I’ve been working on my 1975 Honda C 400 four since August of 2007 and have hit a few roadblocks (front brakes, broken wiring, clutch, etc) and have finally solved one of my biggest issues: no working front brakes.

I’ve had 3 broken, old calipers that were in various forms of disrepair. Finally, I got one set working this past weekend. Take a look at the photos below to see just how bad the one I got working looked (these photos don’t do it justice; I had already started cleaning out the caliper and therefore you don’t get a good idea of the internal rust and junk a 33 year old caliper contained).

Now that the brakes have been refreshed (new pads; new fluid; good compression), I need to get a new braided brake line (my current one is too short for my front fork). That said, I’m super-stoked that I can mark one more problem off my list and am so much closer to being on the street!

PS: The new brakes are having a little issue sticking. I’m thinking that the old caliper needs to sit in some brake cleaner for a few days. The pod inside the caliper may be sticking too far out (I still get good compression, but now the front brake has locked up - so I think it’s just not releasing). Still, a milestone passed in my opinion. And yes, those photos were taken with my iPhone.

Apple finally released Final Cut Server today - in my mind, an absolute godsend.

Further, the price is such a sweet spot that I can’t imagine this product not being a success (other than Apple’s history of dropping application/hardware support after a couple years*). $999 for a 10-client license, and $1999 for unlimited? That’s amazing for such a powerful system - built-in compression and delivery, asset tracking, version control, browser/java-based (cross-platform) client support - watching and collaboration across Apple applications.

I’m sold.

*Yeah, this is pretty unfounded; just a personal bias.