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caliper bracket

#1 PostAuthor: wayno » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:08 am

how should the caliper hanger be finished on a z900a4 ?

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#2 PostAuthor: CAT3 » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:22 am

The original ones had a sort of plated type finish, which was a sort of drab olive colour. Don't know exactly what the finish was called or how it was applied, but most people I guess would get it powder coated nowadays the same semi matt black that thecalipers are.
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#3 PostAuthor: tlc » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:54 am

Mikey can do it olive black for you.
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#4 PostAuthor: wayno » Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:09 pm

cheers guys
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#5 PostAuthor: Bill Newman » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:02 pm

Just had mine done Olive Black - it looks OK
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#6 PostAuthor: wayno » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:13 pm

got the calipers stripped and blasted ready for powdercoat, what can be used to fill the piston hole, apart from an old piston, any tips/tricks ?
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#7 PostAuthor: 000zeds » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:58 pm

Wayno i packed mine with newspaper and covered that with heavy duty tape and all was OK.
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