imatt
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The FZ is 49 miles shy of 33k miles. Almost every week this summer, I have taken her out to the mountains for a near 200 mile round trip which naturally is mostly filled with curves, corners, and twisties. After my last trip this week I have increasingly becoming annoyed with the amount front brake lever travel that's necessary to apply the front brakes. My thinking was that the pads are just becoming worn down far enough that the master cylinder needs a top off and maybe a quick bleed to put the lever back to normal.
....What I actually did was just replace practically everything.
I have been sitting on a set of Braking brand wave rotors for about 9 months now and decided I wanted to go ahead and put them on the bike(Picked them up for $100 each off ebay). Went ahead and ordered all the other things to do the job. Carbone Lorraine XBK5 sintered pads, Galfer steel braided lines, and a set of speed bleeders to make life easier.
I had terrible luck trying to remove the bolts that hold on the rotors, had to break out the drill and vice grips
I had already ordered these bad boys to replace the rusting, unsightly hardware. Good thing too because between both sides, 5 of them had to be drilled!!
All Done!
Previous owner told me he installed EBC pads. I don't know the make of them but I quite enjoyed them. I figured I would try a different brand of pad, try something else. Anyone have thoughts on the XBK5's or prefer something different after using them on their bike?
....What I actually did was just replace practically everything.
I have been sitting on a set of Braking brand wave rotors for about 9 months now and decided I wanted to go ahead and put them on the bike(Picked them up for $100 each off ebay). Went ahead and ordered all the other things to do the job. Carbone Lorraine XBK5 sintered pads, Galfer steel braided lines, and a set of speed bleeders to make life easier.
I had terrible luck trying to remove the bolts that hold on the rotors, had to break out the drill and vice grips
I had already ordered these bad boys to replace the rusting, unsightly hardware. Good thing too because between both sides, 5 of them had to be drilled!!
All Done!
Previous owner told me he installed EBC pads. I don't know the make of them but I quite enjoyed them. I figured I would try a different brand of pad, try something else. Anyone have thoughts on the XBK5's or prefer something different after using them on their bike?