larger rotors of F2 rims
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Stevis, I'm assuming you've had that kit for some time now, or is that one still available... I've personally never heard of it, as back in the day when these bikes were new, I wasn't riding Hondas.
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Back in the mid 90's, before all this "dot com" stuff. I ordered stuff from a Dennis Kirk catalog. They had the Ferodo oversize rotor kit for F2's. I looked on their site the other day and didnt find anything as far as oversize. They have replacements and maybe a floating brake kit but not the oversize.
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Yes, I had bought these way back in the late 90's and had never mounted them until just recently. I had worn down my stock rotors below their minimum thickness, so it was time to mount em up. The bummer is that they are solid rotors, no floaters, so I think with the heat generated during race braking they would probably warp. But for street riding and the occasional track day they are working just fine.
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Yeesh, apologies for the delay in answering...
Yes, I had bought these way back in the late 90's and had never mounted them until just recently. I had worn down my stock rotors below their minimum thickness, so it was time to mount em up. The bummer is that they are solid rotors, no floaters, so I think with the heat generated during race braking they would probably warp. But for street riding and the occasional track day they are working just fine.
Yes, I had bought these way back in the late 90's and had never mounted them until just recently. I had worn down my stock rotors below their minimum thickness, so it was time to mount em up. The bummer is that they are solid rotors, no floaters, so I think with the heat generated during race braking they would probably warp. But for street riding and the occasional track day they are working just fine.
By any chance do you know the Ferrdo part number for their brackets?
As JNS says, those 310mm rotors are what are mounted to New Triumph Bonnevilles and its derivatives. In stock form, they are non floating, and while the 310mm floating EBC replacement rotors ain't cheap, but they are plentiful. ($179.99 each). I have one on my Bonnie.
I sure would like to find these offset caliper brackets. Talk about amazing braking potential!
I sure would like to find these offset caliper brackets. Talk about amazing braking potential!
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I regularly have the rear wheel off the ground, when hard-braking for a corner entry... now I won't deny, that if a stock F2 brake system has calipers in good condition, rotors within service limits, good pads, good fluid, well bled, and stainless steel lines, you can get the rear wheel up anyway, BUT, the floating rotors in that larger size are better still, and will not warp under constant hard use, the way stock solid rotors can.
I would think someone on this forum works in a machine shop or has a friend who works in a machine shop that has access to the proper materials, and could whip up a set of brackets for oversize rotors. I used to work in a machine shop, had access to the tools and material, and tons of titanium and aluminum.
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I would think someone on this forum works in a machine shop or has a friend who works in a machine shop that has access to the proper materials, and could whip up a set of brackets for oversize rotors. I used to work in a machine shop, had access to the tools and material, and tons of titanium and aluminum.
I gotta say, a Titanium set would be super wicked, though a little pricier than aluminum... a Ti bracket set could help negate some of the weight that is gained overall, when using the larger rotors and brackets.
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