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Old December 16th, 2013, 10:06 PM   #1
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Brake calipers

What is a good place to get new calipers for the pregen?
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Old December 17th, 2013, 07:29 AM   #2
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What caliber brakes you want?

Brembo
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Old December 17th, 2013, 09:32 AM   #3
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What caliber brakes you want?

Brembo
Any brand works.
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Old December 17th, 2013, 09:46 AM   #4
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Old December 17th, 2013, 10:03 AM   #5
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What caliber brakes you want?

Brembo
Aren't brembo calipers like 500 bucks?

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Any brand works.
Check the classifields for parted out bikes. For a new one it's around $229 on bike bandit.

http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmot...9183#sch434950
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would this change be merely for appearances?

properly maintained stock pre-gen calipers with braided stainless steel lines will give you all the braking force that the pre-gen sized tires can handle.
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Old December 17th, 2013, 02:38 PM   #7
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He doesn't deal with pre-gens. Take a look at which forum you're in
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Derp... Yea um yea um yea
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Old December 17th, 2013, 08:12 PM   #9
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properly maintained stock pre-gen calipers with braided stainless steel lines will give you all the braking force that the pre-gen sized tires can handle.
no the person that had laid it down and now they are starting to rust.
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Parts Ninja is a guy who parts out new-gen 250s and 300s. Obviously that suggestion wouldn't be useful to you since you have a pre-gen unless it's one of the interchangeable parts.
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no the person that had laid it down and now they are starting to rust.
sand them down and use caliper paint, aint no reason to break the bank for cosmetic damage.
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sand them down and use caliper paint, aint no reason to break the bank for cosmetic damage.
Don't forget the cylinder rebuild kit.
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I was thinking about doing that but they bleed a little
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I was thinking about doing that but they bleed a little
yeah a rebuild kit will fix that problem
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