Page 1 of 4

ZXR400 6pot Tokico upgrade.

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:40 pm
by Mori Man
If you happen to have an ZXR you can do a direct swap over from your 4pot to 6pot Tokico's that are mounted on the ZRX400.

These 6pot calipers are standard on ZRX400 from 1989 (E4) so if you happen to find one in a breakers see if they still have the calipers on it.

I run mine with a 19mm Nissin radial master and they have saved my skin 3 times in the past month - with out them I would of been toast on two of the occasions and a very long hospital visit on the 3rd :smt018

You can also bolt the discs straight onto your wheels too :smt003

You can also get caliper adaptors of the shelf here that will allow the bigger 6pot Tokicos from ZRX11/1200's and XJR's to fit on.

Will have images soon :smt002

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:42 pm
by masterofinsanity
Thats interesting info and a mod i'm sure will be very popular with users here, thanks for sharing that info.

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:49 pm
by Mori Man
Sorry I put it in the wrong place!! Doh!!

Should have them bolted on the forks on Friday, they are going to look so :smt007

If discs are getting harder to come by then Sunstar do a very nice range that bolt straight on as well - both sets of my discs are way to good to justify buying the now :smt012

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:32 pm
by Mori Man
Just had a wee hunt about just to make sure my info' is sound :smt002 .

So, pre 98 ZRX400 have 4 pot 55mm spacing calipers so no good/advantage.

'98 onward bikes are 62mm spacing same as ZXR400H's :smt003

Had a look around the used market to see what was available and there is oodles of 6 pots you can bolt on with adapters. Most are 90mm spacing with the 62mm plates on them.

The Nissin 6pots are just pure "porn" in gold or that gunmetal grey colour.

Don't know what you would pay out of a breakers in the UK for a set of 6pot's - here they start from around 215 GBP a pair for Tokicos and about 250GBP for Nissins

If some one can tell me the centre spacing on L models ect. I will find out what else can be bolted onto them too! :smt002

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:43 pm
by RedexRobB
L and H model spacing is the same, just the H model calliper can accomodate a slightly larger pad :)

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:46 pm
by Mori Man
RobB wrote:L and H model spacing is the same, just the H model calliper can accomodate a slightly larger pad :)
Could you do a little Admin' magic and ammend the title to All ZXR400's 6pot upgrade - or words to that effect :smt002

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:30 pm
by diesel
i got an H1. does that mean i can use 6pots?

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:16 pm
by Mori Man
diesel wrote:i got an H1. does that mean i can use 6pots?
Here they are on my H1 forks - wheel will be fitted tomorrow :smt003

Image

But when funds allow I do fancy putting a pair of these on :smt007

Just don't know what colour???

Image
Image
Image
Image

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:34 pm
by RedexRobB
ive got a sudden urge to ermm......ill be back in a minute.

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:08 pm
by diesel
me too, make room for me.

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:03 pm
by gubbs
... pass the toilet paper!

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:52 pm
by Northern ANdy
pads look expensive...

does it stop any better? and what is the length of your master c

Fitted

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:46 pm
by Mori Man
Here is how my Tokico's look all bolted up.

To answer Andy's question: These are the same spec as the ones fitted on Hayabusa's , however on my ZRX the master cylinder was a regular 5/8th which was good but the 19mm Nissin radial I fitted brought out the best in them :smt003

Kwak pads are about 26 quid a side.
Aftermarket about 62 quid a set.

The Nissins I am not sure on!

Image
Image
Image

They feel fantastic with the USD's , I always thought the stanchions on the RWU's were gonna break under heavy use!!

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:14 pm
by RedexRobB
And to top it off those are SP forks too!

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:08 pm
by Mori Man
RobB wrote:And to top it off those are SP forks too!
Didn't know that! But I did order the overhaul kit for H1 forks???

What's the difference with SP units then?

Cheers DS :smt001