A ST1300 owner stopped by two summers ago,,, because his brakes "didn't sound right ". Just feeling the rear rotor indicated that he had no pad left there, with the left side worse than the right,,, slightly. The LH surface was fairly skuffed and galled,,, but he had someone do a standard brake job,, and after a weeks riding, you couldn't tell there had been damage to the surfaces,, and there was not evidence of warping.
Also,,, Blue STar got a new-ish ctx rear rotor off of E-bay,,, that had about 100km on it,,, for about $40.us. The OEM rotor was worn to minimum,,, after about 240k km's,,, but was still running straight. I only changed it because it was a good price and opportunity, while doing a tire change, and new pads and drive cushions and bearing/seals anyway.
Blue STar's front rotors are on min. now as well,, although they are still running fine. I have purchased a used set off ebay ($100.us), which were advertised to be just under max.,,, due to being parted off a late model, low mileage bike. They have not been delivered yet,,, so the condition remains to be confirmed. But this is a good example of patient shopping, as I had been watching out for a decent used set for about 18 months.
btw,,, Blue STar is recovering nicely,,, but is still in the ICU. But the border is reopening in a couple of weeks,,, allowing me to retrieve a pile of needed replacement parts. To pass the time between physio sessions,,, I have been exercising Thunder STruck regularly (no make that constantly),,, and will soon put it away with just over 10k km's logged since Aug 1st. I must say,,, this 2012 is really impressive. There are only a couple of more riding days left in my season,,, according to the forecast. When the road salt goes down,,, the bike/s almost always go away,,, and then ski season begins !! Cheers,,, CAt'
ps: great deals on parts are out there,,, but prior planning,,, patience,,, and some good luck are often required.
Also,,, Blue STar got a new-ish ctx rear rotor off of E-bay,,, that had about 100km on it,,, for about $40.us. The OEM rotor was worn to minimum,,, after about 240k km's,,, but was still running straight. I only changed it because it was a good price and opportunity, while doing a tire change, and new pads and drive cushions and bearing/seals anyway.
Blue STar's front rotors are on min. now as well,, although they are still running fine. I have purchased a used set off ebay ($100.us), which were advertised to be just under max.,,, due to being parted off a late model, low mileage bike. They have not been delivered yet,,, so the condition remains to be confirmed. But this is a good example of patient shopping, as I had been watching out for a decent used set for about 18 months.
btw,,, Blue STar is recovering nicely,,, but is still in the ICU. But the border is reopening in a couple of weeks,,, allowing me to retrieve a pile of needed replacement parts. To pass the time between physio sessions,,, I have been exercising Thunder STruck regularly (no make that constantly),,, and will soon put it away with just over 10k km's logged since Aug 1st. I must say,,, this 2012 is really impressive. There are only a couple of more riding days left in my season,,, according to the forecast. When the road salt goes down,,, the bike/s almost always go away,,, and then ski season begins !! Cheers,,, CAt'
ps: great deals on parts are out there,,, but prior planning,,, patience,,, and some good luck are often required.
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