Get Carbon Ceramic brakes, bro.
So bling!
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So bling!
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Custom Rotors
- Thread starter Sinz
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Sinz
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Lol!
Just got a concept of my rear full floating rotor, now waiting on a couple of more designs...
What's with the gold buttons? This isn't 1999 anymore. Lol
Sinz
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To each their own!
Roomie
Banned
Not on here. It's one way or face the wrath of the keyboard experts!
I think it's going to look good when you're done :thumbup:
Sinz
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Not on here. It's one way or face the wrath of the keyboard experts!
I think it's going to look good when you're done :thumbup:
I agree Roomie, it's just people who think that they are expert racers on here who hate on others who do custom touches to their bikes!
Lol then why ask people's opinions? They aren't all going to be in your favor.
I'm an expert racer so I guess I'm qualified to comment.
If you want something that LOOKS nice, by all means continue what you're doing. Make the rotors look however you want them to look. Some of those designs look pretty cool.
However, any attempt to convince the masses that your modifications will somehow improve braking performance is quite silly.
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Sinz
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No I never did say I was trying to convince anyone, I did say that these rotors are better than whats already on...performance wise & looks!
But when I replied and said they won't be any better than stock... I guess just being an amateur and using the rotors your buying carries no weight. Enjoy your bling.
Lol what? Looks are subjective and while your opinion on the aesthetics may be valid, the performance part is pure BS. You probably never had to brake hard enough to really know how good your stock rotors are. Enjoy your bike dude. Mind posting a picture? I'd like to have an idea of what we're talking about here.
Let's be mindful of what we write!
Sure, buddy!
Like I said..... buy whichever one you think looks best. Don't pass it off as a performance improvement.
Your opinion doesn't matter, because you are a hater. So if you're trying to talk some sense, please stop. Hater.
Dresden
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I like this a lot! Will match the bike well.
< Mechanical engineer here. There is another engineer who has already stated his opinion in this thread. I agree with it but I will be more blunt than his understated gentle suggestion, as it appears that it is being dismissed or ignored.
Do I understand correctly, that the darkened areas indicate that the rotor is machined thinner in those areas, with the intent of somehow directing cooling air between the brake pad and the rotor in those areas?
If my understanding is correct, I think this design could have some very serious safety flaws and should not be used without proper engineering analysis and validation. The areas in which the pad contacts will heat up much quicker than the areas that are recessed away from the pad. Additionally, any time there is a recessed area, there is the potential for a stress concentration - as if the hole in the rotor were not already a stress concentration. A stress fracture from thermally-induced fatigue would likely be a catastrophic failure, and it's almost guaranteed to happen at the worst possible time (such as applying the brakes hard).
Also if my understanding is correct, those recessed areas would not be swept and cleaned by the pad; they could act as reservoirs for contamination that is then allowed to slowly disperse over the pad surface as you use the brakes.
Brake components MUST be designed with function and safety as the first priority. I have a set of Braketech cast iron rotors on my race bike, and let me tell you, they look like hell. You can't wash the bike ... water on the brake rotor causes surface rust and it gets over everything and it won't stay clean. But do they ever work nicely.
If my understanding of the design feature intended by those darkened areas is something else, please explain.
Do I understand correctly, that the darkened areas indicate that the rotor is machined thinner in those areas, with the intent of somehow directing cooling air between the brake pad and the rotor in those areas?
If my understanding is correct, I think this design could have some very serious safety flaws and should not be used without proper engineering analysis and validation. The areas in which the pad contacts will heat up much quicker than the areas that are recessed away from the pad. Additionally, any time there is a recessed area, there is the potential for a stress concentration - as if the hole in the rotor were not already a stress concentration. A stress fracture from thermally-induced fatigue would likely be a catastrophic failure, and it's almost guaranteed to happen at the worst possible time (such as applying the brakes hard).
Also if my understanding is correct, those recessed areas would not be swept and cleaned by the pad; they could act as reservoirs for contamination that is then allowed to slowly disperse over the pad surface as you use the brakes.
Brake components MUST be designed with function and safety as the first priority. I have a set of Braketech cast iron rotors on my race bike, and let me tell you, they look like hell. You can't wash the bike ... water on the brake rotor causes surface rust and it gets over everything and it won't stay clean. But do they ever work nicely.
If my understanding of the design feature intended by those darkened areas is something else, please explain.
By the way, I know about the Galfer Superbike brake rotors that have a similar design feature. One never knows with aftermarket components, but with Galfer being a reputable brand name, one would hope that they have gone through the validation process. But details matter. Just because they developed something with that concept, doesn't mean the same concept can be blindly applied. Get the critical details wrong, and you end up on your head.
I will also add that I have never seen brake rotors with that design feature used by any OEM or at any serious roadracing level ... which is likely an indication that there is some reason not to do it.
Just because something is available in the aftermarket doesn't mean it isn't crap, either ...
I will also add that I have never seen brake rotors with that design feature used by any OEM or at any serious roadracing level ... which is likely an indication that there is some reason not to do it.
Just because something is available in the aftermarket doesn't mean it isn't crap, either ...
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I take it you've never heard of slotted rotors?
On a motorcycle?
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