Freni per Transalp


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Front brake rotors


BRAKING

BRAKING offers front brake rotor for TA:

BRAKING rotors are made from stainless steel. See some pictures here. Please note, that no brake pads are shipped with the rotors, you have to order BRAKING brake pads separately. Attention, Germans: TÜV acceptance only with genuine BRAKING brake pads!
Ondolf wrote:

I recently swapped to BRAKING rotors, also on rear wheel. I'm very pleased with the rotors. However, it took some 2,000 km to run them in. The BRAKING people are really nice. First, I wasn't pleased with a set of pads. They sent another set immediately and told me to test it and keep the better ones. Amazing!

Contact:
Elzer Motorradshop / Homepage


Brembo

Italian brake specialist Brembo is manufacturing an aftermarket cast iron front brake rotor for Transalp. It's for approx. DEM 150.- to 159.- (US$ 88.- to 93.-), Brembo brake pads included. Brembo part number is 18H00427.Attention, Germans: TÜV acceptance only with genuine Brembo brake pads!

Contact:
Brembo
Stein-Dinse in Braunschweig, one of numerous German dealers
Any Polo shop
Polo order nos.:

There are a lot of Brembo dealers, I can't tell them all. Please find yourself the next one to you.


EBC

Another manufacturer of aftermarket rotors is EBC of UK. It's for DEM 143.52 (US$ 96.00) plus shipment.
Contact:
German importer Ingo Weber
M & P 


HE Motorradtechnik of Freilassing offers an oversize 320 mm diameter rotor. Including a caliper adaptor and mounting it's for DEM 390.-, incl. TÜV for DEM 430.- . Andreas Hilden uses it and wrote:

After some problems, not being of technical kind, I mounted the oversize disk, and I found, it works very well. You can operate the brake with two fingers, adding the third finger, will make the wheel block ... I can't completely recommend the steel braided brake line in conjunction with this rotor, since power is hard to dose. Also, one should use an adjustable brake lever, if possible.

Contact:
HE Motorradtechnik


Keito

Recently, at my dealer´s, I saw this cast iron rotor by Japanese company Keito. My dealer told me, that he had customized a VFR750 using these rotors, and that the owner would be pleased with it. This rotor is for DEM 211.- (US$ 124.-), brakepads included. I don´t really know, where to order or to purchase it, best ask your local Honda dealer for it.

Contact:
Honda Hentschel of Hannover/Germany


M.A.P. Engineering

M.A.P. Engineering of Goleta, Ca. offers a 320 mm high carbon steel full-floater rotor for US$ 365.- incl. caliper adapter.

Contact:
M.A.P. Engineering


P.F.M. Made from cast iron, I guess, but I'm not sure. 6-8 micron zinc coated. UK made.

Contact:
M & P (order#: BD11CH007, '87-'96 only, GBP 99.-)


Spiegler

Further, Spiegler manufactures a cast iron rotor. It's for DEM 239.- (US$ 160.-), Ferodo brakepades included. It's similar to the Brembo, just more expensive.
Contact:
Spiegler in Freiburg
or next Hein Gericke shop


Rear brake rotors


BRAKING also offers rear brake rotor for TA:

BRAKING rotors are made from stainless steel. See some pictures here. Please note, that no brake pads are shipped with the rotors, you have to order BRAKING brake pads separately.Attention, Germans: TÜV acceptance only with genuine BRAKING brake pads!

Contact:
Elzer Motorradshop / Homepage


EBC of UK offers rear brake aftermarket rotors.

Contact:
German importer Ingo Weber
M & P 


Some notes on cast iron rotors

Cast iron brake rotors are said to give a better braking and less fading. The disadvantage: When standing in rain for some time, you'll see rust on the rotor, but that won't affect the functionality. Note: when using cast iron rotors like Brembo or Spiegler, you can't use any brakepads. Brembo recommends (of course) Brembo pads, Spiegler recommends Ferrodo. Both are for roundabout DEM 40.- (US$ 25.-)


Brake pads

When using the stock steel rotor, except for the genuine Honda brakepads, there's just one other recommendable brand: Lucas. Lucas pads are a bit cheaper than the genuine ones (DEM 45.- / US$ 30.-). Ask your local Honda dealer or next Detlev Louis shop.
I can't recommend other brands for stock rotor, because they tend to cause a remarkable faster rotor wear out. In no case mount those Dunlop Dunloppads metal brake pads!!! They will eat up your rotor!
When using a cast iron rotor, read notes on cast iron rotors.


Steel braided brake lines

They will give a better feeling for the brake and will make the brake work better. They are for appr. DEM 110.- (US$ 73.-)(Lucas) - DEM 139.- (US$ 87.-)(Spiegler) (front).
Spiegler brake line on my bike (see also above -> Brembo)
Contact:
Detlev Louis (Lucas, DEM 110.- (US$ 73.-))
Spiegler Bremstechnik
Polo (Spiegler, DEM 139.- (US$ 87.-))
Hein Gericke (Spiegler DEM 139.- (US$ 87.-))
Stein-Dinse (Spiegler DEM 118.- (US$ 74.-))
M.A.P. Engineering (USA) (Galfer SBBL)


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Greg Aldis from Australia wrote:

...I also have had a bigger front brake disc fitted and the caliper spaced out to suit, it works great with more stopping power than standard with the same amount of hand pressure, no more fading front brake.
We used an aftermarket disc for a Honda NTV650 which has the same center pattern and is 316mm compared to 276mm for the standard Transalp disc. To make a bracket to space out the standard caliper was going to be too complicated so we used a caliper from a Kawasaki GPZ 500, its a two piston caliper like the standard one but was easier to make a bracket to mount it. The bracket was made from 10mm alloy plate. Im buying a computer next week, so I'll soon be able to do some more on my web page and I will put a photo of my brake on it.


Another brake reconstruction, using the complete Africa Twin front fork, including the double rotor brake, you may find on Martin Bitterer's page. Currently it's German only, but there are some pics illustrating it. BTW, even if that bike looks like a '94 model at least, it's in fact a '89. The guy redesigned it by using the '94 fairings.


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