EBR Racing front rotor install instructions

[midway]

Do not forget to install brake air scoop in addition to achieve ultimate performance.

Tempting but do they make it for 6 piston calipers?

 

[Silverrider]

Tempting but do they make it for 6 piston calipers?

Do it up right and up grade to 8 piston like the 09 and 2010.

 

[Cooter]

Seriously, The calipers are going CHEAP from LAP right now on e-bay. The come unbranded, but loaded with pads. You'll need a 19mm (3/4") master cylinder to go with it, but the upgrade is HUGE.

 

[midway]

Seriously, The calipers are going CHEAP from LAP right now on e-bay. The come unbranded, but loaded with pads. You'll need a 19mm (3/4") master cylinder to go with it, but the upgrade is HUGE.

Good advice Cooter thanks. The EBR FRONT BRAKE ROTOR, 5MM FINNED (H0201.1B6) arrived very well packaged and presented yesterday. Installed last night and contemplating which of the three bed-in procedures offered in this thread should be applied. I want to go with the OP's recommendations to lend credibility to the post. It's a very nice piece of equipment.

I recovered completely with ebay as the Slovokian seller was unresponsive to the images of his burnt rotor... full refund LOL

 

[Silverrider]

Looking Good ! ^^^^^

 

[Cooter]

Don't worry about the specifics that closely. All three of the bed-in procedures describe the same thing. Slowly heat the pads and rotor (but not too HOT), then let them cool completely. Simple, don't overthink it.

If you do overthink it, go with the MFG recommendations of the PADS. Its a more important variable than the rotor.

 

[midway]

The same exact procedure as Cooter researched and the one that burned up the Slovokian steel, NO MERCY!

Expecting the EBR rotor to show SOME sign of high temperature... there was nothing to see. Smooth as silk all the way through each stage of the bed-in. A pleasurable experience, this aftermarket rotor is all its said to be.

Now on to the rear rotor.
Rob

 

[Silverrider]

https://www.amazon.com/EBC-Brakes-M...526825117&sr=8-134&keywords=Erik+Buell+Racing

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Erik-Buell...744478?hash=item2f1a8a751e:g:Wk8AAOSwjExaop~g

 

[midway]

About to bed-in another aftermarket rotor. This time the rear rotor will be replaced with the 'BRAKING' product. New EBC sintered pads will be used for this process using this threads original bed-in speeds and intervals.

https://st-paul-harley-davidson-bue...buell~md_firebolt-xb9r~yt_front-&-rear-brakes

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EBC-Brake-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648

Might as well do new bearings while its off https://www.ebay.com/itm/All-Balls-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

It's a good looking rotor, lets see whats its made of

 

[Cooter]

I like the way that looks! Dang, remind me to fix them photos. Damn greedy Photobucket strikes again

 

[midway]

The 'BRAKING' rear rotor would seen to have managed the heat better than the Slovo front rotor but it was definitely getting hot after the second 70mph to 5mph leg of the bed-in. I think the procedure originally posted takes the aftermarket rotors to the limit of their molecular composition LOL. Expect lesser quality steel with aftermarket rotors if you're thinking to swap out OEM. OR maybe the 'sintered' pads bring it on a little more intense than standard brake pads.

I end this with a suggestion to back off the posted bed-in procedure just a little with aftermarket rotors to avoid the burn. They just don't make em like they used too SHOCKING I know.

 

[Cooter]

It still sounds like you are a bit overzealous in your bedding process, and a rear rotor will have to work MUCH harder to duplicate the process described for the front rotor.

You just need to build some heat evenly in the pads and rotor, then let it cool completely.

Any smoke this time?

 

[midway]

It still sounds like you are a bit overzealous in your bedding process, and a rear rotor will have to work MUCH harder to duplicate the process described for the front rotor.

You just need to build some heat evenly in the pads and rotor, then let it cool completely.

Any smoke this time?

I'm sure I pushed these products to their limits. No smoke, no bluing just a little golden glaze on the outer rim and some paint flake on the edge as seen in the center image. The rotor looks great and I'm very satisfied with Buell brake performance at this point. I would recommend the BRAKING rear rotor if you tire of the OEM.

 

[Niklos]

Do you know where we can find this PDF please ? And BTW all of the other picture ? Like the last picture of the post :

I had a couple questions about my EBR Racing front rotor install and found some vague and incorrect answers on here (and BadWeb), so I thought I'd post the answers that EBR gave me in case someone is searching. I'd like BuellXB.com to be the source for the best info, but I'm biased a bit

Which way do I mount my EBR rotor?
"The 6mm rotor requires the step to be facing outside, the 5mm rotor doesn't matter"

Whats the torque spec for the EBR rotor hardware?
Recommended rotor bolt hardware torque WAS 25-27ft/lbs. It was UPDATED to 16-18 Ft/lbs!!

What order do I put the EBR hardware on?
Heres a screenshot of the pdf they sent which shows proper hardware install order and torque.

And a close up of the hardware:

Bolt head, concave side of washer to bolt head, square rotor insert (see proper direction), copper washer, and sleeve…

What about the not-so-square thing?
Like this:

6-bolt torque order. First, snug all bolts then:

Thank you very much !

 

[Elizabet]

Thanks guys. I compiled a huge amount of info, double-checked the sources, then removed everything not pertinent to get the most concise acca edge
, easy to understand process.Nice find different from any thing I have seen