Rear Rotor Hot to the touch???
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RE: Rear Rotor Hot to the touch???
ORIGINAL: jcbpa
How hot should the rear rotor get in normal, driving... a mix of traffic and a fair amount of stops?
How hot should the rear rotor get in normal, driving... a mix of traffic and a fair amount of stops?
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RE: Rear Rotor Hot to the touch???
Well if they are glowing like the boys and gals on the NASCAR Curcuit they are to hot and if your skin sticks to them wehn you touch them aftera few hard stops from light to light, I would say thats about right.
Seriously though, they do get hot to the touch and the one and only time I touched them when I breaking in some new lyndal brake pads and my skin from my middle finger was still on the rotor when I removed it. As for what pads are better I wont comment, just my .02 worth this Friday evening.
Happy Memorial Day to the fine Folks South of the 49th.
Rob
Seriously though, they do get hot to the touch and the one and only time I touched them when I breaking in some new lyndal brake pads and my skin from my middle finger was still on the rotor when I removed it. As for what pads are better I wont comment, just my .02 worth this Friday evening.
Happy Memorial Day to the fine Folks South of the 49th.
Rob
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From: so.jersey
RE: Rear Rotor Hot to the touch???
i would say the rest of the posts are correct .friction = heat
they do sort of drag on the rotor or very close even when your not applying
the brakes.it don't take long for them to heat up.
have a great holliday!
they do sort of drag on the rotor or very close even when your not applying
the brakes.it don't take long for them to heat up.
have a great holliday!
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RE: Rear Rotor Hot to the touch???
They will be hot.
When you have a 700+ lb motorcycle in motion and use the brakes, something has to absorb the energy that the mass in motion is creating. A stupid example is if an auto's brakes fail and runs into a 7-11, the energy is absorbed by the building. If you don't brake and coast to a stop, the real reason you are slowing/stopping is drag and gravity. (I think this all relates to kinetic energy.)
Don't worry about the rotors unless they glow.
$.03
When you have a 700+ lb motorcycle in motion and use the brakes, something has to absorb the energy that the mass in motion is creating. A stupid example is if an auto's brakes fail and runs into a 7-11, the energy is absorbed by the building. If you don't brake and coast to a stop, the real reason you are slowing/stopping is drag and gravity. (I think this all relates to kinetic energy.)
Don't worry about the rotors unless they glow.
$.03
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Road Warrior
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RE: Rear Rotor Hot to the touch???
Ok, thanks for the info, very helpful. It all makes great sense. Have a great weekend and ride safely!
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