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Repro F0/F1/ K7 & A caliper bodies

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hairygit:
Just to let anyone interested know, Dave Silver Spares now has reproduction caliper bodies in stock for the above models. They are exact replicas, and are fully interchangeable with standard parts, just under £50 + V.A.T., means we don't have to buy overpriced secondhand crap from e-bay anymore ;D He also has replica caliper pistons as well ;D

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Hi Hairy git.
I am all for company's to make stuff that almighty Honda do not wish to do anymore because sarcastically no one wants this crap anymore but a while ago I bought from DS replica clocks turned out shit the 35 year old ones performed better.Its always in my opinion that as much as they try they just can not get it right.Pattern pads do not fit right again from previous said had to grind them down to fit.I am afraid to say this but until a decent firm comes up with the right stuff I will still buy outrageous stuff off eBay and try and restore it.
Cheers
Bitsa

mickwinf:
I have had a few pattern parts from D S and find some things are ok like the master cylinders, but some of the trim items are not acceptable, we want exact replicas of the original. I got some tank trims for the 550 K3 I had but they were not even close in shape and did not fit. I did not use them. So mainly use NOS or genuine used items where possible.

hairygit:
I can vouch for these calipers, they are spot on, Dave Silver sent back several different prototypes until he was totally happy with it. He has a thing about safety critical parts being exactly right, and mine fitted perfectly with all the original parts, but if people want to risk overpriced crap from e-bay, and F1 calipers are very hard to find in any condition (I know, I had to buy 4 off e-bay to find one that didn't have f**ked threads or other damage after some scumbag stole mine 250 miles from home!) ;D

JamesH:
I'm with hairygit on this one. I can't vouch for the other dss repro parts, but the braking Items I've received and used on several bikes have been spot on. The only exception I've had was with one of the repro caliper bodies which had a critical drilling missing - must have been a mfg fault although all other machined features seemed to be to a very high standard.

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