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Wow! That ColoRite site really is easy to use!! I found the needed base and color touch up pens within seconds!! I thought it would be much more difficult for the fastest color on the 5th gen! Thanks @FromMaine !

Seems like quite the oversight from the big B. Good words for the forum!

Ended up using a extended allen key! Works like a charm!

Thanks! And good points about not crushing the heck out of it. To harbor freight we go!

Anybody have a tried & true method of staking a brand new axle nut? I'm sitting here just scuffing up the new one with my hammer and pry bar 😆

Sometime the small things get the best of us! I dont recall having such a hard time with mine... perhaps I erased it from memory 😬 I'm sure you've tried a lot of ideas... perhaps a bench vice could squash it in for you if you get one edge in juuuuust right...

Good words, @DrErgal! A man of culture, I see with the Nissin Advantage Radial MC! I discovered their existence after purchasing my brembo. I have the same one you do on my Transalp, and I quite enjoy it. Agreed on the 90 degree adapter. I used one on the clutch side, and have a spare. Using one (with the set of terminations I have on my two spare Hel lines), I could not get myself satisfied with the angulation of the dangle-ulation - the line's stress was beyond what I was comfortable with, so what you see is what I got. Copy that on the double at the master! It does give a bit of symmetry to it!

That's correct @mello dude. Are most folks doing a double banjo up at the master? I'm not sure that geometry would work for me... Tolerances are tight up by the RCS19...

It's the bane of all automotive and motorcycle projects! 😧 I did get mine to fit and they are oh so pretty! I only shaved off from the Fork side! The witness marks are visible, but that will surely only ever bother me lol Got the other side done, and the brake lines all plumbed up too! Thanks for all yalls help!!! --- I will make a write up here for my fork teardown, but that story is a long one and will take some effort to post. I'll happen in due time though!

Cool Idea! I'm personally not sold on steering dampeners just yet, but more power to ya! If you figure this out it would be valuable to the forums for sure!

Ah! Copy that!

One day I will join that crowd with a garage ultrasonic cleaner too... Good strategy on keeping the hoses together. I did ye olde find & replace method, so I didnt have to stay so organized, only working one side at a time. Those hoses are great, btw. Only Issue I had were the ones going to the Wax Idle unit, but a dremel tool took care of that 😬

Copy all! You both answered the question i didnt dare to ask: "Should I instead shave the forks" Thank you both! This methods sounds like a safe way to do it, either by hand file or ye-olde tiny rotary problem-solver... And good words on the spacers topic @Terry. I have that (theoretically) taken care of by the checklist @Tirso so kindly made for us. Quoted from the first page of this post: * Caliper Spacers: (4) https://www.mcmaster.com/93849A105/ * Caliper Bolts: (4) https://www.probolt-usa.com/stainless-steel-flanged-hex-head-m8x1-25mmx28mm/ I have not personally verified this just yet, as those bolts come from ...checks notes.... Deutschland... but they should arrive by this weekend, and will combine the powers of both yalls methods to not create a VTR-flavored boat anchor 😆 --- Thanks on the looks of the calipers, @mello dude! They are not at all perfect, but I was able to scrub them to about 80% of their former glory after many evenings with various chemicals and non-marring abrasives...

So I finally have nearly everything together! I am just waiting on the bolts for the calipers to arrive, and for me to finish grinding away at my way too fancy rear caliper to get the proper clearances to the rear rotor.... But as I wait, I know I need to worry about shaving the Fireblade calipers to fit the Firestorm forks Any tips for me before I commit to some permanent modifications? I intend to use a dremel tool... but perhaps I should use a die grinder attachment from harbor freight... Open to any thoughts here Maybe a good source for a golden paint pen for my certain mistakes....

That stater looks ~KRISPY~

Got mine done too! 😄 Honeslty, getting the inserts from McMaster installed was a breeze even with my budget soldering iron. Just be sure to put the collar-part in first! Solder-in inserts: https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/131/3643/94459A220 with stainless hardware: And the finished product: No clearance issues at all with the tire, even with these floppy chinesium-made fairings!

Yikes! Those look a bit worse than when I changed out all the rubbers on mine. Very satisfying work to do though!

Concur on this. Inspection should always be step 1

Howdy, Viffers! I special ordered two of these Braking H023RID rotors by accident, and I only needed one! The lead time on these was like 6 months, but you can get yours shipped ASAP! According to compatibility charts, this should fit any 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th gen rear axles! Double check me on this with the part number. Aiming to get my cash back, so $150 plus shipping. Will not include retail packaging, as this second one didn't arrive with it & I threw away the first one a month or so ago. Side-by-Side with OE rotor on my 5th gen Axle Quite a bit lighter too!

woahhh those look like proper luxury!

ewwwwwwwwwww Though it isnt the worst seen here, it is quite bad. I'd wager a few flushes with vinegar can do it justice though. Nothing to be that scared of.

Agreed. This does tap into the realm of personal preference.

In summary... We are furiously agreeing? I think we were just inconsistent in the variables we held equal there... Such as plunger depth & lever force. Otherwise I think we are all saying the same thing lol