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Bob KellyIII · December 4th, 2021, 08:20 AM

I think I've done a few calipers in my time, twas a long time ago however !
but nothing like these things.. these are closer akin to a car disk brakes than any motorcycle disk brake that I have ever seen ...
they do disassemble...and come apart... I remember on the early Yamaha DT1 250cc the front disk did not come apart and separate which makes it a pain to rebuild... but welding vice grips clamps make quick work of those.
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I've done more calipers than I have Master cylinders all in all.
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but like everything else ..it's mechanical... I can fix it ! i'm quite confident in that. the manual goes into a good description on how to rebuild the thing.
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I'll pick up a can of brake cleaner sprey next time I am in town, as all I have is carb cleaner here and WD-40.
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I put on around 300 miles yesterday in the Honda CRV and I'm still a bit tired from that..... LOL it sucks getting old ! I remember driving from Redding to port townsend washington in one setting only stopping to eat
a few times.... but there is no way I'ed even attempt that now days !
yet alone going from here to Florida like we did once ! UGH !
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Bob.......

December 4th, 2021, 08:20 AM	#214
Bob KellyIII Retired motorcycle Mc. Name: Robert Location: Weed, California. Join Date: Jul 2021 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2021 CSC TT250, 1977 Triumph Bonneville 750cc,2001 Honda XR650L. Posts: A lot.	I think I've done a few calipers in my time, twas a long time ago however ! but nothing like these things.. these are closer akin to a car disk brakes than any motorcycle disk brake that I have ever seen ... they do disassemble...and come apart... I remember on the early Yamaha DT1 250cc the front disk did not come apart and separate which makes it a pain to rebuild... but welding vice grips clamps make quick work of those. .... I've done more calipers than I have Master cylinders all in all. .... but like everything else ..it's mechanical... I can fix it ! i'm quite confident in that. the manual goes into a good description on how to rebuild the thing. .... I'll pick up a can of brake cleaner sprey next time I am in town, as all I have is carb cleaner here and WD-40. .... I put on around 300 miles yesterday in the Honda CRV and I'm still a bit tired from that..... LOL it sucks getting old ! I remember driving from Redding to port townsend washington in one setting only stopping to eat a few times.... but there is no way I'ed even attempt that now days ! yet alone going from here to Florida like we did once ! UGH ! .... Bob....... __________________________________________________ Its too late when you've gone too far !