Difference between revisions of "Transalp Brakes"
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*[http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=792549 This thread] mentions a guy making a spacer so you can use a stock Hawk rotor (316mm) on the TA (276mm stock). | |||
=Stock Rotor= | |||
The stock Honda Transalp rotor is 276mm in diameter. | |||
=Hawk Rotors= | |||
The Honda Hawk uses a 316mm rotor. ([http://hawkworks.net/useful_info.html this page] has excellent Hawk information) | |||
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*[http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=792549 This thread] (advrider.com) mentions a guy making a spacer so you can use a stock Hawk rotor (316mm) on the TA (276mm stock). | |||
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Anyway- potential very good news- I asked the guy who built a brake | Anyway- potential very good news- I asked the guy who built a brake | ||
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* [http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131991 This thread] mentions the Hawk rotor again. | * [http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131991 This thread] (advrider.com) mentions the Hawk rotor again. | ||
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Stainless brake line is a good investment. Speigler, and Galfer both offer | Stainless brake line is a good investment. Speigler, and Galfer both offer | ||
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machine an adapter to offset the caliper. I'm working on this now. | machine an adapter to offset the caliper. I'm working on this now. | ||
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====Hawk Rotors | =Sources and Prices= | ||
==Hawk Rotors== | |||
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! colspan="2" style="background:#ffdead;" | EBC MD1021LS | ! colspan="2" style="background:#ffdead;" | EBC MD1021LS | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 29 October 2007
Stock Rotor
The stock Honda Transalp rotor is 276mm in diameter.
Hawk Rotors
The Honda Hawk uses a 316mm rotor. (this page has excellent Hawk information)
Spacer
- This thread (advrider.com) mentions a guy making a spacer so you can use a stock Hawk rotor (316mm) on the TA (276mm stock).
Anyway- potential very good news- I asked the guy who built a brake kit for Honda Hawks (a 6 piston caliper and GSXr rotor- works great- I have one on my Hawk) to look at a potential TA solution. He designed and built a bracket that relocates the stock TA caliper so that you can use a stock Hawk rotor which is larger (and I think a little thicker) than the stock TA rotor. Combined with steel braided lines and HH pads (which he thinks might not even be necessary) this should provide a relatively inexpensive upgrade to the TA. I should be doing this in the next month or so and will let you all know how it works. Keep fingers crossed
- This thread (advrider.com) mentions the Hawk rotor again.
Stainless brake line is a good investment. Speigler, and Galfer both offer one. Maybe others. The trick brake upgrade is get a used rotor from 88-91 NT650 Hawk. Same bolt pattern but 40mm bigger diameter. Then you have to machine an adapter to offset the caliper. I'm working on this now.
Also:
Steve (Fast By Big Boy) Lenac (bigboy11@sigmaweb.net) has (or will shortly have) the full kits for this. I have one on mine (shown in the "show me" thread) and it makes a difference.
Sources and Prices
Hawk Rotors
| EBC MD1021LS | |
|---|---|
| $168.95 | MAW |
| $174 | Ron Ayers |
| $179 | AZ Motorsports |
| Braking (wave) HO26FLD (that's ho, not h-zero) | |
| $186.95 ($200.36 w/S/H) | Streetbike Accessory Warehouse |
| $203.88 | Motorcycleproshop |
| $212 | Cyclepages |
| $214.95 | AZ Motorsports |
| Galfer (stainless) DF022 (022) | |
| $185.35 | AZ Motorsports |
The Braking wave-rotor page is here.