Little Trick on tuning up your full floating rotors

DLIT · 10-17-2008, 11:08 AM

Another worthless thread.

smileyman · 10-17-2008, 11:49 AM

What he is saying is that full floating rotors are designed to float in their carriers and that they get brake dust and road grime packed in their and cause them to freeze up...I have personally never liked full floaters cause they do require maintenance and they are noisy. When I have used them in racing applications I clean them while I am cleaning the calipers with Brake contact cleaner and a tooth brush. Most street bikes are semi-floaters and this won't really apply...

DLIT · 10-17-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

What he is saying is that full floating rotors are designed to float in their carriers and that they get brake dust and road grime packed in their and cause them to freeze up...I have personally never liked full floaters cause they do require maintenance and they are noisy. When I have used them in racing applications I clean them while I am cleaning the calipers with Brake contact cleaner and a tooth brush. Most street bikes are semi-floaters and this won't really apply...

I understand now. Floaters are weird. I knew a girl that upgraded to full-floating rotors on her 1st gen R1. I was like "your rotors are loose", haha.

What's the benefit from full-floaters anyway?

Rider · 10-17-2008, 11:55 AM

Floaters don't go away when you flush....

smileyman · 10-17-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Floaters don't go away when you flush....

Yeah baby!

Floating rotors cancel out alot of the centrifugal forces of the front wheel. When attached solidly they (rotors) lose contact slightly with the pads as the wheel spins and twists. The wheel is torquing around the rotor inside the caliper. Floaters are designed to stay flush with the pads inside the calipers allowing for maximum friction.

Rider · 10-17-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

Yeah baby!

Floating rotors cancel out alot of the centrifugal forces of the front wheel. When attached solidly they (rotors) lose contact slightly with the pads as the wheel spins and twists. The wheel is torquing around the rotor inside the caliper. Floaters are designed to stay flush with the pads inside the calipers allowing for maximum friction.

Wouldn't there be less friction between the pads and the rotors giving you better acceleration and top end?

smileyman · 10-17-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Wouldn't there be less friction between the pads and the rotors giving you better acceleration and top end?

Not necessarily...I mean first of all if you keep your caliper pistons free of gunk they release completely after you let off the brake and second of all the free floating rotor will walk slightly in its carriers making them more likely to drag or contact a on a pad as you roll the wheel.

I think the only real reason is better more efficent braking.

If you want straight away speed and better handling the way to go is lighter rotors and wheels too if you can. Another parasitic loss to straightaway speed is with conventional wheel bearings. Most pros use ceramic coated and really slick wheel bearings to cut down friction...

jeeps84 · 10-18-2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Floaters don't go away when you flush....

Dnyce · 10-18-2008, 03:51 PM

that actually made sense to me the first time.

just wonderin-do all bikes have floating rear calipers? never paid attn to the gsxr, but the honda caliper on my kawi is a floater.

same idea, but reverse tech because the rear rotor is much smaller than the front?

when my kawi was stock, the front rotors were the same size as the rear, so that meant slightly small front rotors compared to todays sportbikes, and way a large rear. all were solid, drilled rotors

another braking question-they sell solid aftermarket rotors as well as full floating for the front...is one better suited to certain purposes (drag racing, street, circuit racing)more than the other?

you can get into wave, slotted, drilled, or a combo of each if you want too

Antwanny · 10-18-2008, 10:19 PM

full floaters are generally the best for general performance, but some people do not like them because they can rattle and also be noisy as hell. And no not all bikes have floating rears Example mine doesnt, floaters in the front solid in the rear, but mine is also a dinosaur
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smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	What he is saying is that full floating rotors are designed to float in their carriers and that they get brake dust and road grime packed in their and cause them to freeze up...I have personally never liked full floaters cause they do require maintenance and they are noisy. When I have used them in racing applications I clean them while I am cleaning the calipers with Brake contact cleaner and a tooth brush. Most street bikes are semi-floaters and this won't really apply... __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

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Dnyce flyin high Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cali Moto: 10speed huffy w/cards in the spokes Posts: 2,318	that actually made sense to me the first time. just wonderin-do all bikes have floating rear calipers? never paid attn to the gsxr, but the honda caliper on my kawi is a floater. same idea, but reverse tech because the rear rotor is much smaller than the front? when my kawi was stock, the front rotors were the same size as the rear, so that meant slightly small front rotors compared to todays sportbikes, and way a large rear. all were solid, drilled rotors another braking question-they sell solid aftermarket rotors as well as full floating for the front...is one better suited to certain purposes (drag racing, street, circuit racing)more than the other? you can get into wave, slotted, drilled, or a combo of each if you want too __________________ "Racing Is Life, Everything Before and After is Just Waiting" Steve McQueen

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Antwanny WERA White Plate Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,047	full floaters are generally the best for general performance, but some people do not like them because they can rattle and also be noisy as hell. And no not all bikes have floating rears Example mine doesnt, floaters in the front solid in the rear, but mine is also a dinosaur ________ Launch box vaporizer ________ Risk Equalization Dicussion Last edited by Antwanny; 04-07-2011 at 07:30 PM..

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Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Floaters don't go away when you flush....