Brembo Brakes

[orforester]

I got this 1980 R65 not LS, just R65.  I dislike ATE brakes and found a disk and right hand Brembo and a left hand one, but went to attach the left one and it does not fit?  Is there a specific BMW # for Left brake Brembo or am I stuck with a ATE for both sides?  I have rebuilt ATE brakes, but they are a very poor design in my opinion.

Thanks
Bob

[Barry]

If it was the correct Brembo F08 caliper it would be virtually identical to the Ate, same mounting and same 36mm piston size which is specific to the R65, other Brembos for airheads tend to be 38mm piston. 

[tiggum]

I believe that the 38 mm Brembo calipers were used on the K bikes and the mono lever airheads, whereas our twin shock R65's had the 36 mm calipers.

[mrclubike]

The 38mm FO8 fits just fine on the left side of the fork
Don't know about the right side

I do know their is a left and right side because of the bleeder location

Here is a picture of the 38mm FO8 from a MOTO GUZZI
Mounted on the left side of my 82 R65

[mrclubike]

This is what I have
It is the left side when it is mounted behind the fork
A lot cheaper than the ATE
http://www.mgcycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=110_350&products_id=1034

[dogshome]

This may or may not be of help: I just had the brakes off my twin disc R65 and noticed some things about the two calipers-
1. RH side has aluminium top-hat spacers which reduce the bore to that of the bolt and shift the caliper out a mm or so to centralise the pads on the disc.
2. LH side has no spacers and the bore of the holes fits the bolts.

[georgesgiralt]

1. RH side has aluminium top-hat spacers which reduce the bore to that of the bolt and shift the caliper out a mm or so to centralise the pads on the disc.

t!he aluminum top hat spacers are (were ? ) available in a range ot thicknesses for the top hat in order to perfectly center the rotors in the calipers. There are also various thicknesses shims to put under the rotors at the wheel hub to achieve the same purpose. Once you have perfectly centered the LH caliper on the rotor, you center the right one using the proper spacer on the caliper. And all is well !

[dogshome]

merci beaucoup!

[orforester]

Case solved, found a 36 MM left hand Brembo off a 83 at my local independant guy.  He has a whole storage full of Airhead parts!!

Thanks
Bob

[wilcom]

He has a whole storage full of Airhead parts!!

Take a camera and lets check out his treasure chest

[orforester]

No picutrea allowed, drool allowed, but not on the parts!  Oh and I got a free dognut from him as a bonus!