Front brakes/wheel

This shows the front wheel after having

• installed new tire, (a Bridgestone type used on the new Kawasaki W650 retro model).
• polished up the old AKRONT alloy rim.
• tightened a few spokes.
• had the drum brakes apart and installed new brake shoes.

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GT750J Front brakes (left + right) with new brake shoes installed

Four Leading Shoe Drum Brake Adjustment

There is a description in the "SUZUKI SERVICE GUIDE MODEL GT750" section of the original GT750 Service Manual (99500-17001-01E), (words directly from the horse's mouth) on how the front drum is supposed to be adjusted. I now scanned this piece of the page, click here to view it:

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