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#391870 nightstar57 (User) ride it like ya paid for it .. Platinum Boarder Posts: 3336 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 11 Months ago   funny,alot of folks dont like synthetic brake fluid..i put it in both my roadies and the brakes feel and work great..id rather go synth thinking it wont absorb moisture like conventional brake fluid does.. i dont ride nearly as much as some of you guys so maybe i just dont know the difference..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #391878 Erbman02 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 5269 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 11 Months ago   I only put it in the rear, could never lock my rear brake up, and believe me, I tried darn hard to get them to lock. I'm just sorry that I let it be like that for about 9 months, was just too lazy to flush it all out. Once I went back to reg, had no problem locking it up. I did a bunch of net reading as well, unfortunately it was after the fact, and one issue was having a soft brake.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #403039 greenpus (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2148 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 10 Months ago   MS1700 wrote: Your right, Don't have the cap off when you push the pistons back into the calipers as fluid returns up into the reservoir and if the cap was off, Brake fluid eats paint. With 4 pistons that part is a little tricky as when you push one in, one pops out. Best to clean em 1st, slap old pads back in (Just for a second) and pry them apart with a wedge until the pistons go back in. I use a old RR tie spike. Wood cut into wedges works good too. I edited my Org. Post to Add instructions on how to bleed you brakes and change the fluid at the same time. I always bleed first before putting on the new pads. Reason being all the crap, and rust goes to the lowest point of the braking system and in this case it's always the calipers. When you compress the piston to put the new pads on, the crap and rust in the caliper is forced back into the system and might even make it up to the master cylinder and cause a brake failure in the near future. My advice is to bleed the brakes first and get rid of the crap and leave the reservoir low then replace the pads. This way when you push the piston back you won't shove crap or excess fluid into the reservoir or master cylinder. I've also heard a few people suggest not even bothering with bleeding the system when changing pads. It's your bike do as you wish but it's cheap to bleed the system.   Logged     Last Edit: 2011/07/24 15:47 By greenpus.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #403069 Starkruzen (User) Starkruzen Platinum Boarder Posts: 1461 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 10 Months ago   Nice job! And excellent timimg because I will be doing mine soon! Thanks!   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #462130 Big Dawg (User) On the road again . . . Platinum Boarder Posts: 1287 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 2 Months ago   Thanks for the great explanation and pics. My question is, are these what I would need for my 2002? BD   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #462217 MS1700 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2745 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 2 Months ago   That will work.   Logged     If you aren\'t running on the edge...You\'re taking up too much room!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #462278 gfolkert (User) Blah... Blah. Blah, Blah, Blah. Gold Boarder Posts: 981 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 2 Months ago   Big Dawg wrote: Thanks for the great explanation and pics. My question is, are these what I would need for my 2002? Yes. I'd check with Tim Bondurant... he can get you those pads for that price *SHIPPED* to your door. Biker Performance is a minimum of $10 for shipping.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #462333 Vic1 (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 144 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 2 Months ago   A bit off topic. But where do you get the chrome "bolt" covers for the calipers? I can't find a Yamaha part number thanks Vic   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #462438 Big Dawg (User) On the road again . . . Platinum Boarder Posts: 1287 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 2 Months ago   gfolkert wrote: Big Dawg wrote: Thanks for the great explanation and pics. My question is, are these what I would need for my 2002? Yes. I'd check with Tim Bondurant... he can get you those pads for that price *SHIPPED* to your door. Biker Performance is a minimum of $10 for shipping. Have you got a link? BD   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #462462 greenpus (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2148 Re:Front Brake Maint. 1 Year, 2 Months ago   Vic1 wrote: A bit off topic. But where do you get the chrome "bolt" covers for the calipers? I can't find a Yamaha part number thanks Vichttp://www.cruisercustomizing.com/star-yamaha-accessories-billet-brake-caliper-accents-ball-milled-yamaha-xv1600-1700-road-star-standardsilverado-models/part/STR-4WM27-16-02   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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