Difference between Galfer Superbike and Sportbike Wave Rotors

Started by Russell2566, March 18, 2008, 01:17:45 PM

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Russell2566

Can anyone give me the lowdown on the real difference between these two rotors from something at least close to a personal experience? Should I cough up the extra few hundred dollars for the Superbike rotors (i don't plan on riding sportbike class)?

i.e. Stopping, wear, pad wear.

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Not a lot of braking performance is to be gained with aftermarket rotors. They're all the same material, so the stopping power comes from the pad. The advantage is supposedly weight reduction, but at the club level I doubt that a few ounces of weight is what's holding you back.
I'd personally save the money and run stock rotors. I rode a friend's bike at a trackday last summer that had wave rotors, kevlar lines and a brembo master, and the brakes were horrible compared to the stock setup with braided lines on my race bike.
The difference was the pads; Galfer HH race in his versus SBS dual carbon in mine.
My point is that pads and fluid are the biggest thing. Which is ironic in racing because they're also the cheapest parts of the system.
Call Rob at Lithium, he can hook you up with the SBS stuff for a good deal. You won't be sorry.
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Sobottka

+1 on the SBS DC pads! Not only could Rob @ Lithium hook you up w/ pads that will throw you over the bars (on stock rotors), he could probably answer your rotor questions too!  :thumb:
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Just returned the Galfer Wave rotors for my SV.  I found them too expensive (even with sponsor discount) particularly since there is not weight saving with stock@ all.  Does anybody have a weight of the EBC pro lites for a G2 SV?  They are a little cheaper and if they weight less, then I'm there...

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