Brake discs

[murph the surfMember]

Has anybody used the Torpedo 7 brake discs
I know you get what you pay for usually, but at $42 verses $220 KTM, seems like a no brainer :blink:
Keen to hear some reports
I will purchase the pads from Torpedo 7 as they are the same EBC sintered pads we use anyway just cheaper :whistle:
Cheers
Murph

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

murph I have used them on the drz and Honda without any issues. Bizarre though that they and the sherco all use the same front pads!

[Alan RootsMember]

I have been buying plenty of consumables from Torpedo7 for about 4 years , nothing but good quality stuff at reasonable prices is my experience (Known brand names only ) . Sometimes have to wait a bit longer than you’d expect for stuff to turn up though considering the distance said items have to travel . Torpedo7 is in Sydney and I am in Newcastle but some things have taken over a week to get here :angry: . Maybe that the stock was not in the warehouse so had to wait for arrival at the warehouse :whistle: before it was sent or sumthin’ .

[scott bockingMember]

Oldfatbeerman wrote:

I have been buying plenty of consumables from Torpedo7 for about 4 years , nothing but good quality stuff at reasonable prices is my experience (Known brand names only ) . Sometimes have to wait a bit longer than you’d expect for stuff to turn up though considering the distance said items have to travel . Torpedo7 is in Sydney and I am in Newcastle but some things have taken over a week to get here :angry: . Maybe that the stock was not in the warehouse so had to wait for arrival at the warehouse :whistle: before it was sent or sumthin’ .

Torpedo7 are a Kiwi business who use a .au version of their website to market locally. Most of their product is shipped out of NZ but is still no excuse for how slowly they deliver. I have always found their stuff to be good quality but don’t order on a Monday and expect to have it by the weekend.

STM

[Alan RootsMember]

singletrackmind wrote:

Oldfatbeerman wrote:

I have been buying plenty of consumables from Torpedo7 for about 4 years , nothing but good quality stuff at reasonable prices is my experience (Known brand names only ) . Sometimes have to wait a bit longer than you’d expect for stuff to turn up though considering the distance said items have to travel . Torpedo7 is in Sydney and I am in Newcastle but some things have taken over a week to get here :angry: . Maybe that the stock was not in the warehouse so had to wait for arrival at the warehouse :whistle: before it was sent or sumthin’ .

Torpedo7 are a Kiwi business who use a .au version of their website to market locally. Most of their product is shipped out of NZ but is still no excuse for how slowly they deliver. I have always found their stuff to be good quality but don’t order on a Monday and expect to have it by the weekend.

STM

Yep they have a Kiwi adress , but all the stuff I have had posted to me from them comes from an Address in Strawberry Hills , which is smack bang in the middle of Sydney .

[scott bockingMember]

They have their .au office in Sydney but they ship out of NZ. I pasted the response I got from them last time they took forever getting something out.
They are a successful company but not quite good enough to own a warehouse in Strawberry Hills :laugh:

STM

From: sales.torpedo7@torpedo7.com
To: scottbocking@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:47:38 +1300
Subject: Torpedo7

Hi Scott

Thank you for your email, unfortunately Amy is still awaiting a reply which can take sometimes 48 hours or just over. At this stage as the skis are actually classed as a large/bulky item which can get held up in Australian customs to be checked over and do have to have a separate process than a straight forward apparel or small good order. This can cause some delays to occur.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind Regards, Holli
Torpedo7 Customer Services

[murph the surfMember]

Still undecided
Probably will go with Torpedo7 for our brake parts
Even though I believe we have to obtain different mounting bolts, (ie, original discs are counterbored and the Torpedo 7 discs are countersunk)
For those of you who think I have lost my mind, your probably right :silly: :laugh: :laugh:
Counterbored has a flat bottom in the hole and countersunk has a tapered one
Cheers
Murph

[Adam RodgersMember]

Murph,

At $42 v $217.15 for genuine you could even drill the magnet hole and still go nowhere near the cost of the genuine.

Having said that genuine at parts pit stop is $86.08. 👿

I wonder if the local shops are surprised people shop elsewhere. :huh:

Adam.

[murph the surfMember]

adam wrote:

Murph,

At $42 v $217.15 for genuine you could even drill the magnet hole and still go nowhere near the cost of the genuine.

Having said that genuine at parts pit stop is $86.08. 👿

I wonder if the local shops are surprised people shop elsewhere. :huh:

Adam.

Thanks Adam
Will have to have a look at Pit Stop
Cheers
Murph

[alanMember]

have you considered getting a solid rear disc the pads last a lot longer

[murph the surfMember]

Thats what I used to run on all my 525’s and yes, I would prefer them, Rocket.

Adam wrote ” At $42 v $217.15 for genuine you could even drill the magnet hole and still go nowhere near the cost of the genuine.”
On closer inspection there seems to be the whole for speedo sensor. Unfortunately they are out of stock though :pinch:
Just had a look at Pit stop but could not navigate my way to any spare parts except for the tab for OEM parts. Checked it out but the discs were also too expensive ie $206 front and $176 for the rear????
Rocky mountain ATV in America have good pricing but are not allowed to export these items??????
Cheers
Murph

[Matt BakerMember]

Try Ballards Murph.

I have bought off them before and they were good.

Priced between 120 and 140 for solid

[Alan RootsMember]

Click on the link below Murph . Recomended Aussie company . Recomended by the fussyest mechanical perfectionist I know .

http://metalgear.com.au/view_model_details.php?model_id=11239

[Alan RootsMember]

singletrackmind wrote:

They have their .au office in Sydney but they ship out of NZ. I pasted the response I got from them last time they took forever getting something out.
They are a successful company but not quite good enough to own a warehouse in Strawberry Hills :laugh:

STM

From: sales.torpedo7@torpedo7.com
To: scottbocking@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:47:38 +1300
Subject: Torpedo7

Hi Scott

Thank you for your email, unfortunately Amy is still awaiting a reply which can take sometimes 48 hours or just over. At this stage as the skis are actually classed as a large/bulky item which can get held up in Australian customs to be checked over and do have to have a separate process than a straight forward apparel or small good order. This can cause some delays to occur.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind Regards, Holli
Torpedo7 Customer Services

So , it appears that Torpedo7 ship an order to the Sydney office / shopfront from New Zealand and then break down that order and ship individual items / packages to the customers . Seems like a process that could be pared down with some thought and intelligence to speed up the delivery side of things .

[murph the surfMember]

Oldfatbeerman wrote:

Click on the link below Murph . Recomended Aussie company . Recomended by the fussyest mechanical perfectionist I know .

http://metalgear.com.au/view_model_details.php?model_id=11239

Will have a look tomorrow
Thanks OFBM
Cheers
Murph

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