Little Trick on tuning up your full floating rotors - Page 4

Dnyce · 10-18-2008, 03:51 PM

that actually made sense to me the first time.

just wonderin-do all bikes have floating rear calipers? never paid attn to the gsxr, but the honda caliper on my kawi is a floater.

same idea, but reverse tech because the rear rotor is much smaller than the front?

when my kawi was stock, the front rotors were the same size as the rear, so that meant slightly small front rotors compared to todays sportbikes, and way a large rear. all were solid, drilled rotors

another braking question-they sell solid aftermarket rotors as well as full floating for the front...is one better suited to certain purposes (drag racing, street, circuit racing)more than the other?

you can get into wave, slotted, drilled, or a combo of each if you want too

Antwanny · 10-18-2008, 10:19 PM

full floaters are generally the best for general performance, but some people do not like them because they can rattle and also be noisy as hell. And no not all bikes have floating rears Example mine doesnt, floaters in the front solid in the rear, but mine is also a dinosaur
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'73 H1 Triple · 10-18-2008, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

Well, I knew why I want them to float... but what the hell was he talking about with a 1/2 nut? And, what exactly IS a 1/2 nut...

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They are also know as a "jam nut". They are the same wrench size & same thread pitch but only thinner.

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marko138 · 10-18-2008, 10:27 PM

I've never seen a bike with a floating rear rotor.

Dnyce · 10-19-2008, 01:43 AM

i said floating rear caliper, just to make sure theres no confusion

Antwanny · 10-19-2008, 01:55 AM

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Gas Man · 10-19-2008, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

I've never seen a bike with a floating rear rotor.

The chop has one...

marko138 · 10-19-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

The chop has one...

No shit.

Dnyce · 10-19-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

The chop has one...

its also damn near the same size as the front right?

sportbike rears are way tiny-ive seen tiny floating rotors on dargbikes in the front, but the point i was gettin at was is the purpose of the floating rear caliper to get some of the same effects, without using a floating rotor. because most bikes rear rotors are pretty universal throughout the series. 600/750/100 suz are same, honda 600/929/954 are same, etc. calipers arent always the same tho

Gas Man · 10-19-2008, 08:20 PM

Yep and yeah not much smaller than the front

10-18-2008, 03:51 PM	#31
Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	that actually made sense to me the first time. just wonderin-do all bikes have floating rear calipers? never paid attn to the gsxr, but the honda caliper on my kawi is a floater. same idea, but reverse tech because the rear rotor is much smaller than the front? when my kawi was stock, the front rotors were the same size as the rear, so that meant slightly small front rotors compared to todays sportbikes, and way a large rear. all were solid, drilled rotors another braking question-they sell solid aftermarket rotors as well as full floating for the front...is one better suited to certain purposes (drag racing, street, circuit racing)more than the other? you can get into wave, slotted, drilled, or a combo of each if you want too __________________ "Racing Is Life, Everything Before and After is Just Waiting" Steve McQueen

10-18-2008, 10:19 PM	#32
Antwanny WERA White Plate Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,047	full floaters are generally the best for general performance, but some people do not like them because they can rattle and also be noisy as hell. And no not all bikes have floating rears Example mine doesnt, floaters in the front solid in the rear, but mine is also a dinosaur ________ Launch box vaporizer ________ Risk Equalization Dicussion Last edited by Antwanny; 04-07-2011 at 07:30 PM..

10-19-2008, 01:43 AM	#35
Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	i said floating rear caliper, just to make sure theres no confusion __________________ "Racing Is Life, Everything Before and After is Just Waiting" Steve McQueen

10-19-2008, 01:55 AM	#36
Antwanny WERA White Plate Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,047	wooooops ________ Vaporizer ________ Huge Tits live Last edited by Antwanny; 04-07-2011 at 07:30 PM..

10-19-2008, 08:20 PM	#40
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Yep and yeah not much smaller than the front __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product