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Brake caliper upgrade 22 Feb 2024 05:51 #895516

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Mc Tavish wrote:
Hi DOHC,
Just wondering if you noticed any difference in the feel at the brake lever with these pistons fitted?

I did not notice any difference between the OE pistons and the phenolic pistons. Honestly, the Z1R brakes work poorly in both cases. I talk about this later in the thread I linked to.

kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/615972-doh...resh?start=36#853757

'78 Z1-R in blue , '78 Z1-R in black, '78 Z1-R in pieces
My dad's '74 Z1
'00 ZRX1100

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Brake caliper upgrade 09 Mar 2024 06:00 #896214

Rusty B1 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 38 Thank you received: 16	I did the master cylinder upgrade at the same time- and never rode the bike with the stock pistons so it would be tough to pinpoint specific areas of improvement. Russ 1976 kz750 B1 twin 1978 cb750 1982 cb900F 1998 Bandit 1200
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