[alcapwned]

Well I am swapping out ye olde front end for a fancy pants 05 front end and for the sake of being different I really like the look of the R1 calipers but at the same time I don't mind the GSXR's.

Performance wise, what's better? GSXR or R1?

 

[Bellicose42]

Year?
Details of each?

Not enough info.

 

[LordMDP]

honestly they are both good


the yamaha master Cyl's are better though

 

[alcapwned]

For fair comparison we will say 2005 for each. The front end I bought comes with 2005 calipers and the r1 calipers I was looking at were 2005. So 2005 it is.

 

[mattjmartin]

IMO, go with the yamaha Calipers and master. The master is built with much tighter tolerances than gsxr units and the calipers are much lighter than gsxr stuff.

I am biased though.

 

[SVstryker]

I want to say the pads on the R1 calipers are easier to change out.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[SVtwin04]

Can the R1 calipers be mounted to an 07 svs with a bracket?
Anyone have any pics of the r1 calipers set up?

 

[eppy01f4i]

Are you racing with them or street riding?

Even racing I think the benefits of the R1's are minimal. I have had a set of R1 calipers that I was going to put on my GSXR race bike for two years.... lines, FRESH fluid, and good pads and I have no issues with the GSXR's.

If you like the look of one over the other than pick the one you like better but street wise I don't think you will ever tell a difference.

If you do want a set of GSXR's hit me up I have a mint set I will part with.;D

 

[dan46n2]

Can the R1 calipers be mounted to an 07 svs with a bracket?

Sure, anything can be mounted with a bracket.

 

[Longhair]

Can the R1 calipers be mounted to an 07 svs with a bracket?
Anyone have any pics of the r1 calipers set up?

Sure......if you can come up with a bracket that converts from axial mount forks to radial mount calipers.

Braking might not be significantly different, but the loss of about 500gms unsprung weight might be worth the R1-R6 caliper change.

 

[orangegilly]

Well I am swapping out ye olde front end for a fancy pants 05 front end and for the sake of being different I really like the look of the R1 calipers but at the same time I don't mind the GSXR's.

Performance wise, what's better? GSXR or R1?

What rotors are you planning on using (or do you have them already?)?

 

[alcapwned]

Are you racing with them or street riding?

If you do want a set of GSXR's hit me up I have a mint set I will part with.;D

For this year it will be my street bike with the occassional track day. Next year if all goes as planned it will be integrated to a track only bike.

I already have the GSXR's coming to me with the front end I bought thanks for the offer though!

What rotors are you planning on using (or do you have them already?)?

I am in the market for rotors. I have a 05 gsxr front end so they would have to be 300mm unless I get the spacers, any suggestions on rotors?

 

[Longhair]

I am in the market for rotors. I have a 05 gsxr front end so they would have to be 300mm unless I get the spacers, any suggestions on rotors?

K3-4 GSXR 1000 and K4-5 600/750 rotors are all 300mm.

 

[andyauger]

Note that they both have radial mount calipers. I'd check the bolt distance carefully. It won't be easy to modify the GSXR caliper bracket if the bolt holes don't line up. I didn't check the net for adapter brackets.

 

[orangegilly]

Note that they both have radial mount calipers. I'd check the bolt distance carefully. It won't be easy to modify the GSXR caliper bracket if the bolt holes don't line up. I didn't check the net for adapter brackets.

People have been running the R1 calipers on the GSXR legs for years. The spacing is exactly the same. I have them on my bike.

 

[orangegilly]

I am in the market for rotors. I have a 05 gsxr front end so they would have to be 300mm unless I get the spacers, any suggestions on rotors?

BTW, if you get the R1 / R6 calipers (they're the same), you need to run 320mm rotors. You'd also need spacers for the r1/6 calipers if you go that route, as well as the r6 caliper bolts.

 

[SVtwin04]

Are you racing with them or street riding?

Even racing I think the benefits of the R1's are minimal. I have had a set of R1 calipers that I was going to put on my GSXR race bike for two years.... lines, FRESH fluid, and good pads and I have no issues with the GSXR's.

If you like the look of one over the other than pick the one you like better but street wise I don't think you will ever tell a difference.

If you do want a set of GSXR's hit me up I have a mint set I will part with.;D

I'm interested in the GSXR calipers. Just a few questions if you don't mind.
How much braking power do you gain?
What rotors do I need to get?
Do you have the adaptor also?
Any pics?
And ofcourse how much?

 

[eppy01f4i]

Pm sent.

 

[nokturnal]

the R1 calipers are supposed to fade less after heavy track use, or so I have read on gixxer dot com.

 

[R1DAVE]

get 07 and up R1 calipers, they are 6 piston calipers