Master Cylinder - Kawasaki KFX450 Forum

brownfox · 04-30-2008, 03:22 PM

I was riding the other day and my front brakes locked up. My local mechanic said that he thought the master design was not that great because the hose's come from the bottom as oppose to the the top or front. He said other customers of his were swapping them out for the YFZ 450 master cyclinder. Any feedback on this?

offroadhunter · 04-30-2008, 03:27 PM

It's the first i've heard of this isssue..it would seem like a serious design flaw, wonder if anyone else has had the same run in..Hopefully you were not going too fast when that happened

socalcracker2 · 04-30-2008, 09:34 PM

I have had my front wheels lock up before but only cuz there was a rock jammed in between the rim and the caliper.

washmo88 · 05-01-2008, 05:54 PM

yeah i have not heard anything about the master cylinder being bad. And when it first came out, al the shoot outs said the kfx had great breaks so why people would replace with a yfz master cylinder sounds weird to me, But idk

04-30-2008, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
brownfox Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21	I was riding the other day and my front brakes locked up. My local mechanic said that he thought the master design was not that great because the hose's come from the bottom as oppose to the the top or front. He said other customers of his were swapping them out for the YFZ 450 master cyclinder. Any feedback on this? __________________ 2008 Blk/Wht -Full DR.D Exhaust w/Dr.D MOD Box EFI MOD Quad intake/ EHS Air Box Lid ELKA Dune Shocks set up,Pro Armor Skid Pro Armor Swing Arm guard FLex Bars 14 Deg.,Lonestar Stem Elka-3 Stabilizer,ASV Comp Brake ASV Comp Clutch,Pro Armor Nerf fat pegs Pro Armor XC Bumpr,Oury Grips MOD Quad Brake cover

04-30-2008, 09:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
socalcracker2 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 73	I have had my front wheels lock up before but only cuz there was a rock jammed in between the rim and the caliper. __________________ 2008 KFX450 Green/Black

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04-30-2008, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
offroadhunter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 637	It's the first i've heard of this isssue..it would seem like a serious design flaw, wonder if anyone else has had the same run in..Hopefully you were not going too fast when that happened

05-01-2008, 05:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
washmo88 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 109	yeah i have not heard anything about the master cylinder being bad. And when it first came out, al the shoot outs said the kfx had great breaks so why people would replace with a yfz master cylinder sounds weird to me, But idk

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