Nater_Potater
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hobot said:It was to spread more heat that both wide tires and dual disc brake developed not over all better traction or short stopping than narrow tire or single disc, just they melt sooner and then fade in function, so can get away with extremes if spaced apart to cool down enough before next heating applied. btw best way to break in brakes is to immediately start hard pull downs to beyond maxium expected real life heat but not let the tire lock up to weld/gall surfaces. Sleeve 12 mm, larger thinner band rotor with multi small pad caliper and better leverage handle can't be beat just not Norton and rather expensive. Unless over heating issue then an extra rotor just adds more spun and unsprung mass to delay ya but looks better symmetric.
For some reason, I like the agricultural look of the Lockheed slave cylinder and hope to keep it, and it would seem that the rotor is the Achilles heel in the system (once the M/C is sleeved).
I know the drilled stock rotors add a lot of sex appeal, but how much do they help with heat rejection? Have any of you performed a definitive before-and-after, and can truly say that it helps ward off heat fade in a large way? It has to help, but how much?
Nathan