Single front rotor?
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Just for a second there I thought you were talking about my exwife!! I nicknamed her "Darth".
mike1180
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2 rotors function better for heat dissipation, and fade.
Also the stopping stress is apportioned throughout 10 disk mounting bolts instead of 5 - gives me added security.
May not be an issue for 1 stop, but haul on them a while and might be noticeable.
How many racers use 1 disk??
There must be a good reason to have 2 as Suzuki would love to leave one off if they thought that was better. (cost, unsprung weight etc.)
I am surprised that there were so many who said one was ok.
Also the stopping stress is apportioned throughout 10 disk mounting bolts instead of 5 - gives me added security.
May not be an issue for 1 stop, but haul on them a while and might be noticeable.
How many racers use 1 disk??
There must be a good reason to have 2 as Suzuki would love to leave one off if they thought that was better. (cost, unsprung weight etc.)
I am surprised that there were so many who said one was ok.
If your just looking to be pretty this is a much better way to go. You keep braking but look trick in the end. RoaringToyz 
supertech
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no need to move it, its fine where it is.
Ran single sided for 6 years and never had an issue. I did it out of neccessity and ended up liking the look b/c not alot of other people had done it.
Theory and actuality sometimes differ. I see it everyday. just because it looks good on paper doesn't mean it will work and visa versa.
In the end, its each riders own preference. ride safe and have fun.
newb
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I don't know if someone stated this already but the reason for two rotors is for performance but not stopping power. There is a finite amount of traction available and a single rotor can easily exceed that. The two rotors provides better cooling and extends the life of the brake system. On a track or demanding situation, two rotors means less brake fade and more consistent braking. Not more braking force.
The Buell xb9 runs a single brake that is argueably more effective than two rotors. A single busa rotor in a spirited riding situation is more likely to glaze over or fail. For the average guy, no problem.
The Buell xb9 runs a single brake that is argueably more effective than two rotors. A single busa rotor in a spirited riding situation is more likely to glaze over or fail. For the average guy, no problem.
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rlbowers3
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I have ridden the Buell XB9 and XB12. Not impressed by the ride quality either of them. I do like the unique engineering of the bikes. You see how the rest of the industry is using the under engine exhaust. But read every ride review in the magazines and they all rate the brakes as mediocre at best. I wonder how it would do with twin rotors. You would still show off the blingy-blingy wheels and have better braking.
BTW, I would go for the chrome every time! Don't you know that chrome makes it go faster? Duh!
And put lots of stickers on it! And a BIG giant back tire, and LED lights, and.......
in some instances one rotor is fine... you will likely never find drag bike running 2 front rotors.. they simply do not need them.. MANY if not most of the "newb" street riders I have ever ridden with, need 2 rotors.. Many riders never get 2 rotors even remotely 'warmed' up.. So in many cases, they can remove 1 rotor and be just fine.. brake fade/overheating does not happen in a single instant, it takes a bit of time and is pretty predictable at the onset.. Differn't strokes for differn't folks (I ride with 2 rotors myself and they hide my $2000 wheels too much)
why have 1300cc's? cant I have a bike with only half that many? sure thing, same arguments..
mike1180
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in some instances one rotor is fine... you will likely never find drag bike running 2 front rotors.. they simply do not need them.. MANY if not most of the "newb" street riders I have ever ridden with, need 2 rotors.. Many riders never get 2 rotors even remotely 'warmed' up.. So in many cases, they can remove 1 rotor and be just fine.. brake fade/overheating does not happen in a single instant, it takes a bit of time and is pretty predictable at the onset.. Differn't strokes for differn't folks (I ride with 2 rotors myself and they hide my $2000 wheels too much)
why have 1300cc's? cant I have a bike with only half that many? sure thing, same arguments..
Drag racers only use 1 rotor to save weight. They do not usuallly have to panic stop or stop several times in a row.
Road racers always have 2 disks. Those were the racers I was referring to.
If they use 2 disks so will I.
Our bikes are fast and heavy, and do handle well enough to press the limits of brakes. It might be a different story if the bike came with 1 disk and I had to modify everything to get a second one on, but to take one off for whatever reason - not for me.
JMO
OB_RSTRICK
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If you rode the dragon with one rotor, you did not ride it. You cruised it!
There was only one rotor on the busa when I bought it. I have ridden one since w/2 and I have a new set of rotors and calipers in the basement waiting on my new front stand to put them on. It is purely a "show thing". I like the feel much more of having 2 on there. yes you can lock the front with one rotor but wouldn't you rather not lock up the front and slow down a little quicker...... I ordered mine after a drop, I wanted to before but that made me do it.
HAYABUSA1340
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I like to stop not hope to stop
hifibob
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Rock,
Thanks for a real world testimony!
I too, have run 1 rotor on the street with NO problems, but then again, I don't allow myself to get into stupid situations where I may get run over. KNOCK ON WOOD! While anything can happen, I do my best to avoid trouble.
The only thing that I didn't like was that my lever got a little stiffer. But here's 1 for the nay sayers.
I can still skid my front tire with 1 rotor.
How much more STOPPED can you get? If the wheel is not turning, it doesn't care if it took 1, 2, or 3 rotors to stop it.
I'd be willing to bet that of everyone on this thread that says how stupid or dumb it is, that edubb1971 is the only 1 that has actually TRIED IT, and doesn't like it, and his experience was on a ZX-9, and not a Busa.
So the rest of these folks are talking about something that they have NO experience with, just guessing.
Sloto200 had the only negative answer that has had any merit. I've never thought about that kind of result. I would love to see those pictures Sloto, if you can round them up.
My remarks aren't to piss anyone off, but if you have real world experience why something does, or doesn't work, it seems that your opinion would carry better to help someone make a decission.
If you decide to remove 1 rotor, just keep everything that you remove, it's easy to put back on and doesn't cost 1 cent to do.
If you don't like it, put it back on and you haven't lost anything but some wasted time.
The long brake hose is routed to the right caliper. It has a long banjo bolt that recieves the oil to the right caliper, and delivers the oil thru a short jumper hose, to the left side caliper, and is bolted to the left side caliper with a short bolt. Remove the long bolt, reroute the long hose to the left side caliper and bolt it to the caliper with the short bolt that already goes into that caliper. Keep the rotor, caliper, jumper hose and long banjo bolt on the shelf. It'll be there if you don't like the single rotor.
The green bike went 193 mph in the mile, and the blue bike went 203 mph. Neither bike had a problem stopping.
The Texas Mile is also noted for a short shut down area.
192 at the Texas Mile
I ran 1 rotor for a while until I really needed it then I realized these bikes are to fast (well mine is) and too heavy for just 1.. I never locked the front tire but i did boil off the black paint on my single gafler rotor and put on a good smoke show.. So now I have 2..
Blake051300
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Going fast is great but stopping is surely a necessity. When I bought my bike the previous owner had taken one off and the bike stopped like s**t.
Not to mention in my opinion I think it looks better with the caliper and rotor on.
Not to mention in my opinion I think it looks better with the caliper and rotor on.
TimmyBusa1981
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I think thats a stupid idea unless you have some dope rims and you do not actually ride your bike
First of all i am being neutral here.Suzuki spent lots of time in designing and building this bike.They also paid the engineers lots of money to build the world's fastest bike that came out in the world book of records in year 2000.If its not necessary why would they fix it on and sell it in the first place?
