Brake Caliper Maintenance + Aluminum Piston Conversion– tag –

Additionally, we replaced the front Nissin radial master and rear brake master cup & piston kit. This was my first time seeing a Nissin radial brake master p...

Let's reduce corrosion, resistance, and weight with anodized aluminum pistons in the lubrication system. By checking things out, you can even see the toleran...

Let's improve the operation of the caliper pistons and get a better feel at the lever. Heavy corrosion usually happens on the back side of the dust seal. If ...

The GS1200SS II is in really nice condition. It's in great shape, so we can work on it with confidence. Let's start by disassembling the brake caliper. It's ...

A very rare GS1200SS II model in blue and white—brake caliper maintenance+ with a 6-piston aluminum upgrade. That's the job we've got. It's not next in the w...

It's a three-day holiday weekend out there. We're expecting a lot of visitors, so let's make progress on what we can while we have the chance.   The swi...

GS1200SS (Black) / GSXR1000K1.2 (Gold) rear caliper. When washed with hot water, dirt comes off very quickly and drying is also very fast. The condition is v...

This is interesting, so I'm going to study it with a rusty shaft. The rust stream accumulates on the underside of the shaft and flows out from the right side...

Since we need the suspension to stand up, let's go with a 75 mm dummy bearing at -2/100. We got it out, but then we hit a snag—we couldn't just slide the sha...

It's cleaner to remove it with a puller rather than a slide hammer.   Since it was pretty rough, we heated the swingarm before extracting it. It came ou...