Today I discovered just how far my Zed can lean on bends.

It's okay. You see, after work, I come home and do whatever I want on
the internet.

 

I worked at BACS back in 2002 - the main desktop LAN was simply not
connected to the Internet (only their BACSTEL IP server system was
connected, and in turn had no physical connection to the LAN).

There was a solitary PC, off-LAN, with no floppy or optical drive or
USB ports, that had a dialup connection that you could book time on to
check your personal email.

 

Le Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:41:00 +0100, Eddie a écrit :

I got the classical Oro 4-pots Brembo on my Guzzi and it is a real piece
of cake to swap pads without removing brake or wheel.

Even cleaning is really easy and parts are cheap.

 

<memories of TLR Tokico brakes>

Fervent AOL there. Ghastly things.

 

Absolutely, though I haven't had to buy parts yet - apart from the odd
set of pads, that is. Came close last weekend when I pinged the
retaining pin out of the back caliper on my Aprilia, then spent a
merry half hour playing 'hunt the pingfuckit'.

Last weekend I cleaned and changed the fluid on both my R1 and the
Aprilia. The Brembos were just so much nicer to work on; the R1's
calipers felt and looked crude by comparison and the pistons were
noticeably harder to clean up - crud just seemed to stick harder. In
fairness, the R1 is rather older and both bikes are secondhand.

Both sets of brakes now feel better than before but the Aprilia still
has the edge: despite both bikes having braided hoses, the Aprilia has
a firmer feel at the lever and more initial bite. The R1's are pretty
progressive though.

 

Le Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:04:45 +0100, Pip Luscher a écrit :

Eight years ago a mate had to change piston seals on the 6-pots of his
1100ZRX.
IIRC it cost him one of his balls.

 

There's got to be a gory story here.

 

Next time he'll remember to use a block of wood to stop the other
pistons popping out, won't he?

 

I never bothered with gen-yoo-wine Kwakasaki seals for mine, pattern
ones seemed to work just as well.