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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    The Spyder is complete! Put all the finishing touches last night. Here's a couple quick pics I took of it after I finished right before it started to pour rain. I'll get better pics when the weather clears up and I have a chance to ride.
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Painted the black pieces on Saturday and it turned out much better this time around. I did get two decent sized runs on the two front pieces where the fog lights are, but should be able to remove them with a little work. Here are some assembled pics of the Spyder. Almost there! Also put the...
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Yup, gotta spray the clear how you want it to look. I do have some minor runs here and there, but those are easy to fix with some sanding and buffing. I wanted to paint the spyder this color after a CBR600rr that I had painted. Came out really nice so thought it would match the spyder pretty...
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Funny you mentioned the Honda Element. That is the color I picked out! It might be the lighting that makes it look faded. I'm only a hobby painter so I tend to forget a lot of things if I don't use the product often. So far, i've only painted a handful of cars and a bunch of motorcycles.
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Started painting parts on Saturday. The black parts were painted first, but came out horrible. I didn't reduce the clear enough so I had dry spray in some hard to reach spots. Definitely my fault since its been a couple years since I worked with the PPG 2021 clear. If you don't over reduce this...
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    The spyder came with those, so naturally I had to replace them. The calipers looked so plain without the sticker. This past week I started all the sanding/painting work. Since 90% of the panels on this spyder was spray bombed black, I had to sand all of it off to make sure I have a good base...
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    New tires..and whats up with the brakes?

    Ahhh, gotcha. The EBC pads I have didn't need the grinding. What pads did you get?
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    New tires..and whats up with the brakes?

    No grinding needed. Just pull straight up before you compress the pistons back in. You'll prolly need to use a needle nose pliers to help you tug on them. Also, depending on which brake pads you buy, you most likely have to reuse those little clip things on the back of the pads. They're...
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Thanks for your input. I did not test the relay inputs. I'll give that a go. The high beam flapper thing is working because I hear a much louder click from the headlight when I push the high beam button. I don't have the turn signals plugged in yet, but I guess I can easily check those. The tail...
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    I just noticed yesterday that while riding the spyder, the headlights weren't on. They did turn on before, but now nothing. I can hear the headlight relay turn on, but don't know what else to check other than the connections and the blubs, which I have already done. Any recommendations on what...
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Here's a photo of the front caliper after I finished installing it. Came out really nice.
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Finally got the brakes bled, have a nice firm pedal, and got rid of the "Brake Failure" message, all without using buds. I tried using a vacuum bleeder, but that didn't work out so well. I used the pressure bleeder setup that I made from the link I previously posted and it worked great! In order...
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    2008 Spyder GS SM5 Restoration

    Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but have been frustrated with bleeding the brake system. So far, I still have a very soft pedal that goes almost all the way to its limit. The last inch or so of stroke has a very firm pedal. Next thing i'm going to try is pressure bleeding the brakes...
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    2012 RS brake problem

    I just bled the system yesterday and what a pain in the ass. Remember that i'm starting from a new installation that didn't have any brake fluid in the lines, but did have some in the VSS and brake master. There's a proper procedure you have to follow or you won't be able to get all of the air...
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    2012 RS brake problem

    As Chupaca said, best to change out the caliper and try bleeding it yourself. If you still have a soft pedal, then prolly need to take back to a dealer to have the brakes bled using BUDS.
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