Rotor Lightening Services

[Pigman]

Just wanted to give people a heads up on a company that does rotor lightening and is a really great company that was very fast and easy to deal with and provided a Killer service..

Company... http://www.qualitymachineco.com



Here is my rear rotor off my 06 lightened and done fast and right...

[Yknot]

They did my Hawk rotor with equal accuracy and haste. Top notch dudes/dudettes.

[Kurlon]

That is gorgeous! Did you get before and after weights?

[scubasteveRR]

so was this not a wave rotor before?

[Pigman]

That is gorgeous! Did you get before and after weights?

I didn't but should have..be cool to see how much was removed...but its now Super light for sure

so was this not a wave rotor before?

No stock OEM GSXR rear rotor....fat and heavy LOLOLOL

[GingahNinjah]

is this SS legal if OEM rotors are used?

[Pigman]

is this SS legal if OEM rotors are used?

Don't know and don't care, if they want to protest they are SLOW and need all the help they can get.....LOLOLOL

[scubasteveRR]

No stock OEM GSXR rear rotor....fat and heavy LOLOLOL

That's cool, I might have to get my rear done, for the coolness factor of course.

how much was it? do they do fronts too?

[Pigman]

Not sure of the fronts....but it was $90 for everything shipped back to me Def worth it

[CBR929RE]

I might have to do that too. weight off the wheel is the best place to remove it.

[MikeBike]

They did my Hawk rotor with equal accuracy and haste. Top notch dudes/dudettes.

Hawk "Ditto"... Number One Shop!

[Kurlon]

is this SS legal if OEM rotors are used?

20.1.2.2 Aftermarket brake rotors may be used
but must be the same dimensions
as the originals and must be made
of a ferrous material. Non-current
motorcycles may use brake rotors up
to the same size as those that come
as original equipment on the current
model machine.

(1) Aftermarket brake cooling ducts
or wind deflectors are prohibited in
SuperSport.

Similar text for production class rules, I ran EBC contour prolites in PTwins, I can see someone pitching a fit that ALL the dimensions aren't exact matches to OEM but I don't THINK you'll get called out for it.

[Yknot]

Hawk guys have been doing this for years. Welcome to the 20th century...:-)

[The Snowman]

They do both front and rear rotors. Here's a link to their order form: http://qualitymachineco.com/Form/Order%20Form.pdf

Costs:

Rear Rotors
$78 plus shipping costs

Front Rotors
$88 plus shipping costs (each rotor)

Plus Tax

Shipping Rates
$12 for one
$15 for two
$20 for three

[nt650hawk]

my rear lost over 1.2LB. for $50

[carsick]

No one would do this to a front rotor for road racing? I hope not. I can see it for posing or drag bikes.

[Kurlon]

Hawk guys have been doing this for years. Welcome to the 20th century...:-)

You should see the 21st century option I found... bit more spendy but...

[Kurlon]

No one would do this to a front rotor for road racing? I hope not. I can see it for posing or drag bikes.

I wouldn't have that exact work done to my front rotors, no, but I am looking into having someone grind mine down from 5.5mm to 4mm to match the OEM specs. That in itself is not an insignificant weight savings on a 300mm ductile iron rotor.

[GingahNinjah]

You should see the 21st century option I found... bit more spendy but...

Electronically controlled variable electromagnetic brakes? now that i think about it thats not a bad idea... dibs

[Kurlon]

Electronically controlled variable electromagnetic brakes? now that i think about it thats not a bad idea... dibs

That would be what my Highlander Hybrid has, with the added bonus that the system is used to recharge the batteries as a bonus side effect.

Nah, this is far simpler.

[tsorfas]

Nah, this is far simpler.

Sticking your foot in the rear tire?

[Kurlon]

Sticking your foot in the rear tire?

I should also note, it hasn't been tried by you on your 'race' Hawk.

[MarkMarine]

Similar text for production class rules, I ran EBC contour prolites in PTwins, I can see someone pitching a fit that ALL the dimensions aren't exact matches to OEM but I don't THINK you'll get called out for it.

No one will protest you for this. *at Loudon. Good luck with the other orgs, I haven't heard positive things.

[KB]

So why is this done?

KB

[TheIglu]

I was thinking about lighting the boat anchor I throw off the starboard side of the ZRX as I get to the 2 board off the front stretch, but I think my ballast will be all wonky if I mess with it.