rear brake pad plate

hello all, nice to be here. somehow i have lost a pad plate for the rear of my 97 cb500. its the one with the brembo calipers. i cant seem to find that part anywhere, does anyone have any ideas where i could get one or if there is a work around, cheers, hawkwind

Hello and welcome. My first point of call for little parts like that is my local honda dealer. It will be overpriced but probably less than £5. They can always order the parts sharpish if they are not on the shelf. Lings and david silver for delivered parts.

thanks for that.much appreciated, hawkwind

Do you mean number 5 from here:

http://www.lingshondaparts.com/honda_motorcycle_parts_selection_pfk.php?block_01=13MY5WEA&block_02=F__1102&block_03=1612&block_04=xx&block_05=hmc

or here:

http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb500-1997-v-england_model1579/partslist/F__1102.html#results


Assuming you are talking about number 5 then neither place seems to have any stock and I can't see anything on David Silver's website either.

It is still worth asking a dealer (the Honda part number is 43108MAK003) - it might also be worth asking an independent garage, my local independent motorcycle place can order things from Honda easily.

I can see why you are having problems finding it!

So on ebay - as you can see there are a few, not *too* expensive but you do have to buy a whole caliper and cross your fingers that it has the correct part inside!

The other option is to buy/find some thin spring steel and attempt to bend one yourself - I suspect that the dimensions are not super critical, just that it springs in the right way. All that having been said it would be a lot easier to make one if you had one to copy, so it still might be worth buying a caliper off ebay.

On a slightly different note - what happens if you just leave it out? I think you'll just get a clacking sound every time you use the rear break and the caliper will wear in a strange way - not good but I doubt it is immediately terminal either...

eternally_troubled wrote:

Assuming you are talking about number 5 then neither place seems to have any stock and I can't see anything on David Silver's website either.

It is listed as "Special ordered upon request" on David Silver's website with 5-7 days delivery time.

hh_12345 wrote:

eternally_troubled wrote:
Assuming you are talking about number 5 then neither place seems to have any stock and I can't see anything on David Silver's website either.

It is listed as "Special ordered upon request" on David Silver's website with 5-7 days delivery time.

True. If they can actually order it and Honda actually have it I agree this would be a good idea and probably easiest all round; I fear that it won't be available, as per the other two sources.

its not actually number 5 its the bit under the left hand bit of the caliper bracket without a number. its called a pad plate and slots in the end of the caliper and the pad ends sit in it, got an awful feeling i am not going to be able to get one, hawkwind

hawkwind wrote:its not actually number 5 its the bit under the left hand bit of the caliper bracket without a number. its called a pad plate and slots in the end of the caliper and the pad ends sit in it, got an awful feeling i am not going to be able to get one, hawkwind

Ah! Yes! I see. Other people have had this problem before - there is nowhere (that we have found) where you can buy that part separately from the caliper as a whole, I think Beresford's idea is probably the best one going (other than buying a whole caliper just to steal a little bit).

thanks for all the answers everyone. what i can gather it is made from annealed spring steel and is probably not able to be worked with by "biker in shed".  i have messaged a couple of people on ebay selling the whole caliper if they include the part but no replies. this is pissing me off as my 500 is my winter bike and i need it sorting. shes a rat but she is one hell of a rat and so much fun. i suppose with the "stupid" design of the back end no other brake will fit her? thanks again, jp

I seem to remember a thread on here a while ago, confirming that there is another bike, which shared the same calliper. IIRIC, there were more of 'that' calliper available at the time.

A search might bring it up.

cant seem to find that thread. could it be the xl600? jp

Hopefully someone will come along that remembers - Teamster or Badseeds perhaps?

well after much investigation i found a metal company in rotherham that sells spring steel. i went over there and spoke to a very nice chap who let me have a small piece for nothing ( i did force him to take a fiver ). he wasnt confident that i could make the part in my garage but on the 5th attempt i had the thing made and it works great, so up yours honda! but today after noticing a clicking sound i found my front disc has a crack in it, doh! jp

sorry, i was so chuffed with having made the thing i just put it straight in the caliper, never thought to take a piccie. while i was researching i looked through a few honda microfiche and the xl600 from around the same year looked very similar to the cb clip, i wonder if anyone knows because thats available to buy seperate, jp