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Offline jamesbekman

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OEM Brake Piston or Aftermarket
« on: July 01, 2014, 10:28:52 AM »
Hi Everyone,

I was wondering what would be better?  Getting the oem from Honda brake piston for a CB500k0 or buying the aftermarket phenolic piston / etc instead?  Lets pretend I can get the OEM at a decent price.

-James

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Re: OEM Brake Piston or Aftermarket
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2014, 11:15:03 AM »
Phenolic 100%
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Re: OEM Brake Piston or Aftermarket
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2014, 12:52:30 PM »
Why is that?

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Re: OEM Brake Piston or Aftermarket
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2014, 12:54:54 PM »
Weight, corrosion resistance, heat resistance. All the reasons they're made. Nothing wrong with the stock unit, but if I were to choose, I'd always choose to use phenolic.
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