photo?  i am wonderig if cable still routes under brake assembly.  I know in the past people have used kx250 brake lines and calipers also.  i am considering doing this my my k5

Rotorised:
I am just talking about the brake master cylinder (the part that clamps onto the handle bars) not the brake caliper. Just changing this part made a noticable difference to brake feel on my bike.

hughes:
Changing the brake line will help also. All model's today have the "Honda CR" style front brake line (direct from master cylinder to the caliper without wrapping under the caliper).

KXcam22:
On my 92 I replaced the front brake lever with a 92 CR250 lever, based on a magazine article.  It changes the leverage at the master cylinder and vastly improved the brake power and feel. Cam.

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