I spent 3 times longer trying to figure out what year and model this caliper fits as I did re-freshing it. After digging out the front left stay and the rear stay for an '83 Aspencade, it fit them both. This is a 1983 GL1100 Aspencade caliper, front left, but I don't think so. If so, although it doesn't have the rain-guard hole which the rear calipers do, and if it is the GL1100A caliper this should fit the rear of the '82 and '83 GL1100 as well (but not the front of the '82), and the rear of the GL1200. It does however have teflon coated bores, which did not happen, to my knowledge, until the 1990 or '91 GL1500. Hence, I think this is a GL1500 rear caliper, but use the following measurements to ascertain a proper fit. Length of brake pad pins: 77mm. From centre to centre of the pins: spacing= 40mm+/-1mm. Size of pistons: 43107-MA7-006 31.97 x 35.1mm (which is the same piston for some calipers on GL1100, GL1200 and GL1500 calipers). Throat (from the beginning of the face of the bore to the other side of where the brake pads go: 38mm. From the large pivot pin to the small pivot pin that goes into the sleeve: centre to centre: 75mm. Markings on the caliper body: near the arrow at the end near the large pivot: "32". On the external flat faces: "D26". (note that both those numbers may change with models of same caliper). This unit takes a smaller brake pad pin plate than any of the others: the usual plate 45217-MA3-006 is too tall for this caliper. I did see once that that is peculiar to the '83 year. In any event: this caliper is worth the hassle, especially because I have reduced the price by $50 due to the uncertainty of the fit: to about the same as a set of brake pads. Sitting high and dry on the shelf for over twenty years awaiting a look-see, upon dis-assembly I found: Bores are excellent, with good seals. Minimal cleaning of seal-grooves required. pad push spring very good, and appears the same spring as the rear GL1200 uses. Pistons passable. pad-pins very good, and no problem removing them. the pads were contaminated by oil, which makes me think this is a front caliper originally, not a rear: fork seal leakage. I soaked them in brake clear, and wire-brushed them to clean the surface, and they may work fine, but don't count on it. The stay collar was removed, cleaned and greased. It takes the same pad, by appearance, as do the 1200 and the 1500 models. In short: if this matches your caliper it is a very good one, ready to mount, flush (well) and bleed, at one really good price.
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