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Re: [ST] Busa brake upgrade



 Brake Calipers - 6 Piston Tokico Front Brake 'Donor Bikes'
    a.. ZX6R 98-02
    b.. ZX6RR 02
    c.. ZX7R 96-03
    d.. ZRX 11 and 12 99-04
    e.. ZX12R 00-03
    f.. ZX9R 98-03
    g.. Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa all years 99-06 ('Busa 5/8" MC is also a
direct replacement for Triumph stock 14 mm MC)





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From: "onefut" <onefut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:48 AM
Subject: [ST] Busa brake upgrade


> That’s sounds like a great upgrade
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> Is it only busa brakes that fit or will other Suzuki callipers fit?
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> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:12:58 -0400
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> From: "Rick" <ricksine@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [ST] New rider to the list
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> I found some Hayabusa calipers on eBay w/pads and 311 miles on them. I got
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> Removed the lines, re-hooked them to the Busa calipers, Bleed them out and
> presto chango, brakes are cured.
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> The problem with the Triumph caliper is really the seal between the 
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> housing and the piston. The seal tends to stick to the piston. And in 
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> it is pulling the pistons back into the calipers just enough to cause the
> extra travel in the brake lever. What you are doing is taking up the slack
> with the extra travel.  The "cleaning" is a waste of time. You can clean 
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> outsides of the caliper all you want. And the people that say " Cleaning 
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> lubing fixed mine." are off just slightly. The reason I say that is, Sure
> they are better now, however that rubber seal that you can see is only a
> dust shield. The real seal is behind what you can see and clean. The 
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> they are better after you have cleaned them is because you pushed the
> pistons back into the calipers before you remounted them on the forks. You
> "unstuck" them by doing that.
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> I am a wrench by trade and put 23,000 miles on my 04 ST before the upgrade
> and had to push my pistons back in many times. I know what's going on with
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> Forget about the Triumph calipers and get the 6 piston Busa's. I've now 
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> almost 27,000 on her and the lever is still right where I left it.
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