Brake Mini Overhaul

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After reading somewhere about a Tiger owner having big problems getting the brake pad pins out, thought  I would have a play today.

I removed all the brake pads and gave all the pins etc a light smearing of the ol copper slip.
What struck me was the total absence of any corrosion or gunge anywhere inside the calipers, all the pistons moved with finger pressure only and were nice and shiny. Im feeling that this particular Tiger never came out to play in the winter time, or it did and the guy was very careful about maintenance.

Heres a question for anybody that might know: The brake pad metal backings were a sort of purple in colour, anybody know what make they may be?