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Renovation Time
matthewmosse:
I think I just asked Custom fastners to make up my set of lines for the 550 twin disk setup. The whole lot was put on new in stainless, top to bottom for
z1100r:
Heres the front wheel with a Gold hub...it will be OK you cant bloody see it anyway with 2 discs.
The calipers below were a bit of pain...well the left one was. The pipe and bleed nipple came out of the right
one easily but the left was a different matter. I got th ecaliper very hot with my heat gun (spit sizzles) and then took it very steady.
Took me about an hour. Cleaned blasted and painted in about half an hour. Left hand piston very pitted, righthand OK. All very strange as the left is the original and the right was off a 79 K3. The K3 one has been on since about 1984 yet seems to have survived alot better.
Fork sliders next.....very unsure about what to do with them.
UK Pete:
Thats looking real good , what paint did you use on the calipers?
Peet
z1100r:
Its now called Simoniz Tough Black. I use Satin and have done loads of parts in it including nearly all of my RD500 engines, its good stuff I think.
Like any of these aerosol paints though its not that tough when new. Give it a while and this stuff is better than most I've found though. Of course if you 2k laquer it anyway it doesn't matter. The Satin finish looks good on cycle parts. Its the best aerosol paint I've found to date.
z1100r:
Finally found this piccy again.
These are the type of brake lines I'm after Bryan...I want the abrasive braided bit covered. In fact an exact copy of these would be perfect.
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