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[ST] RE: Distractions: There's what looks like a V-6 made from two Speed Triple engines.

Ooops.  Wish I spoke French.  V-Max V-4, not sure what the Speed Triple has to do with it.  Fred?

Jeremy Witt
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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Jeremy Witt  
Sent:	Wednesday, June 15, 2005 10:38 AM
To:	'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject:	Distractions: There's what looks like a V-6 made from two Speed Triple engines.

http://www.lazareth.org/tuning-moto.htm

Jeremy Witt
Field Engineer
Corrugated Networking Services Inc.
Office: 603-703-0365
Cell: 603-440-5982              

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	st-triumphnet.com-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:st-triumphnet.com-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On Behalf Of simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent:	Wednesday, June 15, 2005 2:31 AM
To:	ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; aronnmail-list@xxxxxxxxx
Subject:	Re: [ST] SS brake lines

Quoting aronnmail-list@xxxxxxxxx:

> I intend to clean my calipers, as I have about 15k
> miles and the lever is getting pretty spongy.  The
> method described in this thread (extend the pistons a
> bit, clean, push them back, repeat) seems a bit
> unsatisfying to me--is it not possible to get a
> caliper rebuild kit, take the things apart, and clean
> them out thoroughly?

You could do if you want the expense. But just getting the dust off the slave
cylinders is all you need to do. The seals tend to grip the cylinders causing
the spongy feeling at the lever. I squirt a small quantity of PJ1 blue chain
lube down the side of the slave cylinders to keep the corrosion/water out.
This makes a big difference as you don't have to clean everything back up
untill the next change of pads. Replaceing the seals will never be required.
Well not till the bikes done mega miles anyway. It PJ1 is very good at keeping
the UK winter road salt out of the calipers.

--
SimonB
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