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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: old son on 04 May 2015, 07:14:56 pm
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I have a pair of these on my Gen 1. When I had EBC HH pads fitted the discs would 'ring' and this got quite loud under heavy braking. I have now fitted OEM pads and the discs 'grab' as the bike comes to a stop. Its driving me mad. I've put my original discs back on but they very slightly warped.
Has anybody any experience of Armstrong discs?
Does anybody know who the manufacturers/importers are?
Can I have my original discs skimmed?
Thanks
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I've had these on mine for about 4 years now and use EBC HH pads with no problems, mate.
Got them from SG Motorsport and fitted them the same time as the R1 front end.
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Hi Mike, Do you get any noise from them at all? My EBC pads made a load of noise which was strange because I never had any noise from the original discs. Its put me off of after market discs, especially wavy discs.
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I have the same model bike that came with Armstrong wavey discs, the pads are also Armstrong. They do feel a bit 'wooden' but i dont mind that as i can use them hard without worrying about tyre grip esp in the wet, otherwise they have no issues. I would suspect you have a piston ( or more ) that is not releasing fully to the point that you come to a halt.
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As far as i know Armstrong discs are not imported, they are a long established british company making quality products.
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Can I have my original discs skimmed?
From all the info I have been given over the years, I don't believe so. The fact they float on the carries would make tat job I believe, very difficult.
But if your discs have next to no wear or are over tolerance you 'might' and I stress might be able to atleast try. Just dont skim them under tolerance otherwise they will fail an mot.
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Hi Mike, Do you get any noise from them at all? My EBC pads made a load of noise which was strange because I never had any noise from the original discs. Its put me off of after market discs, especially wavy discs.
No noise that I would consider unusual, Shaun, certainly not a ringing sound. They are probably more 'raspy' than the smooth-surfaced stock discs but this is to be expected.
A ringing sound might just be a resonance thing - like a wet finger on a wine glass - have you tried slackening and re-torque'ing the disc bolts?
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have you tried slackening and re-torque'ing the disc bolts?
I'll put them back on and give that a try then. I take the brake pads out and clean the calliper fairly regularly. I wonder why I don't get the 'grabbing' with the standard discs?
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long shot but might be the bobbins .....how to free them here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw)
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long shot but might be the bobbins .....how to free them here [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw[/url])
I'll give it a go but the discs are nearly new!!