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£310 for EBCs and HH pads..... :evil:
My 06' is on its third set of rotors... the first two sets each lasted less than 3k miles. Replaced under warranty as part of a rotor recall.
Running EBC pads and recently swapped out brake lines for Spiegler braided lines (separate lines for front right and front left to eliminate the shitty crossover brake line). It has helped, however I'd still like to swap out the rotors for full floating as soon as EBC has them available. I'm probably going to pull the calipers and do a rebuild this summer as well...I'd love to trade up those as well but I'm taking it one component at a time.
Jonathan
06' silver
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"£310 for EBCs and HH pads..... :evil:
I dont think thats bad at all,ok nobody wants to pay out £310 but for discs and pads.......not bad
Which discs are they??,don't EBC do a set of full floaters :D .
Used EBC's tedious but effective on line search engine at:
http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/?source= ... 4wodIzHrZw (http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/?source=googleebc&keyword=ebc%20brakes&gclid=CIeT3Lyrx6ACFYMA4wodIzHrZw)
and ordered:
Vehicle: TRIUMPH/Tiger 955 (Cast wheel) from VIN 198875/04-06/
Item Part Number Qty Unit Price Unit Weight Part Description
1. FA196HH 2 19.98 0.3kgs Actual EBC Double-H Sintered Pads for Fast Road Use
2. MD676LS 1 124.95 3kgs Approx EBC Streetbike Discs (LS = Left Side RS = Right Side - no suffix = rear disc)
3. MD676RS 1 124.95 3kgs Approx EBC Streetbike Discs (LS = Left Side RS = Right Side - no suffix = rear disc)
Think the 676 discs are full floating anyway, have a look here
http://www.triumph-online.co.uk/tiger-9 ... 1445-p.asp (http://www.triumph-online.co.uk/tiger-955i-04-07-cast-wheel-ebc-floating-disc-upgrade-md-676-lsrs-1445-p.asp)
These EBCs appear to be floating too....
Removed the old ones tonight in preparation for the new ones arriving. My luck is running to spec as one bolt wouldn't come out. Had to resort to drilling it. Fortunately once I'd drilled out to just under the threads it gave up and came quietly. I'll be off to the stealer on Monday for a complete new set... or maybe I could spend tomorrow morning making stainless ones on my lathe :P
Except it's the wife's birthday so it'd be more than my life's worth.. :cry:
Quote from: "jonathan jaecks"My 06' is on its third set of rotors... the first two sets each lasted less than 3k miles. Replaced under warranty as part of a rotor recall.
Running EBC pads and recently swapped out brake lines for Spiegler braided lines (separate lines for front right and front left to eliminate the shitty crossover brake line). It has helped, however I'd still like to swap out the rotors for full floating as soon as EBC has them available. I'm probably going to pull the calipers and do a rebuild this summer as well...I'd love to trade up those as well but I'm taking it one component at a time.
Jonathan
06' silver
So what is this rotor recall? I have an 06 and wonder if mine were replaced.
Quote from: "the cyclops"So what is this rotor recall? I have an 06 and wonder if mine were replaced.
Apparently some rotors were not heat treated properly leading to them warping, not sure it was ever a recall as such
There wasn't
I was surprised at how bad mine were, they pulse a bit - nothing major - during normal braking but it looked really bad on the brake test machine.
I'm not sure how it happened or when either. I'm not exactly the last of the late brakers. I do think that bolting the rotor direct to the cast wheel is asking for trouble though.
And Chris it looks like you were right about the floaters, I'll see for sure when they come tomorrow.
It's bolting them to the wheel that is the trouble,there's no way for the heat to dissipate as the disc is solid and the thats what warps e'm,i've had the same problem with 6 pot AP calipers and solid mounted discs on my 1100s,it's take a little while(10 years) to sort it!!!.
I've run Beringers for a long,no wear and because their floaters shed the heat within seconds.
Rotors just arrived... Floaters!!! Wooo woo... :lol:
Just gotta get a replacement bolt and we're in business!
I know, you're supposed to replace them all, but I've NDT'd them and checked for thread stretch; and besides, the dealer's only got 6 in stock at £5 each :shock:
310 quid all in and their floaters,thats peanuts
Quote from: "Chris Canning"310 quid all in and their floaters,thats peanuts
Cheers Chris. EBC have 10% discounts running on their website at the moment so that helped, final total inc bolt and a tube of locking compund £321. Re-MOT tomorrow!!
Oh, and the Triumph bolts come with the locking compund already applied, never seen that before :roll:
Do we get a photo!!
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"Rotors just arrived... Floaters!!! Wooo woo... :lol:
I always thought a floater was something rather less attractive!
I've got EBC floating disks on my Tiger too. The first set went back under warranty as they got quite badly pitted rather too quickly. Apparently they changed the steel because of the problem. However, if I wash the bike and don't dry the disks, the pads weld themselves to the disks... I think that's the pitting's cause.
Well there by hangs a tail,when the original pads got a little thin on my Beringers i replaced them with EBC,jeeze they were a horror for welding themselves to the discs,even engine running in gear let the clutch out wouldn't budge e'm,it happened no end of times,with one occasion being on the StMalo ferry and not being able to free them :oops: ,Carbon Lorraine was the solution :D
Funny you should say that, EBCs pitted the discs on by 'Bird one winter.... :roll:
Been out for a short ride to bed these new rotors in this afternoon (I'll post a pic later) the rotors now look slighty glazed around the very edge. I was taking it really easy, maybe I should just rag them!!
Better late etc...
Here's the photo:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c273/BixxerBob/IMAG0006.jpg)
:shock: it's soooo clean 8) that's better.
Quick question for you Girly Guru's, does the wire wheel 885i have floater option from any makers?
Think you'll find the discs are all the same no matter which bike 885/995 it's the wheels that different.
Have a look at the EBC website, they do floating conversions for both 855i and 955i.
http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/bike/def ... 00&t1=disc (http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/bike/default.asp?v=bike&part=disc&sec=Euro&make=TRIUMPH&model=0to3000&t1=disc)
oh oh oh oh oh oh noob here look at the noob
what's the difference between regular and floating?
floating rotors are held to the disk hub by bobbins that let the rotor , well ...........float
a regular disc is one pc that bolts directly to the wheel
these are floaters
(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee47/2uoykcuf/extreme%20makeover/DSC_2791.jpg)