Cheap front brakes

[ribbert]

Does anyone who uses their front brakes "aggressively" have experience with the Hong Kong / Chinese rotors?  I would not normally look for a cheap option on brakes, particularly fronts, but I need a Roadworthy Certificate ( Oz ) to transfer the bike ownership into my name and the rotors are undersize and don't pass. It also needs considerable other money spent on it plus the cost of the inspection and various govt. charges. About $1300 all up ( I could buy a complete rough bike for that!)  For the benefit of those of you in the States, a pair of tyres ( tires) in Aus. are about $560!!!
Noel

[RichBaker]

There are several on here that are running the Chinese rotors, with good results so far.....

[rktmanfj]

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=1077.msg8101;topicseen#msg8101

[fj11.5]

Hi noel   ,wondering the same about those myself, the look ok on ebay, and a pair under $200 is tempting, depending what fj u have a lot of other yam discs will fit, have a look at formaz on ebay they are good to deal with and only  wreck fj,s fjr,s and xjr,s

[fj1250]

I run an '89 FZR1000 front on my FJ, and you can't find a good rotor left in the world.
So even if the chinese rotors last 5 years, ther're still a bargain.
they're also lighter and look cooler.
I'm running R6 calipers and it stops just fine.

Mike c FJ1250

[hein]

      Hi Noel. I've been running a pair of the oriental wave rotors for about two months now and approx 5,000 kms. I did chuck them up on my lathe and checked them with a dial indicator for staightnes and they ran dead straight. The centre hole where it resistered to the wheel was a good fit and the holes and reliefs for the bolts also where good. Although they look like a full floating disc they aren't. The discs are attached to the carrier by solid buttons and offer no movement. There is no pulsing or chattering on hard application of front brakes. I did change to R1 calipers, 14 mm. m/c and braided brake lines so a comparison to stock components would be unfair. Anyways I'm quite happy with the rotors.  Hein.

[Mark Olson]

      Hi Noel. I've been running a pair of the oriental wave rotors for about two months now and approx 5,000 kms. I did chuck them up on my lathe and checked them with a dial indicator for staightnes and they ran dead straight. The centre hole where it resistered to the wheel was a good fit and the holes and reliefs for the bolts also where good. Although they look like a full floating disc they aren't. The discs are attached to the carrier by solid buttons and offer no movement. There is no pulsing or chattering on hard application of front brakes. I did change to R1 calipers, 14 mm. m/c and braided brake lines so a comparison to stock components would be unfair. Anyways I'm quite happy with the rotors.  Hein.

what pads are you using?   stock or ebc hh

[LA Mike]

      Hi Noel. I've been running a pair of the oriental wave rotors for about two months now and approx 5,000 mks. I did chuck them up on my lathe and checked them with a dial indicator for straightens and they ran dead straight. The centre hole where it re sistered to the wheel was a good fit and the holes and reliefs for the bolts also where good. Although they look like a full floating disc they aren't. The discs are attached to the carrier by solid buttons and offer no movement. There is no pulsing or chattering on hard application of front brakes. I did change to R1 calipers, 14 mm. m/c and braided brake lines so a comparison to stock components would be unfair. Anyways I'm quite happy with the rotors.  He in.

what pads are you using?   stock or enc HHS

I have them as the front and rear rotors and I am running OEM R1 pads on the front. They work well but I am going to switch to HH pads when these wear out so I can compare. I am happy so far with the Asia rotors both performance and $$.

[hein]

        Hey Mark. I'm currently using DP HH pads. I tried the oem pads that came with the used calipers but they required a lot more effort to stop compared to my 06 FZ1 with stock pads and rotors and with the same calipers. I thus replaced them thinking that the pads were contaminated with brake fluid from the calipers which were not drained before shipping. The box was a bit of a soggy mess when it arrived. I did attempt to clean them with brake cleaner and contact cleaner. I cleaned the rotors again before installing the DP HH pads. After that the brakes worked perfect. Again in comparison to my stock FZ1 brakes the HH pads have a slightly more aggresive initial bite but are quite linear in terms of braking feel.  Hein.

[the fan]

I am running the rotors on my YZF600 race bike. 10 or so track days and at least a half dozen races and they still look good. I can get them very hot in a 30minute race or practice session and the only problem I have noticed is that I feel a slight pulsing at the lever when the brakes are very hot. With stock pads or street biased HH pads my brakes would fade to near uselessness on a hard run. I run an SBS dual carbon race pad which is very aggressive at the track, but the stock R6 pads work better on the street.

I run 01 R1 calipers, an 09 R1 radial master and braided lines with MOTUL RBF660 fluid. The brakes on my bike rival anything out there.