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Awesome. I was looking at Babbitt and Bike Bandit. I’ll check out the other two and avoid bike bandit. I’m guessing it’s going to be a total rebuild of the brakes which I expected that anyway coming from the automotive world. I’m just a little lost when it comes to motorcycles.

So I got my bike to run the last night so time to start ordering parts! So far, I know it has to have brake parts. There is no fluid in them and they are totally seized up. I can pull on the front brake and push on the back and they don't move. I did a little looking around online for parts and the most I found is rebuild parts for the master cylinders, a caliper here and there, and plenty of brake lines and pads. Assuming that I need all new parts, where is the best place to find parts? How hard is it to rebuild the master cylinders and calipers? I've rebuilt wheel cylinders and calipers on cars so I can't imagine it being too much different. There doesn't seem to be too many parts on the master cylinders either so I would imagine I could rebuild them too. I know there is some differences in the GS1000 with a single front brake and a double. Mine has the single front brake. Are the brake parts different between the two? I am also from northern Illinois if that makes any difference in ordering parts. I plan on documenting the whole bike rebuild so hopefully I'll remember to take lots of pictures to post on here.