I used new pistons from Brake Crafters. I didn't see any caps on them. The old pistons still have the caps. I didn't think they came off the old...
Front brake master disassembly and reassembly. The outer piston seal was leaking but the internal seals still looked good. Snap ring journal had...
I spun them around and used EBC pads. I've never seen a caliper that had pistons that way. Thanks for the insight. Now I know why they were like...
Thanks Cap. I used the red grease that the BC kits supply. Suff works really well. I did wipe a bit of DOT 4 in the barrels
Thanks Baz. Everything looked really good and came apart nicely. I also use FSM, YouTube, and rely heavily on Joe's tutorials. The project has...
As far as I know, these calipers have never been touched before. I've owned the bike for almost 30 years and bought it from the original owner...
Is there a right or wrong direction to install the brake caliper pistons? When I removed the pistons from the calipers, they had the solid face...
Thanks for the help Capt. Links were dead like stated above, but I did an eBay search and found a 45 tooth JT. I'm trying to keep the bike stock...
I'm continuing through the recommissioning of my 86 VFR 700 and I'm now arriving at replacing the original chain and sprockets. I was looking to...
I didn't see the one you posted but this one is currently at $3k. https://ebay.us/m/GGaZWY
Looks like the 5530 is sold out throughout the usual parts outlets as well. After searching again this morning, I did find and purchase one of two...
I had the same thought as well. I think the stock fittings are 10mm. I'm wondering if the flow is the same?
I just looked closer at the K&L 5528 and saw the spigot. So that's not going to work. It looks like all K&L 5529's are on backorder and the Tour...
I checked out the fuel pump replacement article Joe Nelson posted on his webpage last March. Great idea and that was the route I was going to go....
I agree. This old pump has served its purpose. I don't want to have a pump failure on the road., so I'm going to buy a K&L and make some...
Thanks for the advice SM. I'm going to examine the original pump a little closer and check the flow amount. If it appears to be functioning...
Excellent information here. I tried a search on the forum before I posted this, but it didn't come up with this thread. Thanks for the link and...
After cleaning the rust and varnish out of the fuel tank and having the carbs rebuilt, I don't want to take any chances on contaminating the carbs...
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Thanks Baz. I custom built the house last year after we moved south from NY. The 4-car garage was an important part of the design. Got to keep...
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