Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

This morning I cleaned my back caliper and replaced the pads.  This is a caliper I spent 5k ronts replacing a while ago because it was binding and overheating etc.

At the front, Mr. Badger's disks shift around on their bolts with those spring washer things.  As the wheel turns they squeek.  At first I thought it was the bearings.  But Shane says it's OK for now, so I live with it.

Pete, you should try Acme in JHB - they might have something (maybe even a whole front wheel or something).  There must be many bikes with broken/buckled front wheels that you could buy from the scrap or from insurance.

Pete search on Wilddogs (unfortunately cannot acces at work otherwise I'd post link). I saw a post recently where someone had disks made by Waterjet Technologies (Fidel) and was saying they were a fraction of the price of the OE ones.

Thanks for the tips everyone.

Charles, Andy fixed my rattling front discs with rubber o-rings ... works like a charm.

I'll go and have a look at the waterjet guys and also give Acme a call.

Give Cecil Penny a call, he can get comparative discs at fraction of the cost.

Please tell him who referred you.

 

021 551 0446

He also odes brakes n tyres at excellent cost

Thanks Andy, I'll certainly use your name.

Price for new discs from BMW :

Front left and right - R3,373 x 2 = R6,746

Rear - R3,051

Total exlcuding any other bits and pieces such as collar pins @ R 690 per disc = R9,797

my brother is having a bigger disk made up for his r80g/s as well as an bracket for the caliper by waterjet. they seem to be very clued up and a fraction of the bmw part... ask for simon.... steve

Julie's bike cost a lot more than that!

Apologies Charles.  I should have been more thoughtful, knowing you are the quiet sensitive type.  Won't happen again!!!  :-)