V6Jon Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 In my very slow project to rescue an SRAD, I am in the midst of pulling the entire front end of it to change the head bearings, rebuild forks and generally un-streetfighter it, and I have a couple of questions for you knowledgable types. Firstly, I have stripped off the master cylinder, hoses and the stock six pot calipers to find the master cylinder needs rebuilding and there is corrosion on a number of the brake pistons, though the caliper bodies seem in pretty good nick. I already have new discs and Hel lines to go on, but want to make sure I end up with the decent brakes at the end of this, so should I just re-build the stock master cylinder and Tokicos with all new seals and pistons as necessary ? Or do I look to upgrade the master cylinder, and replace the calipers (SRAD 600 calipers appear to be the done thing) Please bear in mind I am both tight and skint !! And secondly, to do the head bearings and swap the LSL top yoke for standard I am using an Abba stand, but still need to support the front end, am I ok putting blocks / wood under the sump (all the weight will be on the drain bolt), or do I need to support it some other way (rope from ceiling joists through the ram air holes in the frame) ? Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V6Jon Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 The Abba stand is taking most of the weight, as I can lift the front wheel off the deck with one hand ! My first thought was still not to rest it on the sump plug (just didn't seem right) however the sump itself is a steep V shape down to the plug, and the headers are already in the 'going on e-bay' pile in the corner ! Will see if I can find something to use to support it from above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sennidott Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 I've got a set of standard headers and silencer for a 1996 SRAD 750 if your interested. Both like new. No rust or damage or bits missing etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwestbiker Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 When i took the front end off mine, i just looped a big bit of rope round the bike and hung it off the beam in my parents garage. Worked a treat, but i did put the back end on a paddock stand to stop lateral movement. As far as the 6 pots go, i dont mind them at all. Mine have braided hoses and EBC HH Sintered pads, and stop me plenty fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 The actual braking power of the 6 pots is OK, decent pads etc should do the trick, but the feel I've found leaves something to be desired. personally, I'd let your wallet do the decision making: I'd bet you can get a late zx6r master cylinder and a set of 4 pot calipers (nissins off an earlier gsxr I'd go for over the srad 600 tokicos, but that might be just me) for only a couple of quid more than buying a full set of pistons and seals for the 6 pots, plus you'll have the rebuild of the master cylinder on top. So long as you get a fairly recent master cylinder (05 or something) and make sure that the brake calipers are tidy before you buy them, I'd be all over the 4 pots. Obviously, it's all about personal taste, but I much prefer the 4 pots, and from what I've read on here, it seems to be 2 camps: Those that love the 4 pots and those that think the 6's are OK. I don't think that there's many people who've gone back to 6 pots after using the 4's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 The Abba stand is taking most of the weight, as I can lift the front wheel off the deck with one hand ! My first thought was still not to rest it on the sump plug (just didn't seem right) however the sump itself is a steep V shape down to the plug, and the headers are already in the 'going on e-bay' pile in the corner ! Will see if I can find something to use to support it from above. Cut a bit of wood to suit the V of the sump ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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