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stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:15 am
by harriskat
So its buy more bike bits day. aka payday.
The POP project is coming along brilliant at the moment. but can only buy one thing at a time. So today i thought stainless steel brake pistons for the calipers. at £28.54 I thought not bad for a caliper. er no for a piston!!!!!!! so if my understanding is right which isnt hard, thats nearly £60 per caliper
looks like i will be trying to clean up the old ones and just put new seals in.
How can it cost £30 close as dammit for a little stainless brake piston and 2 rubber seals? but you can buy a battery for £25? some things just dont make sense
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:51 am
by harriskat
No ur completely right. I was just gonna reolace everything as they looked a bit tatty. Plus they had to come out for the powder coating. Looks like its just gonna be new seals. I could get hold of a whole front end for not much more. I just want the thing back on the road atm. End of august is my completion date.
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:56 pm
by Katman
harriskat wrote:
How can it cost £30 close as dammit for a little stainless brake piston and 2 rubber seals? but you can buy a battery for £25? some things just dont make sense
Just you wait until you get a quote for an OEM screen!!!!
£212.14

Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 4:22 pm
by harriskat
I will never get a quote for one. As we speak I have my best mate colin on the job of making me a pimped one. He works as a working model maker. So has the abilities and access to relevant materials and tooling. Lazer etching has been mentioned and LEDs. And knowing him it wont be boring.
But thats a stupid amount of money for a tiny piece of plastic
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:28 pm
by pop-up
iirc the front pistons are the same as slabbie 750 rear pistons and are a lot cheaper.just remember to order 2 sets.
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:17 am
by harriskat
What model gsxr is that? I know they are the earliest but gsxr750??????
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:35 am
by sparki
Slabbie will be 85-87
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:52 am
by harriskat
I know that. I meant. Gsxr750 j/k/h etc
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:08 am
by sparki
slabbies started with an "F" in 85.... so from that they'll be... GSXR750F, G, or H from '85, '86, '87 respectively
Re: stainless brake pistons.........
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:53 am
by harriskat
Nice one