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Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - old son - 04-05-15
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
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - Falcon 269 - 04-05-15
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.
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - old son - 04-05-15
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.
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - maxzer1500 - 04-05-15
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.
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - maxzer1500 - 04-05-15
As far as i know Armstrong discs are not imported, they are a long established british company making quality products.
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - b1k3rdude - 04-05-15
(04-05-15, 07:14 PM)old son link Wrote: 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.
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - Falcon 269 - 05-05-15
(04-05-15, 10:05 PM)old son link Wrote: 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?
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - old son - 05-05-15
(05-05-15, 05:21 AM)Falcon 269 link Wrote: 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?
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - bigralphie - 07-05-15
long shot but might be the bobbins .....how to free them here [color=rgb(93, 143, 189)]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw[/color]
Re: Armstrong Wavey Brake Discs - old son - 08-05-15
(07-05-15, 03:25 PM)bigralphie link Wrote: long shot but might be the bobbins .....how to free them here [color=rgb(93, 143, 189)]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw[/color]
I'll give it a go but the discs are nearly new!!