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Twofeather
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« on: March 17, 2022, 08:23:51 AM »
Is Brake Crafters the best place to get a rebuild kit and pads or is there some place better. I bought a rebuild kit for the back brakes last year and one piston in the kit was wrong. I don't really want to repeat the mistake. So, I'm looking for another place to get a rebuild kits. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Valker
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2022, 09:28:16 AM »
I buy the oem kit from one of the suppliers.
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old2soon
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2022, 09:34:03 AM »
        IF the pistons are NOT damaged clean them up and reuse them. O rings from Honda O E M. You will be surprised what you can accomplish with brakleen and rags-NOT paper towels. And should you need a piston or 2 Honda O E M. It's yer BRAKES! Do NOT skimp here!  Lips Sealed RIDE SAFE. O E M pads too!  cooldude
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2022, 09:42:23 AM »
Generally speaking, if it's OEM I use OEM parts to repair/rebuild. If aftermarket, I'll use aftermarket parts.  Not a hard and fast rule but applies the majority of the time. An exception would be wheel bearings and some o-rings.
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Twofeather
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Benton, Arkansas
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2022, 10:20:53 AM »
The bike has A lot of miles on it. When I did the back brakes, the pistons were in pretty bad shape so, I think I should just on ahead and replace them while I'm there.
I've had the bike for just a little over a year now and I've put on about 7,000 miles.
I've done two oil changes, rebuilt back caliper and pads, rebuilt carbs, new front tier, rebuilt both forks, and now I'm fixing to rebuild both front calipers. The bike has almost 100,000 miles on it. Is there something else I should be looking at to fix or rebuild?
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2022, 11:38:55 AM »
Timing belts because of age.

I have used this brand for years on various bikes.

https://www.sixity.com/search?q=honda+valkyrie
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luftkoph
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2022, 12:02:42 PM »
SEAL SET, PISTON
06431-MA3-405

$5.24.         4 of these

PISTON
45107-ML4-006

$26.18.       4 of these

These are prices from  Toledo Honda East
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Twofeather
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Benton, Arkansas
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2022, 07:28:29 AM »
Thanks for the info guys. The parts have been ordered and hopefully I'll be back on the road next week.
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