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The wheels' and fork's previous owner might have looked like this. | ||||
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On a GSX-R, the cheesy-pink 17" front-wheel is slowed down by a Nissin four piston brake calipers. With my bike, the front brake moved to the rear. | |||||
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Brandnew (gold-colored!) 6-pot brakes by Nissin clasp my brake disc. | |||||
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Sixteen brake calipers suffice to force a stainless steel motorcycle to stop. Detail: the chain tensioners have been concealed in the swingarm. | ![]() |
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First, all text is milled from the wheel's rim, after which the wheels are sprayed. | |||||
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Next we fit it with a Pirelli Dragon GTS 190/50-17. Detail: the swingarm ends with reflectors. | |||||
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The front wheel gets a Pirelli Dragon GTS 120/10-17. | |||||
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'Nissin' is milled off of the brakes. Because why advertize for something I paid for big time? | |||||
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Same story for the rear brake. | |||||
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July until November 2003 I initiated 'Stage III': radical and less radical changes combined with necessary maintenance.
'Just' a minor detail, but details matter; this time the rusty front axle shaft. Aim at the picture to view the axle shaft. | ||||||
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I replaced the magnet that triggers the digital speedometer on the rear brake disc, by a more subtle one. And took some time for the finishing touch by spraying it.
Aim at the picture to view the improved rear brake disc. | ||||||
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I cleaned the chain and the sprocket. Aim at the picture to view the clean-up. |