Front Rotors


Yes lots of play in the direction of rotation. Toast discs ah?
 

Thank you Sonny. Have to converse with my service advisor. The this is that the dealership is not run correctly and they have a secretary running the service desk. I know that have a competent tech but it is hard to get to him in person and converse about what to do to the bike. The wear of the discs is not on the friction surfaces but in the joints that allow the disc to "float". They have developed a lot of play. I had never heard of that.
 
sonny said:
I have not either
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Just an update for the benefit of others who have this issue.

I went to the dealership today to give a set of new Rocket Roadster front rotors a shake.

Mine are flooooopyyyy. Nick, my service advisor opined that this is rather common on the Rockets. He says... you can run them like that, they are not going to fall apart but...start shopping for a new pair of rotors.

As to the front head bearings and such... if the leak on the right fork continues in spite of the cleaning them efforts, the seals will have to be replaced. It will be a good time to insert the Progressive springs in and some higher viscosity magic fluid in the tubes. Right now the steering is smooth and has no perceptible play, however, at that time of changing the seals, the bearings and races can be changed and everything adjusted correctly as well as the bearings on the front rim changed.

Then my life will be whole again. Thank you Jesus.
 
1K9 said:
Mine are flooooopyyyy.
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This happens as we age.

When you do change the seals: there are a set made by Ohlins which are made to fit and are superior - and (here anyway) also cheaper!. You should also polish the fork legs. Suspension place I go to strips, cleans with warm solvent/detergent, polishes and rebuilds for a very reasonable price. Go the whole hog and fit decent cartridges?
 
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Mine is getting floppy but still brakes hard a few times a year. For now cleaning them has stopped the leak. The left one had the same issue in Stearns, cleaned it and has been well for months. Found the front discs in England. The ones in the USA have toooo many miles and will likely not last. Im going to keep the R3 until I can't ride no more so Im making the expenditure.

Thank you for your help. You expert guys are the spine of this group.
 

What are the cartridges? Im letting Rick work on mine at the local dealer. He is an old timer and knows what he is doing. Have the Progressive springs. What else should I request other than change seals, install forks and gime new 710
 
Have them put 10w in when they do the fork springs. 7w is not enough in my opinion. Especially since you are working on your body positioning and corner speeds.

Consider going with EBC HH Sintered pads front and rear. But I wouldn't do both ends at the same time. Bedding in front and rear at the same time could be dangerous in the sh!t Houston traffic.
 
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