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Brake rotors - Brembo or Galfer?

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:44 pm
by Viking
Hi all,

Looking at new brake rotors for the bike and after eliminating vast amounts of cheap crap from China (seriously? AU$200 for a pair of rotors? I'm not risking my life with them).

I've narrowed it down to either genuine Brembo rotors at AU$800 (with pads), or a set of Galfer wavy rotors for AU$600 (without pads). Note that a set of pads will be less than AU$200.

Does anyone have any comments / recommendations / caveats to help me make a decision, please?

Cheers,
V

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:29 pm
by spiderwheels
If you're on a budget you could try

http://blackshadow-uk.co.uk/index.html

They have some positive comments on this and other forums.

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:38 pm
by fatboy
I have heard a bit of praise for the Blackshadow rotors, also praise for Gallfers BUT Gaflers do not like anything like damp weather at all.
Blackshadow are made in Wales, therefore weatherproof !
Your call as only you know the weather where you are ( you lucky git :smt002 )

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:20 pm
by D-Rider
I've not bought any discs from them but I have bought a set of rotor buttons to refurb some old discs. Not fitted them yet but they were a good company to deal with.

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:28 am
by Viking
Thanks guys,

The weather here alternates between "Where did I park my submarine?" to "Why is the road melting?". Quite often on the same day...

Email has been fired at BlackShadow to see what they come back with.

Cheers,
V

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:29 am
by Viking
Hi all,

Bad news on the BlackShadow front:
Peter@BlackShadow wrote: I'm sorry but we don't have any for your model. I'm in the process of retiring and running the stock down.

Sorry I cant help.

Peter.

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:24 pm
by D-Rider
Viking wrote:Hi all,

Bad news on the BlackShadow front:
Peter@BlackShadow wrote: I'm sorry but we don't have any for your model. I'm in the process of retiring and running the stock down.

Sorry I cant help.

Peter.
Oh dear - that is bad news

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:30 am
by Viking
Wow.. Much time between visits. *sad face*

The rotors never got bought because I've moved into a house with my GF and I had long forgotten how expensive an experience that is. (Add in a 10% pay cut with the new job, and what few spare pesos I had are suddenly few and far between.)

Thankfully it's winter down here and too cold / wet to ride, so the bike has been tucked up warm and dry in the garage.

Which reminds me - it needs a service. :-(

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:41 am
by mangocrazy
Hi Viking,

I think I've still got a set of OE rotors somewhere that have done negligible mileage. Originally I ground the bobbins off to replace the rotors with some PFM ductile iron ones I had spare, so the OE rotors (I think) are still kicking around somewhere. Come to think of it I might even have the OE carriers with PFM rotors somewhere. Or again, perhaps not. Let me check and get back to you.

It's difficult being a hoarder with a crap memory...

<edit on 24/07/2019>

Well I've definitely still got the OE carriers with PFM rotors, if you're interested, Viking. Very little use and the rotors have even been zinc coated to inhibit rust.

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:46 am
by mangocrazy
Failing that, Katie has posted up this link for brake discs on the Futura/Caponord sction. Looks promising?

http://www.allbikeengineering.co.uk/discs.php

Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:44 pm
by D-Rider
Ooh they look interesting ....