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1985 XJ700 Rotors Needed

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by bluemoonz, Oct 10, 2012.

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    bluemoonz New Member

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    I need to replace my rotors up front and I'm not seeing them sold anymore. Anyone have a link to some rotors that fit the 1985 Yamaha Maxim X XJ700? I see some extremely expensive racing ones, but there must be some cheaper ones out there. ??? Thanks
     
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    Check with XJ4Ever.
     
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    I'm sure Chacal has good ones. if you are looking for cheap, try Ebay.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-MAXIM-XJ ... es&vxp=mtr
     
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    Be careful with eBay rotors; people sell about anything. Including warped rotors.

    These rotors can't really be turned like car rotors; they can be lightly Blanchard-ground to refinish them, but it has to be done by a specialty shop that has the equipment to grind both sides simultaneously. And if they're warped it won't fix that.

    EBC floating rotor OE-replacement series are seriously good brakes, and for about half of what factory rotors cost. Believe it or not, some Yamaha rotors are still available; but they generally list at over $400. I got my EBC from Len; I didn't find any on-line retailers that beat his price.
     
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    Cool I'll check XJ4Ever and EBC. I know EBC seemed very steep, but then again its my life depending on the stopping power. My originals are from Ebay and yes they were warped. :(

    Thanks guys
     
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    yeah, thats the downer of the 750's, theres twice as much brake in the front to have to replace.

    but the money spent, will assure you a safe bike and rotors that arent warped.

    Just be DAMN sure before you drop the coin on new rotors that you rebuild/overhaul your calipers so you are sure they dont hang up and are warp your new rotors right away. because that would realllllllly suck.
     
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