Yamaha TTR 600RE front master cylinder
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:32 am
Hi all
I have a 2004 TTR600 which has had its brake master cylinder and lever replaced with something non-standard. The set-up is really yucky, with two mirror take-off points and a lever which has had a screw sort of brazed on the end, plus the top of the reservoir tends to foul the control cables unless it is set at a weird angle. All this bodging means that whoever did it couldn't find a way to make the brake light switch fit, so I have no brake lights operated from the front. As I don't know what the master cylinder is actually from, my intention is to replace the whole thing with something else (with a working switch!).
The problem is that it is impossible to find a cheapish used TTR600 master cylinder (p/n 5CHF583T0000) in the UK and buying in Greece is a series of dead ends, so the route I am hoping to take is to fit something from a different make/model of bike. My logic told me to look at something like the Yamaha XT of the same era, as they are distant cousins, or maybe go down the Brembo route by looking for something Italian like a Pegaso 650 unit.
Anyone ever done this swap? Any thoughts on what might fit?
Alternatively, perhaps someone can recognize the master cylinder which is on the bike now, and then I can track down the correct switch? The only markings I can see is a sort of "H" logo.
Many thanks
John
I have a 2004 TTR600 which has had its brake master cylinder and lever replaced with something non-standard. The set-up is really yucky, with two mirror take-off points and a lever which has had a screw sort of brazed on the end, plus the top of the reservoir tends to foul the control cables unless it is set at a weird angle. All this bodging means that whoever did it couldn't find a way to make the brake light switch fit, so I have no brake lights operated from the front. As I don't know what the master cylinder is actually from, my intention is to replace the whole thing with something else (with a working switch!).
The problem is that it is impossible to find a cheapish used TTR600 master cylinder (p/n 5CHF583T0000) in the UK and buying in Greece is a series of dead ends, so the route I am hoping to take is to fit something from a different make/model of bike. My logic told me to look at something like the Yamaha XT of the same era, as they are distant cousins, or maybe go down the Brembo route by looking for something Italian like a Pegaso 650 unit.
Anyone ever done this swap? Any thoughts on what might fit?
Alternatively, perhaps someone can recognize the master cylinder which is on the bike now, and then I can track down the correct switch? The only markings I can see is a sort of "H" logo.
Many thanks
John