[QUOTE="Champ"] They were like that from new. Poxy bloody cable operated disc brake.[/QUOTE] I'm in two minds about the front brake. It's fine once I'm used to it - great for cornering, and no-one ever lost the front end on the brakes on a Z200 - but a bit more effectiveness would be nice. I could try to improve it, but that way lies madness: front-end swaps, Harrison billet 6-pots etc, and then I'd have to put a decent tyre on, too... [QUOTE] That's not unusual for a machine of that age. Sellers sometimes seem to complain when one starts removing screws to look at stuff, mind.[/QUOTE] Fuck 'em. Buyer's market. Sorted now, anyway.