Can a brake rotor be straightened?

[Bendy toy]

For wet roads fun, try a 1970s Suzuki or any Japanese bike with stainless discs.

 

[Bendy toy]

But with discs best part of 10mm think they find bend easily.

 

[Cook1e]

Put the disc lock just under the caliper so the bike can't move at all until it's removed.

Like this:

 

[John Roberts]

in the dry - yes.
in heavy rain, the cast iron discs on my Guzzi can have an almost 2 second delay as the water/rusty slime (?) clears off before actually working!

It was the other way round on my '82 RS; a lag of a second or two with the original stainless steel discs, but no delay at all with the replacemnt cast discs. They also stopped far better as well, wet or dry.

The light coating of rust gets swept off within a few turns of the wheels, it doesn't bother me in the least. I think I got mine from MotoBins.

 

[wessie]

Put the disc lock just under the caliper so the bike can't move at all until it's removed.

Like this:

this is what I do, plus use a Xena disk lock with an alarm

 

[gog]

thats a good idea, wish i had thought of doing that earlier i have an alarmed lock, but the pin is too thick to go through the drilled grooves in the mono disc. was considering a throttle/brake lock (croclock) if i went cast, cant be much less secure than a little disc lock surely.

 

[gog]

Thought I had sourced a suitable replacement, but it didn't work out. If anyone has one or knows where I could get one without getting royally shafted by motorworks, please let me know. (motorworks prices in general I have found to be reasonable enough, but £95 for a single used rotor? come on)

Who would have thought getting good used parts for a 28 year old bike would be so difficult

 

[Cook1e]

Plenty on Fleabay: LINKY

 

[HogHog]

I notice you're from Fife.

Fife is part of Scotland

Scotland is part of Great Britain (or the United Kingdom if you prefer)

In our country......

IT'S A BRAKE DISC - NOT A FUCKING ROTOR

THE SAME AS IT'S A MUDGUARD - NOT A F****ING FENDER.....!!!!

But I would like to take this opportunity to say that I do hope you manage to get "it" repaired to your satisfaction at reasonable cost

 

[gog]

touché

 

[hops]

Plenty on Fleabay: LINKY

Not sure these are the right disks bearing in mind this is in the airhead section?

 

[peepingtom]

I notice you're from Fife.

Fife is part of Scotland

Scotland is part of Great Britain (or the United Kingdom if you prefer)

In our country......

IT'S A BRAKE DISC - NOT A FUCKING ROTOR

THE SAME AS IT'S A MUDGUARD - NOT A F****ING FENDER.....!!!!

But I would like to take this opportunity to say that I do hope you manage to get "it" repaired to your satisfaction at reasonable cost

now get off the sidewalk you douchbag !

I'd get a new one too ( secondhand )

 

[Cook1e]

Not sure these are the right disks bearing in mind this is in the airhead section?

A good point, well made. I'd missed that...

OOPS!