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Tq_freak
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 02:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I know there is much debate about the need or aesthetics to the front brake duct. I actually like it and was wondering if anyone had one they were willing to part with and sell.
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Noone1569
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 02:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I would hold off until the revision comes out. They have a habit of loosening and marring the front wheel.
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Classax
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 04:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You could just buy it from an EBR dealer. The truth is unless you are on track they aren't really all that necessary. If you are on track you will notice how much they help the first time you go to change a tire after a session.
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Dmhines
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 04:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine is not for sale .. but I did remove it. EBR saw no reason to install one on the SX.

Not sure why EBR went with a solid Rotor instead of drilled like the 1125's.

(Message edited by dmhines on November 04, 2014)
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 04:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

Not sure why EBR went with a solid Rotor instead of drilled like the 1125's.




The slotted rotor provides better cooling to the rotor than drilled.
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Hootowl
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 06:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

EBR, when they talked to the F1 folks about brakes, (which is where they got the duct idea) realized that holes are basically useless. Gasses coming off the pad are still trapped...by the other pad. A slot allows the gasses to escape from in between the rotor and the pad.
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Hootowl
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 06:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"when they talked to the F1"

May not have been F1. I don't remember, but it was a car series. They use cooling ducts for their rotors, and were surprised no one was using them in motorcycle racing.
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Court
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 07:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>>>May not have been F1

Close enough for this discussion and the description is accurate as well.

Slots, all the way through a rotor, do not work well. "Grooves" do.
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X1brett
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 08:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Right, I think it was Nascar, but the point remains the same. I only mention it because I found it exciting and very American that the man had been talking with Nascar engineers.
It's very interesting how those grooves work, and how far to the side the duct had to reach to find moving air.
I also hope to fit a duct to my 1125r.

(Message edited by x1brett on November 04, 2014)
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Mackja
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I put my 1190rx brake duct on my track bike, 2009 1125r.


1190 brake duct on my 1125r
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Hughlysses
Posted on Tuesday, November 04, 2014 - 08:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hopefully the part isn't too expensive if you wanted to buy it new. It's actually 2 parts:

H0446.1B7 BRAKE COOLING SCOOP, UPPER
H0447.1B7 BRAKE COOLING SCOOP, LOWER

I got the numbers from the 1190RX parts listing at AF1 Racing's site. They have some parts listed with prices on a separate page, but the scoop isn't included.
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Dmhines
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 - 07:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I miss the sound of not having the holes.
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Tq_freak
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 - 01:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I thought about just buying all the parts new but ITS NOT CHEEP

The upper is like $120 bucks


I know its kinda pointless at lower speeds but I just thought it looked kinda cool.
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Hootowl
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 - 02:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"The upper is like $120 bucks"

For the CF one on the RS or the plastic one on the RX?
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Tq_freak
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 - 03:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It was for the plastic one on the RX.

You can pop the part numbers into AF1's website and get the price.

I mixed up the parts, its 120 for the lower and 46 for the upper
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Hootowl
Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 - 04:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yikes! That's some expensive plastic. I could buy the plastic rear fender for my X1 for $12.
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