Bloody Busa brakes

[OB_Simes@homeUK]

My brake discs on the front have pitted badly :-(

Have any of you seen anything like this? Are Suzuki OK for replacement of discs (and pads) under warranty?

The bike has only done 1100 miles. Some pics of the damage at http://www.raunds.demon.co.uk/bus

[OB_Mr Bear]

That's strange. If you rode it through something corrosive and then let it sit for some time with the crud on the disks (road salt, etc.) I could see a logical cause. But even then, the pucks would wipe it off very quickly as you rode. Your problem then, as some owners in snowy climates have experienced, would be cosmetic damage to the swing arm and the wheels, not the disks.

Maybe Suzuki cast some disks with some contamination in the alloy. How is the rear disk? You are the first I have heard of with this problem. It should be eligible for replacement under warranty, without question, if it was not caused by anything you did.

Beautiful machine, by the way.

[OB_oddball]

The rear break rotor on my 99 was warped at about 6000 miles. Suzuki replaced it no questions asked. ( Rear breaks!? We don't need no stinkin' rear breaks! )

[Guest]

The odds are good you got road salt on the rotors and let it set a couple of days. That would give you pitting. Not much you can do but have them re-ground.

[OB_Simes@homeUK]

Just to follow-up my own postings (in the worst possible taste)...

Local dealer has agreed it's a warranty job. New discs and pads on order. He says he's seen it before (mostly on Kwackers!)... and it's due (in his opinion) to the pads being high metal content - if the bike is put away with the pads damp and not used for any length of time it causes these spots on the discs.

Thanks for all replies!

[OB_Simes@homeUK]

It has been used through the winter (on salty roads), but ALWAYS got thoroughly washed and rinsed and dried with a chamois and waxed (not the discs!) after every use.

See what the dealer says today. I must admit I am not impressed with this 'feature' of my first Suzuki. The Firestorm it replaced was ridden in much worse weather with no such marks on the discs.

My main concern is that these pits will tear up the brake pads that, here in the UK, are bloody expensive (for OEM parts).

I might see if the dealer will contribute towards some decent 3rd party discs... Any suggestions as to best/worst?

Thanks for all the info so far BTW.

(Sorry about the duplicate :-( )

[This message has been edited by Simes@homeUK (edited 20 March 2000).]

[OB_Simes@homeUK]

It has been used through the winter (on salty roads), but ALWAYS got thoroughly washed and rinsed and dried with a chamois and waxed (not the discs!) after every use.

See what the dealer says today. I must admit I am not impressed with this 'feature' of my first Suzuki. The Firestorm it replaced was ridden in much worse weather with no such marks on the discs.

My main concern is that these pits will tear up the brake pads that, here in the UK, are bloody expensive (for OEM parts).

I might see if the dealer will contribute towards some decent 3rd party discs... Any suggestions as to best/worst?

Thanks for all the info so far BTW.