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    #16
    To the original poster...tear down the ENTIRE systems and clean ALL components. Remove the crud and corrosion and put in new piston seals in the calipers. Check the caliper pistons for rust pitting. Put on your SS lines.

    In short, your life depends on there being ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION of the condition and functioning of the brakes. Take this approach in whatever your doing on your bike.......If YOU PERSONALLY havent done it then it is suspect and must be considered a safety hazard. AND a previous owner can say that they did X and X but never believe them. DO THE MAINTENANCE for yourself and remove all doubts.
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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      #17
      Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
      ...34 year old anything IS IN NO WAY CLEAN INSIDE.
      Heard that!

      I'll have the brakes gone through completely this winter.

      I recently read, or heard, that motorcycle brake rotors couldn't, or shouldn't be turned, they should be replaced with new. True?
      Last edited by Rob S.; 11-14-2014, 01:26 AM.
      1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

      2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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        #18
        Check the search feature for a place called true disc. Long as they are within service specs when done they can be redone.
        Last edited by chuck hahn; 10-27-2014, 07:06 AM.
        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
          I recently read, or heard, that motorcycle brake rotors couldn't, or shouldn't be turned, they should be replaced with new. True?
          It may be true of some discs, but I'd need to read the maker's specs to be certain that it's not the usual FUD spread about discs by the purveyors of brake parts. They'd happily have you buying new every time.
          ---- Dave
          79 GS850N - Might be a trike soon.
          80 GS850T Single HIF38 S.U. SH775, Tow bar, Pantera II. Gnarly workhorse & daily driver.
          79 XS650SE - Pragmatic Ratter - goes better than a manky old twin should.
          92 XJ900F - Fairly Stock, for now.

          Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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