Rotors ...

Started by INFIDEL, May 04, 2012, 08:45:59 PM

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INFIDEL

Anyone got spares lying around you'd like to sell?

Looks like I need to replace all of them front and rear and boy howdy are new ones expensive
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scott_araujo

Warped or just worn?

Scott

INFIDEL

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scott_araujo

I got no tricks to fix that :(

ryandalling

Confused rider who doesn't know what he is even riding at the moment. (2012 URAL GearUp, 2012 Ninja 250 Racer, 1969 CB175 Racer)

scott_araujo

Careful, lots of ridersr warp their stock rotors, buy an upgrade, then dump the warped stockers on eBay.

Scott

INFIDEL

Didn't you kind of imply below that you had a cure for warped?  [bow_down]
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Plumbers Crack

I just dropped 550 on galfers.  I should have them installed this week..  Ill have Duck Stew take a look at my 320's when they come off..
Sorry I don't have a censor button.. I Speak whats on my mind.

scott_araujo

Quote from: INFIDEL on May 09, 2012, 06:44:54 AM
Didn't you kind of imply below that you had a cure for warped?  [bow_down]

Cure for "apparent" warp.  Sometimes a bike will pulse the lever like crazy making you think the rotor is warped.  It's often dirty button and/or a bad layer of brake material on the rotor.  Clean the buttons and lube them just a tiny bit so the rotor can float properly and then scrub the ever loving crap out of the rotor with brake cleaner and a genuine ScotchBrite green pad to get the old, uneven brake material off the disc.  Then suff up your pads and do a series of 10 hard stops from high speed with cooling between.  This lays down a new, even layer of brake material on the disc and beds in the pads.

I wouldn't believe this would work but my bike shuddered like crazy when I got it, I swore I needed new rotors.  I did this and it was silk smooth.

You can also beat down the button springs and make full floating rotors but that's a more aggressive strategy.

Scott

INFIDEL

Quote from: Plumbers Crack on May 09, 2012, 07:43:04 AM
I just dropped 550 on galfers.  I should have them installed this week..  Ill have Duck Stew take a look at my 320's when they come off..


Sweet.  Thanks.
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