Colonel_Klinck
2013-07-07 13:41:00 UTC
bic_bicknell
2013-07-08 05:08:00 UTC
I've had Braketech rotors fitted since the beginning of last year and have ridden with them on track and road throughout the summer and winter. The only thing is that I have done less miles on the bike in this time because of work and family so my time with them is pretty limited - maybe only a few thousand miles road and about 4 track days. But these are my impressions and experience so far.
I searched for a long time for what to replace the original discs with and think they are the best looking rotors and discs on the market and would probably work as well as anything. I don't like wavy discs much and don't think they suit the SD styling. I didn't need to upgrade the brakes as the OE ones are pretty awesome - just looking for things to do and spend my money on! So most of my decisions about things like this are aesthetic. (only being honest
But there is a down side to the set up I have that I haven't solved yet.
They are absolutely shit for riding on motorways and fast A roads in the pouring rain. It's not that they don't work in the wet, they're fine for normal riding and legal speeds and they're fine riding on track in the wet and rain because they are constantly being used and kept hot. But on long journeys where you are cruising in the rain and the brakes get really wet there is a delay when you apply the brake to them actually working.
And I'm taking about a BIG FOOKING DELAY! Heart wrenching, bum tightening lag when NOTHING HAPPENS. This has nearly given me a fooking heart attack so many times that it's really made me rethink about touring in the wet. I've got to try some new pads and sort it out. The only way I managed this winter was to constantly apply the brake at regular intervals to clear the water, put some heat into the pads and rotors and sort of 'prime' them. Two or three minutes without this and they were back to being useless. It made long journeys pretty exhausting and stressful and of course this was always in the wet and cold so it was pretty miserable anyway. At times I hated them so much that I vowed to change back to the OE set up.
But on the whole the change to these brakes is great. They look better, they probably work better and they make me feel better most of the time.
And they shake, rattle and rust which I personally love! Ha ha.
I searched for a long time for what to replace the original discs with and think they are the best looking rotors and discs on the market and would probably work as well as anything. I don't like wavy discs much and don't think they suit the SD styling. I didn't need to upgrade the brakes as the OE ones are pretty awesome - just looking for things to do and spend my money on! So most of my decisions about things like this are aesthetic. (only being honest
But there is a down side to the set up I have that I haven't solved yet.
They are absolutely shit for riding on motorways and fast A roads in the pouring rain. It's not that they don't work in the wet, they're fine for normal riding and legal speeds and they're fine riding on track in the wet and rain because they are constantly being used and kept hot. But on long journeys where you are cruising in the rain and the brakes get really wet there is a delay when you apply the brake to them actually working.
And I'm taking about a BIG FOOKING DELAY! Heart wrenching, bum tightening lag when NOTHING HAPPENS. This has nearly given me a fooking heart attack so many times that it's really made me rethink about touring in the wet. I've got to try some new pads and sort it out. The only way I managed this winter was to constantly apply the brake at regular intervals to clear the water, put some heat into the pads and rotors and sort of 'prime' them. Two or three minutes without this and they were back to being useless. It made long journeys pretty exhausting and stressful and of course this was always in the wet and cold so it was pretty miserable anyway. At times I hated them so much that I vowed to change back to the OE set up.
But on the whole the change to these brakes is great. They look better, they probably work better and they make me feel better most of the time.
And they shake, rattle and rust which I personally love! Ha ha.