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Brake caliper question

Posted: 08:02 pm Apr 16 2018
by rsq.engineer
OK... So I have a '99 KDX200... I bought a '94 KDX200 Fork with everything but the caliper... I thought I found a '94 caliper but it turns out its a '92. Will this still work and if so does anybody see any issue with using it? I am having a hard time finding a '93-94 caliper. Any info greatly appreciated. I bought the '94 front fork because they are suppose to be stiffer and better than the '99.

Cody

Re: Brake caliper question

Posted: 08:37 pm Apr 16 2018
by bufftester
No, the 89-92 forks were conventional and the 93-94 were USDs. The calipers are also physically different, as is the caliper mount bracket. A 95 and later also will not fit without some re-engineering of the bracket. 91-94 KDX250 will fit, possibly a 90-92 KX250 would work as well since that is where that fork came from. One thing riding and maintaining old bikes does for you is gets you max skill on ebay lol.

Re: Brake caliper question

Posted: 08:57 pm Apr 16 2018
by rsq.engineer
Thanks for the info!

Re: Brake caliper question

Posted: 10:38 pm Apr 16 2018
by KDXGarage
As far as EXACT SAME PART...

This Kawasaki 43041-1427 CALIPER-ASSY,FR Not Available fits the following models and components:

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1991 KDX250 - KDX250-D1 FRONT BRAKE

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1991 KX125 - KX125-H2 FRONT CALIPER

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1991 KX500 - KX500-E3 FRONT CALIPER

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1991 KX250 - KX250-H2 FRONT CALIPER

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1992 KX500 - KX500-E4 Front Brake(KX500-E4/E5)

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1992 KDX250 - KDX250-D2 FRONT BRAKE

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1993 KDX200 - KDX200-E5 Front Caliper(KDX200-E5/E6)

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1993 KDX250 - KDX250-D3 FRONT BRAKE

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1994 KDX200 - KDX200-E6 Front Caliper(KDX200-E5/E6)

Kawasaki Motorcycle 1994 KDX250 - KDX250-D4 FRONT BRAKE

Re: Brake caliper question

Posted: 06:48 am Apr 17 2018
by rsq.engineer
Thanks for all the great info. I was able to find a really nice setup on eBay that was labeled for a KX... exact same caliper as the ‘94 KDX! You guys are awesome. Can’t wait to get the bike together and ride the crap out of her.

While I’m on the subject. Does anybody know if my ‘99 front wheel will, and or disk brake still fit or am I going to need to find one for this fork?

Re: Brake caliper question

Posted: 09:00 pm Apr 17 2018
by bufftester
Front wheel should fit fine, you will need to use the 94 axle IIRC