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John01XX

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taken from the .com site that I was looking at today.

I have this problem with my fancy stealth wave rotors that gives the feeling of a warped rotor.

Rotors are straight and true but pulse when front brake applied.

Here is a quick easy solution that I will be doing tomorrow morning myself.

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Never knew. I don't usually let my bikes get filthy, but on a long trip in bad weather I imagine they could get nasty. I did some winter riding in northern tier states and it was amazing the mess that calcium chloride makes in very short order.

The SuperHawk had a pulsing rotor for years. When I loaded it in the truck to take to RacerXX, I did it an night in the snow and failed to see the ratchet strap across the front disk. No more pulsing, works great now.

Thanks for the video!

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Good to know.

I bought new rotors for the Hurrican' two summers back I paid a pretty penny for parts. It was my understanding that I was getting these floating rotors.

I got solid disks.

EBC just made a part swap and sent them.

I ordered and had them installed a couple days before a ride, if I'd have had them sent back, 'Id have had to ride withe old solid rotors that did have a bad pulse.

It always kind of felt like bait and switch. I would think flat pieces of steel should be way cheaper than these assemblies.

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I have had this problem for a couple years. Very slight pulse feel when front brakes applied.

had my local shop check the rotors for warpage, if that is a word, and they came up true and straight.

Pulled the front wheel and cleaned the bobbins as best I could without taking the rotors apart and briefly fixed the pulsation.

Slowly it returns over time. I paid a pretty penny for custom color anodized stealth brand wave rotors from Germany that are floating.

I just now finished the cleaning as by the video and loving the brakes again and no more pulsation

I picked up a 1/4-20 flange bolt and flange nut at Home depot and a can of brake cleaner from the auto parts store to get the job done.

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