$@#% Warped Rotors!!

[wolfman]

I can't find straight rotors! Anybody know if there is a shop in Columbus that can straighten motorcycle rotors?

My stock rotors look like they are only bent at the mounting flange. I bought some replacements but they are warped, too!

[magley64]

I don't know anyone who straightens them, but if you had a nice cnc metal lathe you could easily "turn" them true...

[Chrisoh]

Well our race side Tire guy was able to straighten my rotors to a liveable level with a tire iron..

he put it on a balancer and had me hold a stick close and found the flanges that needed bent.

[Todd#43]

I can't find straight rotors! Anybody know if there is a shop in Columbus that can straighten motorcycle rotors?

My stock rotors look like they are only bent at the mounting flange. I bought some replacements but they are warped, too!

Were the replacements new? If not, its entirely possible that you bought someone else's problem. If they're new, you've probably got something else going on there...bent rim maybe, forks twisted?

Anyhow, lay the rotor mounting side down on a flat surface and see if it rocks, if it doesnt rock, measure the distance between the rotor surface and the flat surface - it should be relatively the same all around. If its not your rotors are bent.

I'd say its pretty long odds to have 4 bent rotors.....

[wolfman]

Were the replacements new? If not, its entirely possible that you bought someone else's problem. If they're new, you've probably got something else going on there...bent rim maybe, forks twisted?

Anyhow, lay the rotor mounting side down on a flat surface and see if it rocks, if it doesnt rock, measure the distance between the rotor surface and the flat surface - it should be relatively the same all around. If its not your rotors are bent.

I'd say its pretty long odds to have 4 bent rotors.....

Well, the rotors that came on the bike looked like they had been pinched together. I'm guessing that the tow truck driver strapped the front wheel or something and bent them. The other rotors I bought were used but luckily the guy said he would refund my money. I'll try to bend the originals back to true...I need to get this thing on the road.

[Benyen Soljax]

i bought some used rotors off ebay, put them on and they were fantastic. you might just be unlucky.

[kawi kid]

tru what ben says but if you get another set and they are too i would say you got bigger issues

[wolfman]

Hammer + Tire Iron = Rotors Straight Enough

I straightened out the original rotors enough that I can't feel pulsing in the brake lever...so I'm going to call it good enough. Anyways, I finally got to take the new RR for a real ride and it kicks ass.