I didn't take out the piston from mine when I did the same job last week. I pumped the lever to bring the piston forward enough to clean and grease it, then pushed it back. Often a fresh set of pads is necessary if the old ones have worn unevenly.

There was a recent thread which suggested these Brembo calipers are used on other bikes so parts should be available from BMW and others.

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