Heywood
New Member
Yesterday was a boat load of maintenance on the front of the FZ6. Having recently acquired the bike and having looked it over it was going to need some maintenance and upgrades to get it to my spec. For some reason the person that serviced the front brakes thought that if a little grease on the caliper bolts was ok, then a lot all over the caliper would be better. Thanks to some posts here and the FSM the following work was performed.
New Bridgestone S21 front tire & 1oz balance beads
Degreased front brake calipers
New EBC FA199HH front brake pads
Drained / flushed shocks, refilled w/ Maxim 7 wt. (springs installed upside down from factory, & fluid was murky brown)
Flushed front brake Master cylinder - DOT 4
Installed new Goodridge Stainless Shadow Brake Line Kit YA1171-2FCBK (Personal feeling is that these are 1.5" too long)
Installed T-Rex Racing front axle slider
It took about 9 hours, I'm slow and old. I wrangled with the front tire dismount / mount for a couple hours (1st time trying that myself) and couldn't get it mounted so I had to take it to a shop. I'm pretty sore today and I still need to replace the rear tire, flush the rear brake line and replace with stainless, not sure my back will let me do that today
New Bridgestone S21 front tire & 1oz balance beads
Degreased front brake calipers
New EBC FA199HH front brake pads
Drained / flushed shocks, refilled w/ Maxim 7 wt. (springs installed upside down from factory, & fluid was murky brown)
Flushed front brake Master cylinder - DOT 4
Installed new Goodridge Stainless Shadow Brake Line Kit YA1171-2FCBK (Personal feeling is that these are 1.5" too long)
Installed T-Rex Racing front axle slider
It took about 9 hours, I'm slow and old. I wrangled with the front tire dismount / mount for a couple hours (1st time trying that myself) and couldn't get it mounted so I had to take it to a shop. I'm pretty sore today and I still need to replace the rear tire, flush the rear brake line and replace with stainless, not sure my back will let me do that today