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BRAKING offers front brake rotor for TA:
I recently swapped to BRAKING rotors, also on rear wheel. I'm very pleased with the rotors. However, it took some 2,000 km to run them in. The BRAKING people are really nice. First, I wasn't pleased with a set of pads. They sent another set immediately and told me to test it and keep the better ones. Amazing!
Contact:
Elzer Motorradshop / Homepage
Italian brake specialist Brembo doesn't manufacture cast iron front brake rotor for Transalp anymore. Instead of this, they now are using a high-grade steel alloy, which works as well as the cast iron und er dry and wet condition. And it's said to stand longer. It's for approx. EUR 100.- , Brembo brake pads included. Brembo part number is 18H00427.Attention, Germans: TÜV acceptance only with genuine Brembo brake pads!
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| The old Brembo rotor | The new Brembo rotor |
Contact:
Brembo
Stein-Dinse in Braunschweig, one of numerous German dealers
Any Polo shop
Polo order nos.:
Another manufacturer of aftermarket rotors is EBC of UK. It's for ~ EUR 95.00 (US$ 96.00) plus
shipment.
Contact:
German importer Matthies
M & P (M&P order##)
EBC Brakes
HE Motorradtechnik of Freilassing offers
an oversize 320 mm diameter rotor. Including a caliper adaptor and mounting
it's for DEM 390.-, incl. TÜV for DEM 430.- .
Andreas Hilden uses it and wrote:After some problems, not being of technical kind, I mounted the oversize disk, and I found, it works very well. You can operate the brake with two fingers, adding the third finger, will make the wheel block ... I can't completely recommend the steel braided brake line in conjunction with this rotor, since power is hard to dose. Also, one should use an adjustable brake lever, if possible.
Contact:
HE Motorradtechnik
Recently, at my dealerīs, I saw this cast iron rotor by Japanese company Keito. My dealer told me, that he had customized a VFR750 using these rotors, and that the owner would be pleased with it. This rotor is for DEM 211.- (US$ 124.-), brakepads included. I donīt really know, where to order or to purchase it, best ask your local Honda dealer for it.
Contact:
Honda Hentschel of Hannover/Germany
Lucas
Contact:
M.A.P. Engineering
M.A.P. Engineering of
Goleta, Ca. offers a
320 mm high carbon steel full-floater rotor for US$ 365.- incl. caliper adapter.
Contact:
Contact:
Further, Spiegler manufactures a cast iron rotor. It's for DEM 239.- (US$ 160.-), Ferodo brakepades included.
It's similar to the Brembo, just more expensive.
Contact:
Price: ~ EUR 95.-
Contact:
Lucas
Price: ~ 105.00 EUR
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Cast iron brake rotors are said to give a better braking and less fading. The disadvantage:
When standing in rain for some time, you'll see rust on the rotor, but that won't affect
the functionality. Note: when using cast iron rotors like Brembo or Spiegler, you can't use
any brakepads. Brembo recommends (of course) Brembo pads, Spiegler recommends Ferrodo. Both
are for roundabout DEM 40.- (US$ 25.-)
When using the stock steel rotor, except for the genuine Honda brakepads, there's just one other recommendable brand: Lucas.
Lucas pads are a bit cheaper than the genuine ones (DEM 45.- / US$ 30.-). Ask your local
Honda dealer or next Detlev Louis shop.
Transalp Shop (139.- EUR incl. brake pads)
MT Tuning (94.95 EUR, maybe w/out pads. Ask them.)
M.A.P. Engineering
P.F.M.
Made from cast iron, I guess, but I'm not sure. 6-8 micron zinc coated. UK made.
M & P (order#: BD11CH007, '87-'96 only, GBP 99.-)
Spiegler
Contact:
Spiegler in Freiburg
or next Hein Gericke shop
Rear brake rotors
BRAKING also offers rear brake rotor for TA:
BRAKING rotors are made from stainless steel.
See some pictures here.
Please note, that no brake pads are shipped with the rotors, you have to order
BRAKING brake pads separately.Attention, Germans: TÜV acceptance only
with genuine BRAKING brake pads!
Elzer Motorradshop / Homepage
EBC of UK offers rear brake aftermarket rotors.
German importer Matthies
EBC Brakes
M & P (M&P order##)
Transalp ShopSome notes on cast iron rotors
Brake pads
I can't recommend other brands for stock rotor, because they tend to cause a remarkable faster rotor wear out.
In no case mount those Dunlop Dunloppads metal brake pads!!! They will eat up your rotor!
When using a cast iron rotor, read notes on cast iron rotors.
Steel braided brake lines
They will give a better feeling for the brake and will make the brake work better.
They are for appr. DEM 110.- (US$ 73.-)(Lucas) - DEM 139.- (US$ 87.-)(Spiegler) (front).
Spiegler brake line on my bike (see also above -> Brembo)
Contact:
Detlev Louis (Lucas, DEM 110.- (US$ 73.-))
Spiegler Bremstechnik
Polo (Spiegler, DEM 139.- (US$ 87.-))
Hein Gericke (Spiegler DEM 139.- (US$ 87.-))
Stein-Dinse (Spiegler DEM 118.- (US$ 74.-))
M.A.P. Engineering (USA) (Galfer SBBL)
Brake reconstruction
See, what I did ...
Greg Aldis from Australia wrote:
...I also have had a bigger front brake disc fitted and the caliper spaced out
to suit, it works great with more stopping power than standard with the
same amount of hand pressure, no more fading front brake.
We used an aftermarket disc for a Honda NTV650
which has the same center
pattern and is 316mm compared to 276mm for the standard Transalp disc. To
make a bracket to space out the standard caliper was going to be too
complicated so we used a caliper from a Kawasaki GPZ 500, its a two piston
caliper like the standard one but was easier to make a bracket to mount
it. The bracket was made from 10mm alloy plate. Im buying a computer next
week, so I'll soon be able to do some more on my web page and I will put a
photo of my brake on it.
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