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Offline millsi1

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dual front discs????????
« on: March 24, 2005, 04:20:15 AM »
ok im noticing that alot of people from the usa dont have dual font discs standard.....was this the case with usa delivered bikes?? my jap import had dual fronts as standard??
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Offline PitterB4

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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 08:57:17 AM »
North America only got the single disc versions.  UK got single or double discs depending on whether you got the Limited, the V or the regular versions.  I think most of the rest of the world got twin discs.  There are quite a few here though that now have doubles from GSXR or Katana front ends.
Rob
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Offline JmuRiz

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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 11:11:24 AM »
I'm gonna fight the power and keep my single front disk, haha.  Now that I have an FZR400, I'm not trying to make mine a canyon carver anymore, just a good 'ol streetfighter/sport tourer compromise  :motorsmile:
Having said that, I never understood why they only put one disk on the US version, cost savings for all the bikes they sold here  :wink:
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 11:23:01 AM »
It's interesting, they used left-sided singles on the B4 and right-sided on the GS500.  They both use the same discs (side-specific, of course) as some bigger, twin-disced bikes like the B12.
Rob
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