Never had to replace a rotor til I dropped my bike and bent it, and seeing the huge disparity in rotors available is a bit overwhelming. What do you guys use? OEM is over $300 on motosport, and aftermarket ones go under $50. Is there a quality non oversized rotor available?
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I built a set of spare wheels and put Tusk rotors from Rocky Mountain on them. They were a quarter of the cost of OE, and I can’t tell the difference between Tusk and OEM. I’ve had that wheel set for several years now and have had no issues.
I haven't tried a Tusk. I have tried Braking vs whatever KTM ships as OEM, and I could not tell a difference.
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Hard to beat Tusk in this department. I’ve tried all kinds of rotors and can’t notice a difference between any of them if they’re all the same size.
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Not sure what you were looking at, but the OE front is only $139 and rear is $131
https://www.motosport.com/oem-parts/part-number/79009060000
https://www.motosport.com/oem-parts/part-number/79010060000
Galfer makes the OE rotors and I’ve never had a problem with them. How bad is it bent ? Use a crescent wrench and bend it back, you probably don’t need to waste money on a new rotor.
Should have specified, 22 KX450. $319 after tax on motosport. I'll order a new one then see if I can bend mine back to be functional as a spare.
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Is there a reason you don't want to go oversized? I'd take this opportunity to make a performance upgrade.
It's already 270. How big do you run?
I’ve had extraordinarily good luck with Galfer…especially when it comes of hitting rocks when racing in Baja!
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Motostuff 280 and you will never have problems
When I tried a cheaper rotor it did not seem to have the feel or bite a better rotor had. Even with time on it
I think maybe the metal is different grade so it gets less bite.
Motostuff. Not sure if anybody brought it up but the friction coefficient of different rotors is a real thing if you use your brakes to their potential. If not it might not matter much
I ran the Braking Batfly on my YZ and loved it and it looks good 👌🏼
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