GSX-R1100L Gale Speed Master & K-Factory Large-Diameter Clutch Release & Clutch Hose Fabrication, Rear Master Overhaul Polishing + Rubber Hose Replacement, Cowl Quick Fastener Conversion

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Let’s replace the rear caliper seals.

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It’s in pretty sharp condition.

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Quite a bit of corrosion there. After cleaning the caliper, if it’s stiff and doesn’t return well, you shouldn’t force it—just go ahead and replace the seals.

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The seal is being pushed from inside the groove and has lost its elasticity—it’s hard as a rock. Rubber deteriorates quickly.

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With Suzuki, you can just replace it with a piston seal set. That way the inside comes out nice and clean too.

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The dust seal is a boot type, so it goes on the outside.

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The ground-facing side is a bit rough, but there’s no problem with operation, so we’re leaving it as is. The inside is polished clean, so it’ll work smoothly.

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Perfect.

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Since we replaced the master, we relocated the hazard switch.
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I couldn’t figure out how to make just the hazard light work, so we made the turn signals and hazard coexist. And since we couldn’t do that with standard bulbs, we combined the right and left with a Stanley diode and went with LED lighting instead. It looks a bit dimmer in comparison, but we didn’t have a brighter one on hand, so this is what we went with for now. Since it’s removable, we can always upgrade it later.

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