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They've done 43,000 k so far so they're staying, for the cost of getting S/S turned out here I could probably buy a new bike.

I have come to the conclusion that those marks and the ring of dirt have come from the piston being extended under braking, that being the case they will only affect the dust seal and not the main brake fluid seal so they should be good to use. The local Brembo site only has bits for KTM fittings back to 2009 so mine aren't there.

Marcel, attention.

So here are the photos of the pistons and calipers, the little marks are baffling me as they have never been out before and they weren't dropped when I removed them. You can see a build up of matter around the pad ends but that scrapes off with a fingernail, maybe a light sand will sort them out, they aren't at a crititcal spot and the seals look OK so I think I'll reassemble them and see if they leak. I'll be doing the other side ones soon, the air gun I used didn't have a rubber sealing tip so I may try and use a rubber glove with a pinhole in it or something, until I get to see the condition of those pistons I'll bide my time.

I've just been searching for the model number of them, do you know how many calipers they make, effing hundreds and they all have tiny differences, nevertheless I have managed to get four of the pistons out from the passive side of the units and will be updating my tale soon. Cheers.

You're not just a pretty face are you, here's the YouTube of the exact one being rebuilt but sadly its on an MV so I don't think that I'll like the prices.

Brembos.

Trimmed it for you.

There are differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and other nuances, but essentially the official Spanish in Mexico is the same as the Spanish in Spain and throughout most of the world. It has a distinctly Mexican flavor to it today, of course, but it hardly counts as a separate dialect or language on its own.

Isn't that an electric bike in which case it does have a motor, all the other entries are therefore disqualified because they have engines.

While waiting for someone with a compressor to be available I removed the SAS and the EPC fittings from the bike, cleans up the look without all those hoses going everywhere and doing nothing, was very satisfying, tell you what though, its rather cool on the garage, bloody 17C, I am writing a stern letter to the Prime Minister about it. Found a pic of the garage before I tidied it up, looks much better now. And a bonus moose of a size that Marcel can probably handle withoput to much assistance from Billy Bob. Why would I disable the EPC system? The EPC system reduces engine performance in 2nd/3rd gear and is only there to meet emissions requirements. Why would I disable the SAS? The SAS works together with the catalytic converter in the exhaust cans, also to reduce emissions. If you have aftermarket cans it is pointless and can cause problems. Removing the SAS is not recommended with standard cans. Why would I remove all of this stuff rather than just disable it? Because it is unnecessary, ugly, messy, restricts access to the engine, and because it is something else to go wrong, something else you won't have to consider if you do have problems. The repair manual actually warns that the EPC valves will malfunction if they are exposed to vibration.

"In searching for a common enemy against whom we can unite, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like, would fit the bill. In their totality and their interactions these phenomena do constitute a common threat which must be confronted by everyone together." (The First Global Revolution - A Report by the Council of the Club of Rome, p.75)

Here he is after the operation.

Once again you're putting words in my mouth, I never said that or even intimated it, for all I know you may all be in the top 1%, unless of course you believe that man walked on the Moon that is. No no, not this Moon, the other one.

More on the brakes, here are the calipers that are ready for piston removal, the pistons are numbered but you can't see that, after much searching I have found the method of getting them out with compressed air, put a G Clamp on one piston and wrap an old rag around the other, pop one out and then reverse the procedure, sounds easy on paper but should work without damage or injury. I have found a bearing supply company in the area (100k's away) that has seals so I hope that they can match up the ones in the calipers, the KTM parts fiche says no stock so here's hoping that they are not a special size.