Comments on: Perimeter Disc Brake Rotors http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Skipper http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-134619 Robert Skipper Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:23:49 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-134619 Todd, Thanks for the reply. I've looked into a few options, and until last week had decided to go with a tranny brake on the rear and no brake up front. Common sense prevailed, thankfully. Since I want to get started on the bike, I'll worry about the more exotic setups another time. Besides, a certain well known chopper company refused to produce my wheel design, saying their software would not allow for unbalanced designs. I know the wheels were going to be asymmetrical, but thought they could be balanced with aluminum weights welded inside the wheels on the light side. Turns out I was right, and there is a company who will do them. But for now I'm going with a standard setup so that I can hopefully be uo and running in a few months. Todd,
Thanks for the reply. I’ve looked into a few options, and until last week had decided to go with a tranny brake on the rear and no brake up front. Common sense prevailed, thankfully. Since I want to get started on the bike, I’ll worry about the more exotic setups another time. Besides, a certain well known chopper company refused to produce my wheel design, saying their software would not allow for unbalanced designs. I know the wheels were going to be asymmetrical, but thought they could be balanced with aluminum weights welded inside the wheels on the light side. Turns out I was right, and there is a company who will do them. But for now I’m going with a standard setup so that I can hopefully be uo and running in a few months.

]]> By: todd http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-130925 todd Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:49:03 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-130925 Robert, you should also check out this hub-brake post: http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/05/16/360-brake-by-baldwin-wilson-development-corporation/ -todd Robert, you should also check out this hub-brake post:
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/05/16/360-brake-by-baldwin-wilson-development-corporation/

-todd

]]> By: Robert Skipper http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-130905 Robert Skipper Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:48:43 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-130905 I came across this old discussion while doing a search for perimeter disc brakes. My logic is simple enough - if I'm going to shell out several thousand bucks for a set of wheels, I want to see them. It's not for a performance bike. Soooo...In the year and a half that have passed since this discussion, are more companies out there making them? I came across this old discussion while doing a search for perimeter disc brakes. My logic is simple enough – if I’m going to shell out several thousand bucks for a set of wheels, I want to see them. It’s not for a performance bike. Soooo…In the year and a half that have passed since this discussion, are more companies out there making them?

]]> By: Bob Horn http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-72954 Bob Horn Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:28:05 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-72954 Here's some info on the subject: http://buell.com/en_us/buell_way/buelltech/pdf_0102_2003.pdf Here’s some info on the subject:

http://buell.com/en_us/buell_way/buelltech/pdf_0102_2003.pdf

]]> By: Sean http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-72922 Sean Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:41:36 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/01/09/perimeter-disc-brake-rotors/#comment-72922 Perimeter's are good, for improving stopping power. It's simple physics, the closer the brake to the fulcrum the more power will be needed to equal the brake further from the fulcrum. They do, unfortunately, increase rotational inertia, which makes turning harder. As with everything on a motorcycle, you can't have the best of both worlds, it's one or the other. Perimeter’s are good, for improving stopping power. It’s simple physics, the closer the brake to the fulcrum the more power will be needed to equal the brake further from the fulcrum. They do, unfortunately, increase rotational inertia, which makes turning harder. As with everything on a motorcycle, you can’t have the best of both worlds, it’s one or the other.

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