pistons

As I prepare to upgrade my S1 to R6 forks, I began preparing my fleabay brake calipers by disassembling and cleaning while I wait for the new caliper seals. And as luck would have it, one of the larger pistons has some surface damage: The marks are toward the top of the piston. There is...

I've posted several times about the S2's front brake seals, over time, dragging. (S1's not so much as they have half as many pistons) This (IME) is due to rubber hardening up, grit, grime, seals don't allow the FOUR pistons (each disc) to retract. The below video was taken today, with...

There are no scratches at all but there were some spots that I can't explain. I bought the used 2008 front calipers pairs, the caliper and other parts are in pretty good condition. However the set of pistons doesn't look clean no matter what cleaner I used to clear off those marks ...no...

Hey guys: I was curious to see how many miles people have logged on their fz's and any major maintenance associated with it. I've heard of people going over 100k but wasn't sure what they did to keep it going. Mines still fresh with only 15K

I've read through 2-3 of the pages here in this forum area and found good advice. Just want to verify a few things... Front brake squealing - I've put about 200 miles on the bike in the past few weeks since I started riding. My mechanic noted that the front pads were close and would need...