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I use a brake caliper grease like that one for the sliding pins and points where the brake pads touch the calipers. A fine layer on the back of the pads can also cut down on squealing. I don't use it inside the caliper itself. For the pistons and seals, I just wipe them with a little clean...

Why do you need gauges? I can judge my tire pressure to within half a psi by paying attention to how the bike handles.* Fred *Disclaimer: Fred may, at times, be completely full of it.

I just finished the four piston Brembos on the black bike. I fixed the dragging brake first, and it went so well that I did the other one as insurance. The seals were fine, just covered in a grungy substance that wiped off. Saved me $200 by not buying new seal kits from BMW. On the CX500...

That's dead on, except that you will also want to replace the seals while you're doing this. You can sometimes get away with not replacing the seals, but for best results, new seals are the way to go. EDIT: I'm about to rebuild a caliper here. I'm not going to replace the seals. I figure, if...

They're rusty because they're steel and they haven't been used. The first time you hit the brakes, they'll turn shiny again. Don't replace them just for rust. Fred

I never said that. Not at all. Let me correct your logical statements to reflect my beliefs. more guns in the right hands = more dead bad guys less guns in the right hands = more dead good guys I don't like dead good guys. I like dead bad guys. I'm hopping out of this thread...

Carrying a long gun in a park is out of place, and I'd be on alert if I saw somebody doing that. It's not illegal, but I'd be asking myself what they're up to. Would I let anyone carry? No. I would not let a 10 year old carry unsupervised. I would not allow high school kids to carry. You...

Because they have almost no guns. That's obvious, and a straw man. If you really want to compare, let's look at overall crime statistics for two good examples, the US and the UK. They have less gun crimes because they have less guns. They are not lacking in violent crime, assault, rape...

Vegas, that's truly awful and I don't blame you a bit for feeling the way you do. When I hear about things like this, I think, "If she'd been armed and trained, maybe things would have been different." Like you, I want to see the good guys live and the bad guys die. I'm sorry that this...

The line is pretty clearcut. When you draw your weapon, whatever it may be, and attempt to harm another human being, you have crossed the line. Where's the confusion? Fred

Interestingly, California appears to allow open carry. I didn't know this before. CaliforniaOpenCarry.org - FAQ In any case, I see nothing disturbing or wrong about the picture. Fred

You can prevent it. As brake fluid gets old it absorbs water from the air. And the more water it absorbs, the lower its boiling point gets. So swapping to new brake fluid will fix the problem. Fred

It almost looks like a piece of the rear brake pad. I doubt it is, but check anyway. It might also be from the cush drive. If you remove the rear wheel, you can pull the cush drive off to inspect it. Both of those inspections are worth it for piece of mind. But I think that the aluminum...

It will rob you of power. The injector flow rates are different, so you'll be screwing up the bike's fueling over the entire map. Rule 1. R6 parts do not add power to an FZ6. Rule 2. But the R6 forks do help the handling.

Give him a small bike with average handling. Ninja 500's are great, as are GS500's. A Vstrom 650 is another nice option, since it's not all that revvy. When he blows a corner on one of those bikes, he'll be doing a relatively low speed. If he, on the other hand, exceeds the limits of the...

It's a Falcon, not an AMC. The closest thing to it in the US is the Ford Torino, which was larger and slightly different looking, but could be made to look much like the Interceptor.

Harbor Freight will take a return on most anything. And that tire changer will tear up your rims in stock form. I put mine out on the street (it was several years old) and let somebody take it away. I don't miss it at all.

Yes, that hose is to the AIS. If you want to plug it, simply plug the hose and plug the opening in the airbox. You could also leave the hose connected, but insert something into it, such as a large steel ball bearing. So long as the hose is blocked, and the airbox opening is also blocked...

Your insurance is out of it because you're not at fault. They're only there to cover your screwups. The driver's insurance is the one that will be paying. And yes, it is time to lawyer up. Get a journal. Document every day, including your pain level, medication needed, activities that you...

There's no reason at all to block it off. All the talk about how you must block it off is just that, talk. Plenty of bikes without cats have Air Injection Systems. Fred