11-07-14, 11:27 PM
(11-07-14, 07:35 PM)acid drop link Wrote: I have never cleaned my bike pistons/calipers You don't do it with a car so why do it with a bike??????Because a car has a big wheel rim going round it stopping a lot of the crud getting to the caliper, so it's just brake dust build-up you worry about which gets cleaned out when the pads are worn.
On the bike there is no weather protection on the calipers. Especially the rear which is in the "upside down" position, so everything flows into it and gets trapped. 99% of car calipers are the same orientation as the front calipers on the Fazer. That's my take on why it needs done more frequently on the bike, and I had a rear start sticking on my 600, so it does definetely need done from time to time (although, don't ask why the thou rear calipers don't seem to stick as bad, that's beyond me :lol)