{"id":27940,"date":"2022-05-13T20:22:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=27940"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:57","slug":"z1000mk2-long-hibernation-soft-restore-brake-caliper-master-oh-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20220513\/everyday-events\/z1000mk2-long-hibernation-soft-restore-brake-caliper-master-oh-4","title":{"rendered":"Z1000MK2 Waking from Long Hibernation and Returning to Full Stock? Soft Restore\u2014Brake Caliper and Master OH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We’ll gradually take things apart and do a basic check first.

We’re moving forward from the parts that should wrap up easily and reliably (‘\u03c9’)\u30ce<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Well then…
Let’s start from the front! We’ll remove the easy-access parts and clean and check them (‘\u03c9’)\u30ce<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The harness is in pretty good condition!
That old-school headlight relay with the relay mounted on the light side takes up space inside the headlight, so we’ll remove it.
If you want to install one, Daytona makes a good option (‘\u03c9’)\u30ce<\/a>

LED bulbs have gotten so good in recent years that we really don’t need relays much anymore (*\u00b4\u03c9\uff40*)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ah, the nostalgic sealed-beam headlight. Basically, the light itself is a bulb.
There are LED lenses out there too, so I wonder if those count as sealed-beam now?

It looks cool, so maybe we should keep it? What do you think? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A common headlight lens issue.
Stripped threads. We have a helicoil in this size, so we’ll install one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was already clean, but we gave it a wet blast too (*\u00b4\u03c9\uff40*)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We managed to get the tank off with some effort.

It’s pretty dirty. I realized later that this one doesn’t have an O-ring setup.
I wonder if the one from a CBX1000 would work… We’ve hit a snag right off the bat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The master cylinder is in overall weakened condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s check the brake calipers.
The boots and O-rings and such are priced so high it makes you go “Wow!” I really feel every day how much of a luxury item a motorcycle is.
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The caliper condition is pretty good (*’\u25bd’)
A wet blast will bring it back to life nicely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The caliper pistons are in good condition too, so we’ll reuse them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We did the prep work and cleaning first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The condition is really quite good… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, it’s not a recent acquisition, so that’s to be expected… but it’s still wonderful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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