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Hey, it's been a couple of months and a lot of guys must have gotten their sets

Do we have any Dyno numbers . Coming guys all those enjoying these please post feedback

did  anyone  get  theirs  yet

interested  in getting  the real  world  feedback

i had 400 mags on there prior with a rear disc actually. the wire wheels with the larger tires made it a wash. On the lightweight RD, i would have never run a stock rd rear disc anyways.

for the lc, I have a small caliper and i can make the bracket and rotor hat (already have a small 220 rotor from an aftermarket grom disc  , just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Looks like rear drum it is then .
Much simpler and enough stopping power

Now for the front what would be better the stock RD hub+disc or
As others mentioned a TX500 or XS650 hub + discs

Final recommendations for master cylinder as well please

Mark,
No wonder you saved no unsprung weight! ;)  That OEM rear disc is a right boat anchor. And the OEM caliper is not much better. Surely, with a smaller, thinner disc (220 mm OD, 4 mm thick) and a lightweight caliper, you should save 2-4 lbs right away. And a 220 mm rear disc is more than enough brake for any RD anyway. This ISR caliper has an integrated bracket, saving a couple of bolts and some material as well, made for a 210 mm or 250 mm disc. 210 should be fine for an RD.
http://isrbrakes.se/products/calipers/22-029.html

Those ISR products are pretty cool but I bet they cost a whole lot as well

I would really to know too, though its a little difficult to answer that with so many combination of mods possible
your final number would depend on a lot of things. still if we could average it for the following

1- RD350 stock
2- RD350 stage 1
3- RD350 stage 2
4- RD350 stage x??
5- RD350 stage 2 long rod

keep the stock drum on the rear.

any particular reason to go with the rear drum?
chuck is building me a stage2 long rod 350 motor
is the front disc enough for stopping

plus I think a rear disc would have a "wow" affect

Single disc with a modern clamper is more than plenty of braking power for a little RD.

o yes single should be plenty enough

any suggestions on the rear . keeping it clean and simple

Are you looking for dual disc on the front?  TX is bolt on for the rd350 if you are.  XS650 front hub doesn't work on Rd350 triple tree spacing for dual disc.  If going for single disc why not just use a rd350 front hub?

You could use the dual disc xs front hub on the rear but you will need adapters and spacers made and also lose the cush.

My RD is in India and we have drum hubs and spoked wheels
so i prefer to keep it as close to stock as possible by avoiding any heavy modifications
I will stick to the RD350 or RD400 forks at most

what about the standard front USA RD350 disc hub. I think that could be sourced
is it good enough for a 55-60 HP long rod motor

I would like to add front and rear disc hubs to my RD350 build
I prefer to go stock or slightly restomod on those but nothing too mordern

I was told that for the front TX500 hubs would be perfect . I can't seem to find any on eBay
Finding the rear euro hub is near impossible

What options do I have

Hey guys

My aunt is in the US now and I can ask her to get some stuff back
To India for my RD350 build

I've already gotten a RD400 tank and I am kinda confused what else to get

I need your suggestions on what RD350 parts to buy
I was thinking the 520 chain and sprockets ,rearsets , wiring loom
I donno I'm confused. Can I find the front and rear hubs with discs?

I can't ask her to get anymore big or heavy stuff but smaller stuff shouldn't be a problem

Thanks

Who is the "man" to fix up these bikes and get them performijg as they should

i kind of did.

i guess u did, let me see if i understand it right

so a stage-1 is a cleanup, removing defects , making things better but nothing crazy, it wont add any major HP
bike would perform better than stock but its not going to knock the socks out of me

and a stage-2 is turning it in a wild bucking bronco ready to fire up and get go

all other goodies like a CDI, Expansion chambers , heads , will add to the better performance of the bike

I have Chucks stage 2 porting/heads etc. Spec2 F1 pipes 34 MM carbs on my 400. Dyno it and it is 61 HP.  I never have ridden it anywhere expect the street. It does not do much below 4500 but never had an issue taking off from a light. 
Between 7-10K RPM shit happens FAST. I have an FJ1200 and this will kill it for about 1/8 mile. His stage 3 is what I think you are talking about being for racing. But as Mark said I believe each tuners stage 1-2-3 ect are different. Depends on how fast you want to go. More power cost more money. Ignition, clutch, reed valves, pipes brakes...

yes i remember ur build thread and the vid that chuck posted. awesome bike
well i wanna go very fast but at lower RPMs.
u see im from india and the traffic makes it almost impossible to reach higher RPMS unless im riding on the highways
i would like a nice super fun fast bike to the city. im trying to concentrate on the low and mid range torque

those are all very subjective to the tuner as far as 'stage 1, stage 2' etc.

stage 1 is usually cleaning up and smoothing, stage 2 is changing port dimensions, etc. its a system so it also is going to depend on what pipes, carbs, ignition, heads you are running and how well you can tune it.

my lightweight sporting cyls that were initially set up for a drag bike (!) then chuck 'changed' the porting a bit to make it more useable.

with the tune i have on the motor, etc, its actually very easy to ride in town.

yeah thats what makes it hard to understand
it can differ from builder to builder

cant we generalize it a bit

hi guys

this is a pretty noob question but i have to ask it
speaking with some members here ive decided to just start a thread

what exactly is a stage 1 and stage 2 port job
how does it improve the performance of the bike
and what are the characteristic changes in the bike
ive been told that stage 2 might have drivability issues for the city?
is stage2 preferable for drag racing?
what is good for the street or for the highway

i just assumed a stage 1 is like riding a gsxr600 and a stage 2 is like upgrading to a gsxr750
but it looks like there is lots more than just a power bump

can someone explain all this in laymans terms please