pShenk Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I've tried lots of stuff and I'm still pretty sure my front rotors are warped slightly, so I'm looking for new rotors. Since I'm getting new ones, maybe get something a little fancy. Has anyone installed any cool-looking rotors on their V11? What about wave rotors, or color options? I'm looking for full-floating ones. I saw the Moto-master "flame" ones, and they might be a bit much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Field Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I have the Braking wave rotors. They are fabulous. Guzzi's even using them on the new 1200S. Aprilia uses them on the SXV supermotard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Minnaert Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Braking wave are ok, think they are on the 1200sport too. Most rotors are not full floating. I have very expensive( 500 euro each) PVM rotors, and they are full floating, but I took them of because I had vibration at braking, so even a high price is no guarantee for trouble free working. I have had no time to see what is wrong with them. No I have a set from a rsv mile, they look floating but aren't. But they do brake. Not nearly the bite the PVM has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Have wave rotors on my Supermotard no complaints I think they about the same price or slightly lees than the equivlent Brembos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pShenk Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 I have the Braking wave rotors. They are fabulous. Guzzi's even using them on the new 1200S. Aprilia uses them on the SXV supermotard. Thanks... are there part numbers, or one size fits all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Field Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I can look up part numbers at work tomorrow. I can also order them, if you want me to. Consider also using better pads, such as EBC HH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Minnaert Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 for braking the model that fits is the STX01D. But if ever you consider to upgrade the calipers to the newer 4 pad version, then you need another one( they fit now to), because the floaters have to be more inside for that. STX73D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mattress Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Good topic. I thought I had a warped rotor. It still might be slightly warped, but one sunny saturday I took to the buttons with carb cleaner and stiff brush. I massaged the buttons, scrubbed, then scrubbed em with soapy water. The "pulsing" was markedly diminished. Might be a little bit there still, not enough saddle time to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Field Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Massaging them will often do the trick. Unfortunately, mine were really, mechanically warped. Another good option id the BrakeTech floaters with those built-in "ramps" to take the braking load off the buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ratchethack Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Good topic. I thought I had a warped rotor. It still might be slightly warped, but one sunny saturday I took to the buttons with carb cleaner and stiff brush. I massaged the buttons, scrubbed, then scrubbed em with soapy water. The "pulsing" was markedly diminished. Might be a little bit there still, not enough saddle time to tell. Whenever I have the front wheel off for a tire change, I dismount and clean out the calipers. Since its so easy to do with the wheel off, as a preventive measure, I also carefully clean the accumulated gunk from around the semi-floating rotor buttons and give each one a shot of penetrataing oil to deter gradual seizing of the buttons due to corrosion. By my experience on previous bikes, this practice has brought a pulsing brake or two completely back to normal. I'd be a little leery of using water directly on the buttons as a solvent, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pShenk Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 yeah, I've cleaned my buttons in the past, but maybe not good enough. How freely should the rotor move on the buttons? Mine is somewhere between very stiff and perhaps siezed-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Minnaert Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 The v11 rotors are not free floating. So there is not much to cleanout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ratchethack Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 yeah, I've cleaned my buttons in the past, but maybe not good enough. How freely should the rotor move on the buttons? Mine is somewhere between very stiff and perhaps siezed-up. pShenk, the carrier buttons on semi-floating brakes will always be stiff. They're designed to move only impreceptibly under braking force. You can flex the spring washers slightly by pushing on the buttons from the inside, but it's hard to tell for sure if they're seized unless the brakes are pulsing. By then it may be too late to save 'em. That's why I prefer a fraction of an ounce of prevention to a pound o' cure. The pound o' cure could mean new carriers and rotors. . . . . BAA, TJM, & YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Foster Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I've tried lots of stuff and I'm still pretty sure my front rotors are warped slightly, so I'm looking for new rotors. Snip For me the coolest would be the Brake tech composite/ceramic discs. An awful price tag, but man are they light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pShenk Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 For me the coolest would be the Brake tech composite/ceramic discs. An awful price tag, but man are they light. Yeah, the Brake Tech discs look cool. You're talking about BrakeTech USA right? It looks like they distribute AXIS rotors. These are pretty cool looking for $309 each. (They're not the ceramic ones, but cmon... seems like overkill for a street bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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