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  • December 24, 2012 at 3:35 am #102194

    nathan steele
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    g’day guys been doing up the bike slowly but surely, after giving the bike a good tub up i noticed the front rotor on the 450x is cracking between the drilled holes, and its not like theres just 1 crack, at least 7! so now im looking into upgrading the rotors

    i dont know what brand to get ! i found this set on ebay and found minimal reviews on them but the ones i did find they seemed pretty happy

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/380530244382?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

    anyone had any experience with them ?

    any advice would be great

    December 24, 2012 at 5:10 am #234406

    Adrian Gale
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    I bought 2 new Braking brand rotors for my KTM 300 12 months ago and had no troubles with them. Great feel at the lever and quality items.

    December 24, 2012 at 5:44 am #234413

    nathan steele
    Member

    cheers mate i dont even know why i forgot that brand !

    will do some sussing on who does the best price

    December 24, 2012 at 9:14 am #234418

    Geoff Forshaw
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    Hey mate I bought an Artrax oversized full floating front rotor from Sutto’s about 12mths ago and it is still going strong. It came complete with bracket to mount caliper at a reasonable price. Just finished the longest day ride and and all good using Braking sintered pads.

    Cheers,
    Lefty ;)

    December 24, 2012 at 9:18 am #234423

    nathan steele
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    Lefty wrote:
    Hey mate I bought an Artrax oversized full floating front rotor from Sutto’s about 12mths ago and it is still going strong. It came complete with bracket to mount caliper at a reasonable price. Just finished the longest day ride and and all good using Braking sintered pads.

    Cheers,
    Lefty ;)

    i have been tempted to throw an oversize on the front but im worried that if i do that my speedo wont work ( got one of those vapour tech speedos that run off a sensor and magnetic bolt on the front brake ) dont know if anyone has already found a way around this ?

    cheers for the info

    December 24, 2012 at 9:37 am #234424

    Greg
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    the rookie wrote:
    i have been tempted to throw an oversize on the front but im worried that if i do that my speedo wont work ( got one of those vapour tech speedos that run off a sensor and magnetic bolt on the front brake ) dont know if anyone has already found a way around this ?

    cheers for the info

    Maybe able to recalibrate the speedo. Most electronic ones I have had anything to do with have been able to have the pulse count changed

    TB

    December 24, 2012 at 9:43 am #234426

    nathan steele
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    Trailboss wrote:
    Maybe able to recalibrate the speedo. Most electronic ones I have had anything to do with have been able to have the pulse count changed

    TB

    the only calibration i know of TB is for the outside diamitar of the front wheel, been thinking about it a fair bit and i may have an idea on how to get around this problem, i should be able to mount the sensor on the adaptor plate and that will get me out of trouble hopefully

    once again cheers guys

    December 24, 2012 at 9:59 am #234427

    Dean
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    go the oversize rotor you wont regret it you can recalibrate the vapor unit and also get a magnetic bolt pickup from trailtech. I got an oversize unit off ebay for my Gasser with the 07 CRF front end About $150 delivered.
    racedisk also make excellent discs they are a UK based mob and also on Ebay.

    Ollie

    December 24, 2012 at 10:10 am #234430

    nathan steele
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    Ollie wrote:
    go the oversize rotor you wont regret it you can recalibrate the vapor unit and also get a magnetic bolt pickup from trailtech. I got an oversize unit off ebay for my Gasser with the 07 CRF front end About $150 delivered.
    racedisk also make excellent discs they are a UK based mob and also on Ebay.

    Ollie

    mate i cant find racedisk hey, google keeps sending me in crazy places

    also lefty about the ARTRAX oversized front rotor, are they also knowen as ALBA ? as i found a front rotor and adaptor plate but its down as both ? have a look and see what you reakon

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/180973548413?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

    cheers guys once again this is a huge help

    December 24, 2012 at 10:26 am #234432

    Dean
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    http://www.racediscs.com/Honda.html (dont do oversize)

    ebay Item number: 200719203097

    ollie

    December 24, 2012 at 10:30 am #234433

    nathan steele
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    Ollie wrote:
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FRONT-BRAKE-DISC-270mm-ROTOR-OVERSIZE-HONDA-CRF-450-250-CR250-CR125-/200719203097?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ebbcbfb19&_uhb=1#ht_3665wt_1037

    http://www.racediscs.com/Honda.html (dont do oversize)

    ollie

    thankyou ollie very much ! be buggered if i could find them hey lol

    December 24, 2012 at 10:35 am #234434

    Dean
    Member

    No probs mate the oversize disc you want is 270mm for Enduro/Trail or 320 for Motard. They are chinese but work well.

    I put an EBC oversize on my XR650 and its been good as well (bit more exspensive tho)

    Ollie

    December 24, 2012 at 10:44 am #234435

    Greg
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    Ollie wrote:
    No probs mate the oversize disc you want is 270mm for Enduro/Trail or 320 for Motard. They are chinese but work well.

    I put an EBC oversize on my XR650 and its been good as well (bit more exspensive tho)

    Ollie

    The EBC will out last the chinese 3 to 1 everyday of the week. If you do lots of riding and consider yourself a hard braker buy a known better brand worth it in the long run, like cheap pads

    TB

    December 24, 2012 at 11:18 am #234436

    nathan steele
    Member
    Trailboss wrote:
    The EBC will out last the chinese 3 to 1 everyday of the week. If you do lots of riding and consider yourself a hard braker buy a known better brand worth it in the long run, like cheap pads

    TB

    dont get me started on cheap brake pads ! made that mistake once and never again !

    will look in EBC as well

    another question now that i think about it, the adaptor plates for the over sized rotors, are they the same between the crf450 R and X ? like will a R plate fit on a X ? just curious im trying to do the research myself and its doing my head in

    December 24, 2012 at 11:25 am #234437

    Greg
    Member
    the rookie wrote:
    Trailboss wrote:
    The EBC will out last the chinese 3 to 1 everyday of the week. If you do lots of riding and consider yourself a hard braker buy a known better brand worth it in the long run, like cheap pads

    TB

    dont get me started on cheap brake pads ! made that mistake once and never again !

    will look in EBC as well

    another question now that i think about it, the adaptor plates for the over sized rotors, are they the same between the crf450 R and X ? like will a R plate fit on a X ? just curious im trying to do the research myself and its doing my head in

    Nick of Tekniks fame will know the answer to that. I reckon they are 100% but he will know for sure
    He maybe a big quiet for the next few days being that it is Christmas bit I am sure he will chime in

    TB

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