Tech Tips: Brake Check
Check out these brake tech tips to make sure your technicians are doing everything they can for the customer and providing opportunities to upsell important service extras.
BrakeTech Optimizes New Race Rotors
The system is optimized to provide greater stability for use in the OE calipers yet allows for radial expansion under thermal load.
New Road Race X Titanium Sintered Brake Pads
DP Brakes has introduced its new RDP X-Race Titanium Sintered Brake Pads for the R3, RC390, CBR300 and Ninja 250/300/400 models.
Beringer Brakes Aerotec Master Cylinders and Calipers
Aerotec technology by Beringer Brakes is a patented brake pad guiding system that delivers improved control and modulation at the lever, with a 20-percent increase in caliper efficiency at the disc and less line pressure than other systems.
Sunstar SK2 Directional Non-round Discs
Sunstar Braking’s newer generation of the SK street disc now features a directional carrier and reduced weight – almost 10 percent lighter than the previous series. Benefits include highly reactive brake performance, smoother feeling, less weight for improved handling and higher heat dissipation.
X-Brake Vented Cover
The X-Brake Vented Cover from Acerbis features a dual mold injected design to keep sticks, rocks, and other debris from damaging or becoming tangled in the front rotor.
New Brembo Carbon Factory for Racing is Born in Curno, Italy
The new facility’s production will be dedicated to equip the cars and motorcycles of teams competing in all the main motor racing disciplines, including Formula One and MotoGP.
SBS Announces Brand Platform Change
The company says its new brand and messaging updates will support its sales initiatives and further communicate the SBS brand to the powersports industry.
SUNSTAR and BRAKING Unveil New Combined Website
The new site provides an easy-to-use dealer locator with dealerships who stock or can order all SUNSTAR and BRAKING products of choice.
EBC Brakes Vee-Series Sport Bike Rotor
EBC’s Vee-Series rotors for sport bikes are handmade in Britain using German mill-rolled precision stainless-steel rotor blades with the company’s new “VEE profile” weight reducing profile.
New CNC Machined Caliper Kits from GMA
Designed and manufactured at the BDL factory in Southern California, these high performance billet calipers are CNC machined to mil-spec tolerances from the superior quality materials to fit to most all factory and custom applications.
Metalsport and Brembo Partner on New Brake Components
Metalsport has partnered with Brembo Brakes in a joint project to produce a custom motorcycle caliper that combines superior stopping power and reliability with an unmistakable custom appearance.
