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CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby I'm going to GL » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:13 pm

I thought I'd post an image of the three different rear brake assemblies I have here. Not sure how useful this might be as a reference, but I would like to know which ones fit what.

I believe the shiny one at the top is from an 80-82 Custom model and appears to be identical to the assembly on my '82 GL500 (I have not torn down the GL for a direct, side-by-side comparison though).

Can any one else determine what years/models these various assemblies came off of?
Do you guys think these three assemblies cover all of the standard US 500 models (non-euro/turbo/650 etc.) or are there others?

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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby Gman » Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:59 pm

The only one I know are mine which is the same on both my UK cxs which is the top-unpainted alloy one in your pictures.
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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby <7468.html?mode=viewprofile&u=53">LRCXed » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:33 pm

The top one covers the CX's. Good luck on ID for the 2 black ones. Not anything I recognize.

BTW, if your going to polish it as it says on it, use fine sandpaper after you strip the paint off. These are made of a VERY hard alloy, and are hard to buff out. They take a lot of time.
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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby I'm going to GL » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:37 am

Thanks guys.
I was thinking about dragging out the polishing stuff over the winter. Not something I'm looking forward to, but dang Larry, every time I see a pic of your bike, I drop another part in the 'to be polished' bin!! Looks like it's gonna be loooong winter! :roll:
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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby <367b.html?mode=viewprofile&u=54">Blindstitch2002 » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:00 am

Now I'm curious what the other two could be. They look really rough like they were manufactured in the early 70's but im not sure.
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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby <7468.html?mode=viewprofile&u=53">LRCXed » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:05 pm

Maybe take them to a salvage yard and see if they have any ideas.
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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby UnknownRoad » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:38 pm

Are you sure the bottom two came from CX/GL models? :? I've got a pretty good assortment of standard US CX/GL500s, and they all look like the upper one.
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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby <805c.html?mode=viewprofile&u=120">royston » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:54 pm

The bottom right one look exactly the same as my CB250RS
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Re: CX GL 500 rear brake variations

Postby I'm going to GL » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:17 am

No, I have no idea what the black ones are from, I got them in a mix of CX parts. They were the only pieces I could not associate with CX/GL bikes, but I thought I saw an image somewhere of an early CX model (78?) with a smooth black cover. Must have been hallucinating (again). If anything significant comes up with these I will follow up.

Thanks for the help folks.
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