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This is my magnesium caliper mod that kicked my butt... and I needed my butt kick
because I get too cocky in the Busy Little Shop...
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I started with a 10 pound block of magnesium... one set Brembo billet calipers
and my engineering drawing...
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With a metal bandsaw I cut out the basic shape and then chips started to
fly on the Milling machine...
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For 20 days I was a slave to the machine like in Fritz Lang's
movie Metropolis...
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Compound curves require intense concentration and excellent hand eye
coordination... one wrong turn of the handles and it's crying time...
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Looks just like the drawing... no???
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I'm happy since they came out perfect and tip the scales at only 6 ounces
each... that's 2.5 ounces lighter than the aluminum radial mount Ohlins sells...
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All in all what started as 10 pounds of magnesium ended up as 6 ounce
caliper mounts in 20 days... the fall out of metal particles coated everything...
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I am not worthy!!!!! Your products and dedication are wonderful! So want to help with a mirror swap for my 748S rolleyes.gif

That's quite amazing work Larry, and a wonderful write-up - great pics!

Unsprung weight just got a whole lot less - fork response will improve as will steering response, I imagine the Brembo radials are quite light. So you now have that much less weight/inertia to shift when turning the bars through fast direction changes.

I've just been up close and personal with my own radial caliper set-up tonight, so can really appreciate the design and execution of these mounts. Quite a fitting end for 10 pounds of magnesium.

Awesome work... pretty.

But what if you brake so hard them things catch fire from the heat.... your bikes going to go up in flames like a helicopter.

Just kidding... great work... that's a lot of cranking on the crossfeeds.

You know Larry, they make Dykem layout fluid in a spray too... would've saved you a day of brushing right there! tongue.gif

Just kidding, they look great! fing02.gif

Now about that 6th gen belt drive conversion... rolleyes.gif

Very impressive. I can fully appreciate how much work went into those 6oz caliper mounts. This merits a big time fing02.gif !

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Is this a trick question? Don't want to get teh ban. unsure.gif

MtnRider, Jul 17 2007, 01:03 AMI am not worthy!!!!! Your products and dedication are wonderful! So want to help with a mirror swap for my 748S rolleyes.gif

I'd be happy to look at the project... bring it by the Busy Little Shop sometime... PM for address...

SEBSPEED, Jul 17 2007, 07:07 AMYou know Larry, they make Dykem layout fluid in a spray too... would've saved you a day of brushing right there! tongue.gif

Just kidding, they look great! fing02.gif

Now about that 6th gen belt drive conversion... rolleyes.gif

The belt drive conversion status is AWP... (A Waiting Part)... BMW needs to ante up the belt I ordered... I
may bring the whole mess down to Bubbas Laguna Seca so everyone can get a feel for the parts...

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BusyLittleShop, Jul 17 2007, 12:01 PM

SEBSPEED, Jul 17 2007, 07:07 AM
Now about that 6th gen belt drive conversion... rolleyes.gif

The belt drive conversion status is AWP... (A Waiting Part)... BMW needs to ante up the belt I ordered... I
may bring the whole mess down to Bubbas Laguna Seca so everyone can get a feel for the parts...

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Nice! I hate chain lube!! pissed.gif

If that belt conversion can be made to fit a 4G sign me up!! fing02.gif

sweet job larry you are a meticulous craftsman indeed beer.gif

20 days? Did you take alot of breaks? The end result is nice.

idea3.gif When is the Group Buy ?? beer.gif

The belt length is just right to match the factory?

Can it work on a 6th gen with some work?

More importantly, if yours turns out to be a raging success, will you consider making kits for VFR conversions as well?

Looks pretty amazing.

You got the skills, man!

dr.toto, Jul 17 2007, 03:26 PM20 days? Did you take alot of breaks? The end result is nice.

Some breaks but a lot of the time was spent figuring out what I needed and how to go about cutting it...

Q-Dawg, Jul 17 2007, 03:40 PMThe belt length is just right to match the factory?

Can it work on a 6th gen with some work?

More importantly, if yours turns out to be a raging success, will you consider making kits for VFR conversions as well?

Looks pretty amazing.

You got the skills, man!

Thanks... but I don't know the particulars at this point...

how much beer did you drink over those 20 days? that would be a marathon of consumption I figure. Way to go!!!!

Beautiful work as always BLS!!

Hmmm.... could this have been whipped up in AutoCAD and CNC'd by a shop?

Just asking out of curiosity...the satisfaction of doing it yourself is great (though machining tools are needed in the house!)

Nice looking stuff, mmmm mmmm mmmm!

sirimiri, Jul 18 2007, 12:26 AMHmmm.... could this have been whipped up in AutoCAD and CNC'd by a shop?

Just asking out of curiosity...the satisfaction of doing it yourself is great (though machining tools are needed in the house!)

Nice looking stuff, mmmm mmmm mmmm!

Thanks... yes it could have been Cad and CNC'd but cost the for one set would be so great that I might as
well buy the $540.00 Ohlins mounts... hand made one off custom parts make more sense because all you need
to invested in is your sweat equity...

Turned out beautiful Larry! fing02.gif

Hope to see you in Moterrey. I'll look for the smiling guy hitting on the ladies..... rolleyes.gif