There I was yesterday hooning around Brands Indy Circuit having a great time until... On a fairly fast (for me) lap, exited Druids as normal, hard on the gas, started braking for Graham Hill at the bottom of the hill when.."PING!"...NO BRAKES....FAAAAAAAAAAARK!!!!! I ran straight on up the grassy hill and coasted to a stop about 5m short of the armco. Scary. Luckily, out of ALL the corners on the circuit, this is about the only one I can imagine where serious injury and bike destruction would not result. Back in the pits: removed the calipers (749R standard radial Brembo 4 pads) and found that one one of the pads was completely missing! That would explain the "PING!" noise and subsequent lack of pressure. As the pad departed, it must have impacted the disc bobbins resulting in the disc being very rattly indeed (compared to the good side). I managed to get a brand new set of pads (both sides oviously) from one of the No Limits instructors (thanks) however, when he saw the pad I had removed from my bike he said "Aha...you have the old style pads with the thin backing plate. They increased the plate thickness to prevent the pads dropping out when they wear down" TELL ME ABOUT IT!! Anyway, I put the new pads in and swapped my Supercorsa onto my spare wet wheel (with good-ish discs) and managed to have a whole afternoon of fun and frolicks. Two things: 1. Can new bobbins be fitted to Galfer Wave discs? If so, where, who, how much etc. 2. Anybody else had this happen with Brembo P4 Calipers? Pads were Bendix MRR Track compound. Lesson learned: watch them wear limits on brake pads!!
Jeez! I can't believe brembo allowed calipers to go out with an issue like that!!! Is it only when they are beneath the wear limit or just as soon as they are part worn? Glad u are okay, that's the main thing
They were probs under the wear limit I'm afraid to admit. Anyway, anybody know if I can get my disc bobbins replaced?
Must have been well scary! Glad it didn't ruin the day for you. Is there a Galfer dealer/importer in the UK? Probably worth contacting them directly about new bobbins.
Didn't the OP say the pads were not OEM , i would not blame Brembo unless those pads are exactly the same as Brembo originals
SBS Racing Front Sintered Brake Pads 762RS KTM 990 SUPER DUKE R 2009 - 2013 | eBay These are my current set.. they were new in Feb. Done Oulton Park in Feb and 3 days at Valencia and they are a all done. But £56 is not the end of the world I'm going to try these Bendix BENDIX 262-MF 999 S 2007 07 HIGH PERFORMANCE SINTERED FRONT CALIPER BRAKE PADS | eBay
Correct pads but not OEM Brembo. They were Bendix MRR262 "Trackday/Race" compound. BENDIX 262-MRR 999 R 2006 06 ROAD RACE RACING TRACK DAY FRONT CALIPER BRAKE PADS | eBay I wasn't blaming Brembo. However, I would expect that a well renouned aftermarket braking product supplier such as Bendix would have had a lot of experience with design/manufacture of pads and would have considered the backing plate thickness so that they would not fall out! I have used those before but "upgraded to the MRR compund. The MF ones also have the thin backing! They do however work really well so just keep an eye on the wear rates!! Anybody got some spare front discs to sell to me?? R
I'll go for the MRR's then. Cheers for that Pisses me off how I can buy a set of front pads for my car for half the price! Grrrrrrr
I have a few options regarding my knackered disc: In order of cost, but not preference: - Buy S/H 999 Discs off eBay of unknown heritage: £150 - Replace the knackered disc with ONE same type Galfer Wave disc: £188 - Replace BOTH Discs with Galfer Wave: £376 - Replace BOTH Discs with Galfer Wave inc Pads: £428 - Replace BOTH Discs with blingy Brembo HPK Fully Floating Discs (as on my 916): £528 What is the concensus?
Anybody dealt with Omnia Racing in Napoli? They appear to be pukka and have all the right products. However, I lived in Napoli and things aren't always what they appear. Brembo Racing 208973711 SuperSport Ø320mm Brake Discs Ducati 749 / 999 03 06 | eBay
