Fast Parts E d i t i o n 1 7/ 1 BO G’S LT O S D M N A I D A E IT IN R TM GREAT B BRAKES You cannot talk about Brembo without mentioning racing. Even though many production bikes are fitted as standard equipment with Brembo products, all of them start from the test bed that is racing. From Formula 1 to Moto GP and Superbike, in every racing class Brembo has succeeded in its goal – to win. They are without doubt the world’s most successful name in motorcycle brakes. They have won every race series in the world worth winning and in Moto GP, the toughest motorcycle series in the world, to date, I cannot recollect any other manufacturer winning a single race! Why? Not just for the joy of racing, but also to utilise the most extreme test beds in the world to ensure Brembo manufacture the best brakes in the world. Not just for racing bikes, but for your bike. From scooters to Superbikes. n The choice of components available from both Brembo and Brembo Racing is vast. With skill and care, experienced technicians have selected from these and combined them with other components to create the braking systems we need. The products that follow are a result of that skilled selection. 52 tel 01373 464252 (all prices plus VAT) BRAKES controls Replacement Upgrade Discs The new Brembo Replacement disc programme makes Brembo quality available to everyone for the first time, from scooters to superbikes. Developed very much from racing, they are manufactured to all original dimensions and are designed to directly replace and improve upon your original units. The floating front discs use Brembo high carbon stainless steel rotors, heat treated light alloy centres and the two attach together with spring loaded floating bobbins. The rears are one piece high carbon stainless steel rotors manufactured to original dimensions. They are available in both front and rear fitments for most modern motorcycles. Most front discs models use 5mm thick rotors for improved performance and durability, and they can be used with all other original equipment parts as well as the Brembo brake pad programme. You simply cannot buy a better replacement disc for your motorcycle! web www.biketorqueracing.co.uk email [email protected] 53 BRAKES Brake Pads for all kinds of bikes and all kinds of riders The secret of safe braking has a lot to do with pads. Brembo, a world leading name in brakes, expands its catalogue with a full range of high performance pads incorporating vanguard technology designed to improve the safety of the entire braking system. Offering a wide variety of compounds, from sintered to carbon-ceramic, and a big selection of part numbers, Brembo is able to satisfy specific needs presented by motorcycles of every kind – racing, road, off road, street and scooter – not to mention the expectations of their riders. Racing • RC/SC These pads have been designed to guarantee their users exceptional performance. Materials of this type are notable mainly for their friction coefficient and constant efficiency, especially when exposed to high disc temperatures. These characteristics guarantee an excellent and uniform braking action for the full duration of the race, without fading. Pads of this type provide scant efficiency at lower temperature – a factor of limited importance in racing situations – and therefore not ideal for road use. RC – Race/Track SC – Race/Track/Road only Compound Compound This is a true racing pad, suitable for This sintered compound has a any kind of competition on the racetrack. high friction coefficient when hot With an excellent friction coefficient and but also stays very stable in all – more especially – exceptional stability running conditions. Since it also at high temperatures, the compound has a good friction coefficient gives constant braking lap after lap, from when cold, the material is also grid to flag. compatible with road use. Road • CC/SA/SP/LA These are characterized by a high friction coefficient that stays constant whatever the operating conditions – in heat and cold alike – as well as resisting wear, for superior durability and better mileage. CC – Carbon Ceramic SA/SP – Sintered Road Compound LA – Long Life Sintered The evolution of the organic compound, A sintered compound intended specifically Compound featuring a higher carbon content. This for road bikes, typified by particularly good Similar to the SA compound but friction material offers increased mileage, efficiency under all operating conditions. around 30% longer lasting. Again, and good performance in all conditions: Excellent for sports bikes and an ideal typified by particularly good hot and cold, wet and dry. alternative to OE pads. efficiency under all operating temperatures. 54 tel 01373 464252 (all prices plus VAT)) Compounds The compounds used normally in braking systems are classified in just two families Off Road • SX/SD ORGANIC and SINTERED, These materials are designed to guarantee maximum efficiency under the although the choice of one various conditions encountered habitually in off road riding – not only cold compound over another is not and heat, but inhospitable terrain as well (water, sand, mud) where braking dependent solely on the type at low temperatures is also a key requirement. With this in mind, resistance of use: in effect, pads of of the material to weathering agents is particularly important. different type can be used in the same field of application. n Sintered materials: these are SD – Sintered Off Road metallic powders, mixed with Good efficiency and stability under all operating lubricants and abrasive agents in conditions. Suitably resistant to wear, even when exposed such a way as to produce a to water and mud. Less aggressive than the SX, giving compound that is solidified more flexible control. by compacting even at high temperatures. The compound is SX – Sintered Off Road and Supermotard bonded to a metal backing plate A notably aggressive pad mable to withstand high of whatever shape as part of the temperature, recommended for Motocross and Supermotard. sintering process, with no additional Particularly steady performance. adhesive utilized. n The metal powders determine the braking power of the pad at high temperatures. The lubricants help to stabilize the overall braking action Scooter • ST/Carbon Ceramic and the abrasives keep the discs These pads guarantee high mileage and stability in all riding conditions. clean. Designed especially for scooters, the compound is formulated for street n Organic materials: these are use, and gives a braking action different to that of a motorcycle. composed mainly of resin binders, metals, lubricants and abrasives. In this instance the friction coefficient CC – Carbon Ceramic is generated by the metals and An organic brake pad for scooters, offering an optimum the resins with the lubricants and quality / price ratio. This is a component characterized abrasives performing the functions as by durability and optimum behaviour under all mentioned above. conditions. n Selecting a compound: all brake pads have a typical field of ST – Sintered Compound application. This will depend on Intended specifically for scooter brakes, both front the different situations a brake pad and rear. An extremely stable material, this compound has to deal with: racing – braking guarantees steady performance in all riding situations. is optimised at high temperatures, Ideal for maxi scooters of the latest generation. road – high stability required, with brakes applied cold and at medium temperatures. Brembo has an answer to every need. Genuine n Bedding-in: this is a particularly important process for all compounds, The original replacement part for Brembo calipers. and crucial for the RC compound. The pads are bedded in by applying Selecting these pads, you buy the brakes lightly several times and exactly the same OE material ending with a firm bite, leaving a as used by the motorcycle pause between one squeeze and the manufacturer and developed for next. This will produce the correct a particular application, according heating and cooling cycle needed to to the most stringent criteria. prepare the system. The duration of Pads can be of sintered or the bedding-in period depends on the carbon ceramic material. compound: generally longer for organic compounds than for sintered. web www.biketorqueracing.co.uk email [email protected] 55 BRAKES Brake Pads Carbon Long Life Sintered Carbon Ceramic Sintered Sintered Track & Race Ceramic Brembo */** Road Front Road Front Road Front Front Race Front Rear Model Year Req Part no Price Part no Price Part no Price Part no Price Part no Price Price APRILIA 50 Mini RX 04> * 07GR4804 11.09 MX50 03-05 * 07012CC 12.23 07BB1324 17.04 50 Rally AC 95-02 * 07002CC 10.15 RS50 RS Replica 00-05 * 07012CC 12.23 07BB1205 17.65 RS50 06> * 07BB2035 17.20 07BB1205 17.65 RX50 08> * 07GR1406 12.09 07BB1205 17.65 RX50 Racing 04-07 * 07012CC 12.23 07BB1324 17.04 SX50 06-10 * 07GR1406 12.09 07BB1205 17.65 50 Scarabeo Street 05-06 * 07002CC 10.15 50 Scarabeo Ditech 02-06 * 07002CC 10.15 07020CC 11.32 50 Scarabeo 4-stroke 02-09 * 07021CC 13.13 07021XS 18.43 50 Scarabeo 4-stroke 13> * 07021CC 13.13 07021XS 18.43 50 Sonic GP/Spice 98-08 * 07002CC 10.15 SR50 R 05> * 07002CC 10.15 07020CC 11.32 SR50 R Factory 05> * 07002CC 10.15 07020CC 11.32 SR50 Street 03-08 * 07002CC 10.15 07020CC 11.32 SR50 Ditech 00> * 07002CC 10.15 07020CC 11.32 50 Tuono 03-04 * 07049CC 14.07 07BB0135 18.35 100 Scarabeo 01-04 * 07021CC 13.13 07021XS 18.43 100 Scarabeo 4-stroke 04> * 07021CC 13.13 07021XS