(probably) Dumb Brake/Fork Question

[rlloydm]

Hey Folks,

I'm about to swap over from a stock MC & caliper setup on my RD350 race bike to a Brembo / Lockheed combo. I'll need to make an adaptor plate for the new caliper and while I'm at it, I was considering the following...

My caliper rides on the front of the fork lower on the right hand side. Any reason I can't swap the fork lowers and run it on the back of the left hand side? I guess this is mostly for vanity's sake but I do sometimes worry about the brake line being way out there in the breeze in the event of a crash.



Thanks!

[m in sc]

swap the fork tubes left to right and mount the tire on reverse rom where it is on the rim. I did the exact same on my lightweight.. no issues at all.

[Hawaii-Mike]

Here's my KH400 with the brake disc swapped from left side to right and the fork legs swapped.

[m in sc]

my rd w reversed brake. bit over the top but i like it.

[Striker1423]

floating disc double-potted goodness!

[rlloydm]

my rd w reversed brake. bit over the top but i like it.

What alloy did you use for that bracket? I need to make one up and was hoping to use 7075 but the price is ten times that of 6061.

[m in sc]

its 6061. just fine. its also 3/8" thick. its in compression so no worries.