She Ain't Pretty She Just Looks That Way
Finding parts for EZ-RIDER, a Japanese Edition of a relatively small displacement motorcycle (VT250CR / M29) has proven to be a somewhat "challenging" task.
I find myself slowly being forced into the position where I must refurbish parts that I might otherwise prefer to replace, because my motorcycle is not as popular and accessible as other models.
Case in point is the parts needed to refurbish the front brake calipers, which I believe includes the following parts:
1 064510-GE2-405 SEAL SET, PISTON
4 43353-461-771 CAP, BLEEDER
6 45108-ML7-922 SPRING, PAD (NISSIN)
8 45112-MS9-611 RETAINER
9 45131-ML7-921 BOLT A, PIN
10 45131-166-016 BOLT, PIN
11 45132-166-016 BOOT, PIN BUSH (NISSIN)
12 45133-MA3-006 BOOT B
14 45203-MG3-016 PLUG, PIN
15 45215-ML7-922 PIN, HANGAR
Some of these parts are available - some not so.
One part that seems to be a little on the hard side to source is #10 (45131-166-016) a PIN BOLT that functions as one of the two major caliper slide pins.
When I took the front calipers of EZ-RIDER apart, this bolt was in absolutely horrible shape:
Well, seeing as everything is closed in Hong Kong and I have a need for this part to be serviceable, I took it upon myself to try to refurbish this part of the front calipers, and see what could be done to bring it back into service.
Enjoy!
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