{"id":47471,"date":"2018-07-06T18:44:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T09:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=47471"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:06","slug":"gsxr1100g-inspection-brake-caliper-maintenance-aluminum-piston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20180706\/everyday-events\/gsxr1100g-inspection-brake-caliper-maintenance-aluminum-piston","title":{"rendered":"GSX-R1100G Inspection: Brake Caliper Maintenance + Aluminum Piston Conversion and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_7671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\n GSX-R1100G inspection with brake caliper maintenance and aluminum piston conversion work requested.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710072.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nStarting with the rear caliper\u2014it&#8217;s a bit crusty, but for the year it might actually be in pretty good shape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710074.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710075.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s some rust, but overall it&#8217;s in decent condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710076.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710077.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThe key factors are the seal elasticity and the cleanliness of the seal groove\u2014those determine everything.<br \/>\nOnce a seal is shot, no amount of cleaning will help. If you&#8217;re going to spend the same amount of time, it&#8217;s better to replace the seal and clean the groove properly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710087.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710088.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThere are signs of contact damage somewhere. I&#8217;ll smooth that out. Since I&#8217;ve polished it, the groove is clean now.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710089.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nSurprisingly important: cleaning the nipple contact area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710091.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710092.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nA piston kit is definitely the safest choice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710090.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nInspection boosts confidence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1710093.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThe bolts look like they might be from a later Bandit or something more recent&#8230; hard to say.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSX-R1100G inspection with brake caliper maintenance and aluminum piston conversion work requested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[131,151,122],"class_list":["post-47471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-brake-caliper-maintenance-aluminum-piston-conversion","tag-gsxr","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}