What brand of brake pads and when to replace rotors?
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Why lightweight? Lightweight = less life?EBC HH pads
EBC lightweight rotors
Jake whitebird
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EBC HH pass front and rear. EBC front rotor, eBay knockoff rear rotor here.....
Any rotor regardless of the weight is better than what you got now , you should be looking for 5.5mm thick maximum rotor @ 320mm for Gen 1 , but double check that . I would be looking at something affordable , I wouldn't go expensive if your current rotors are any indication of your interest in these things bro . HH sintered pads of any kind better than not HH . Be sure to watch the wear on these things , careful bedding in pads so not to glaze the rotor . Rotors wear out no matter what you decide on , but you can get quality rebuild able items .
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No, less rotational mass and depending on the rotor’s design, less heat retention. EBC HH pads are good and two front rotors stop better than one.
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bigoltool
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I will have a set of these on my bike one day, just not today.
https://www.sportbiketrackgear.com/...99-05-320mm-supersport-front-brake-rotor-kit/
My Ducati had Brembos and my car has them now. They sure stopped well on the Duc but felt wooden, not enough feel at the lever. I suppose they’re better now. They don’t feel wooden on my car at all, great modulation. Maybe the ABS helps? as the Duc wasn’t so equipped. JME.
Sure are great feel nowadays , well these street Brembo calipers pictured are anyway , maybe something to do with your pad choice ?
Mated up to US Braketech 330mm ductile iron rotors , my Busa stops very nicely .
Mated up to US Braketech 330mm ductile iron rotors , my Busa stops very nicely .
Not just EBC HH pads, but their HH "Extreme Pro", ceramic embedded, and Will stop you sooner.
ali123
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those 484s look like the best option for the money.... 1400 bucks plus the master cylinder.... what are the pistons size? 32/32?
Brembo Street Radial Calipers
The .484 and GP4-RX both use the 32/32 piston setup and are bridged across the top of body . These are both the same calipers ( nickle coated or black anodized ) , they are the top street Brembo caliper , but are really level with the radial P4 2 piece billet ( nickle or gold anodized ) ( not bridged over top of body ) with the offset piston size 30/34 (off the top of my head) , a caliper often used by racers in fact . All these calipers are available in various finishes , but are all billet , and are all 2 piece .
The other street calipers from Brembo , are the 1 piece cast items , currently fitted to many top line sport motorcycle . These caliper work good , I am not sure of the piston configuration , and represent very good value . The M4 Brembo is fitted to the '13+ Busa for example , and the M50 , which is I'm told fitted to the Ducati Panigale . The M50 maybe 100mm mounting option only .
But most of these calipers mentioned come in 2 mount sizes , 108mm ( Japanese ) and 100mm ( European ) . Best to search out a caliper you like and see if it lists either your choice of bike or the compatible mounting spacing your bike requires . Also ,as example , the pads available for say the 108mm GP4-RX , is the same pad for the 100mm GP4-RX . The M4 cast monobloc also uses the same pad range as those of the billet mentioned .
Now every Brembo beyond the mentioned calipers are from then on the race items , in monobloc , in full billet aluminum , starting out from the first trick GP4-RR monobloc caliper to 3 or 4 further up scale and scary $ choices .
The street variants are a great choice , but must have a corresponding master cylinder for full effect .
The .484 and GP4-RX both use the 32/32 piston setup and are bridged across the top of body . These are both the same calipers ( nickle coated or black anodized ) , they are the top street Brembo caliper , but are really level with the radial P4 2 piece billet ( nickle or gold anodized ) ( not bridged over top of body ) with the offset piston size 30/34 (off the top of my head) , a caliper often used by racers in fact . All these calipers are available in various finishes , but are all billet , and are all 2 piece .
The other street calipers from Brembo , are the 1 piece cast items , currently fitted to many top line sport motorcycle . These caliper work good , I am not sure of the piston configuration , and represent very good value . The M4 Brembo is fitted to the '13+ Busa for example , and the M50 , which is I'm told fitted to the Ducati Panigale . The M50 maybe 100mm mounting option only .
But most of these calipers mentioned come in 2 mount sizes , 108mm ( Japanese ) and 100mm ( European ) . Best to search out a caliper you like and see if it lists either your choice of bike or the compatible mounting spacing your bike requires . Also ,as example , the pads available for say the 108mm GP4-RX , is the same pad for the 100mm GP4-RX . The M4 cast monobloc also uses the same pad range as those of the billet mentioned .
Now every Brembo beyond the mentioned calipers are from then on the race items , in monobloc , in full billet aluminum , starting out from the first trick GP4-RR monobloc caliper to 3 or 4 further up scale and scary $ choices .
The street variants are a great choice , but must have a corresponding master cylinder for full effect .
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