The “new” caliper was reputed to have done less than 6K miles on the bike from new, and I can well believe it.Even the pads look new !
Came apart real easy and it IS just a case of swapping the mounts over [ at least I think ! ] Initially it looked all wrong – until I realised that on my bike the caliper is in front of the wheel spindle !
Rip off of the day ………….. a rear caliper seal kit [ complete ]which consists of the 2 piston seals and the 4 little boots that go over the fixing bolts [ grease retainers ? ] . £32.95 + P&P.
Just the two piston seals £3.99 [ inc P&P ].
Fortunately I have a spare set and the ones that came off the rear caliper were OK anyway.
I had to move the Facet fuel pump back a tad on the electrics plate to clear the hose connection. Rectifier and regulator mounted, just waiting for a 4 way fuse box – then [ at some stage ] the fun of wiring begins !
I also decided to start mounting up the handlebar controls while I was waiting for paint to dry on the caliper / mount ……..now where DID I put that Clutch lever mount. THREE hours later I found it under the bench – oh well at least I found it. I’ll be using one of those mini trail type handlebar switches as I only need horn and start facilities.
