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If you look at the rear brake line routing you notice that the line has a high point at the master cylinder, to bleed this line and remove air in this line the new brake fluid has to be flushed quickly so that no air can remain in the high part of this line.
Or the caliper has to be removed and held up high in such a way so all the air in the line can slowly rise to the caliper and bled in the traditional way.
No such issues exist in the ( non abs ) front brake system, it lets air escape over time because the master cylinder is at the highest point and the ports in the master cylinder are designed so any air in the line can surface at the reservoir.
To me it is possible that disks can develop rust spots if left wet after a ride, this may influence the surface friction at that spot, the rotor is still true but can feel uneven when braking, this may take quite some time to reduce in intensity.
This happened to me and the intensity changed ( reduced ) when the front brake pads were replaced.
To see if the rotor is warped or the wheel mounting is not true the rotor could be measured and marked if a high spot is found and rotated 90 degrees and measured again, if the high spot moved with the rotation the disk needs attention, if the spot remains in the same place it may be the wheel is somehow affecting the runout.
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Fortunately, many of those latter tasks you can still do yourself, if up to it.
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Hello all, just an update if anyone requires brake rotors as i did. TRW MST278 is a direct replacement for front rotors. considerably cheaper than oem. I installed a set last week and now the cb is as smooth as silk again!
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captain--what was the metal headlight bucket you used as a replacement? was it a direct fit?
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(08-22-2019, 12:25 AM)Captainwoot_imp Wrote: Hello all, just an update if anyone requires brake rotors as i did. TRW MST278 is a direct replacement for front rotors. considerably cheaper than oem. I installed a set last week and now the cb is as smooth as silk again!
Thanks for the update, but the place you got them would also have been helpful.
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(08-22-2019, 12:45 AM)Rocky_imp Wrote: (08-22-2019, 12:25 AM)Captainwoot_imp Wrote: Hello all, just an update if anyone requires brake rotors as i did. TRW MST278 is a direct replacement for front rotors. considerably cheaper than oem. I installed a set last week and now the cb is as smooth as silk again!
Thanks for the update, but the place you got them would also have been helpful.
Thanks for the update, but the place you got them would also have been helpful.
Very good to read Captain.
(+1) What Rocky said.
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Thanks Captain! I’m putting that number in my service manual for future reference.
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Captain, good to hear, but would like to have your feedback again after few thousand kms, please. Was the run out checked after replacing them?
TY
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(08-22-2019, 12:34 AM)baxtercat_imp Wrote: captain--what was the metal headlight bucket you used as a replacement? was it a direct fit?
Hello. it was a universal bucket from amazon (looks like a vintage Kawasaki one) . Used the bucket and the honda attaching hardware. only addition was a stainless "toothed" washer between the bucket and the mount ears.
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073PXW2YC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073PXW...UTF8&psc=1
(08-22-2019, 01:01 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: (08-22-2019, 12:45 AM)Rocky_imp Wrote: (08-22-2019, 12:25 AM)Captainwoot_imp Wrote: Hello all, just an update if anyone requires brake rotors as i did. TRW MST278 is a direct replacement for front rotors. considerably cheaper than oem. I installed a set last week and now the cb is as smooth as silk again!
Thanks for the update, but the place you got them would also have been helpful.
Thanks for the update, but the place you got them would also have been helpful.
Very good to read Captain.
(+1) What Rocky said.
Thanks for the update, but the place you got them would also have been helpful.
Very good to read Captain.
(+1) What Rocky said.
I actually sourced them on ebay. vendor named uk motors
(08-22-2019, 07:06 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Captain, good to hear, but would like to have your feedback again after few thousand kms, please. Was the run out checked after replacing them?
TY
I will try and update when I get some miles on, only about 5ookm so far. I did not check the run out, after it was braking so smoothly I just called it a job well done!
