Honda CBF600 front brake callipers

[Saul]

My CBF600S has the wrong colour front brake callipers.   They have obviously been replaced at some point with callipers from a naked CBF600N which are black not gold.   They are functionally identical and work fine but it is getting on my tits that it’s wrong.   So for no other reason than to satisfy my OCD, I am going to replace them.   

I got a second hand set of gold callipers from eBay for £27 and at the same time I ordered a rebuild kit for them for £34 from Wemoto.  

 

I started stripping and cleaning the callipers up today and to my surprise they are pretty good.   All threads perfect and pistons appear spotless.   I am waiting for the tool to come to get them out and polish them up.   I know there are other ways to get the pistons out but I wanted the right tool which is coming tomorrow.    I would guess that I don’t really need to replace the seals but I am going to because I have the new ones on the bench. 
 

First attempt at cleaning has brought them up quite well.  There are a few minors blemishes here and there but I think the callipers will look fine once they are on the bike, after all it is 18 years old.  

 

Of course there will be more cleaning before I fit the new seals.  
Before anyone pipes up, if this is boring  fuck off and read about Marcy’s adventures.    

I am a bike geak and I like this sort of stuff.  

[Pedro]

46 minutes ago, Saul said:

My CBF600S has the wrong colour front brake callipers.   They have obviously been replaced at some point with callipers from a naked CBF600N which are black not gold.   They are functionally identical and work fine but it is getting on my tits that it’s wrong.   So for no other reason than to satisfy my OCD, I am going to replace them.   

I got a second hand set of gold callipers from eBay for £27 and at the same time I ordered a rebuild kit for them for £34 from Wemoto.  

 

I started stripping and cleaning the callipers up today and to my surprise they are pretty good.   All threads perfect and pistons appear spotless.   I am waiting for the tool to come to get them out and polish them up.   I know there are other ways to get the pistons out but I wanted the right tool which is coming tomorrow.    I would guess that I don’t really need to replace the seals but I am going to because I have the new ones on the bench. 
 

First attempt at cleaning has brought them up quite well.  There are a few minors blemishes here and there but I think the callipers will look fine once they are on the bike, after all it is 18 years old.  

 

Of course there will be more cleaning before I fit the new seals.  
Before anyone pipes up, if this is boring  fuck off and read about Marcy’s adventures.    

I am a bike geak and I like this sort of stuff.  

I admire the commitment to making it right!

[Buckster]

1 hour ago, Saul said:

My CBF600S has the wrong colour front brake callipers.   They have obviously been replaced at some point with callipers from a naked CBF600N which are black not gold.   They are functionally identical and work fine but it is getting on my tits that it’s wrong.   So for no other reason than to satisfy my OCD, I am going to replace them.   

I got a second hand set of gold callipers from eBay for £27 and at the same time I ordered a rebuild kit for them for £34 from Wemoto.  

 

I started stripping and cleaning the callipers up today and to my surprise they are pretty good.   All threads perfect and pistons appear spotless.   I am waiting for the tool to come to get them out and polish them up.   I know there are other ways to get the pistons out but I wanted the right tool which is coming tomorrow.    I would guess that I don’t really need to replace the seals but I am going to because I have the new ones on the bench. 
 

First attempt at cleaning has brought them up quite well.  There are a few minors blemishes here and there but I think the callipers will look fine once they are on the bike, after all it is 18 years old.  

 

Of course there will be more cleaning before I fit the new seals.  
Before anyone pipes up, if this is boring  fuck off and read about Marcy’s adventures.    

I am a bike geak and I like this sort of stuff.