Groove is in the heart (but also on my disc)

[bricksrheavy]

Hi all,

Just wanted to share my misery - the bike has little over 90.000 km/~56k miles, look down to check the front and see this bastard looking back at me. The pads are OEM and changed this year, when I took the caliper off to inspect I found a corresponding groove on the outer pad so I assume a tiny rock got in and wreaked havoc during breaking.

Darn you, tiny rock, darn you to heck!!!

 

[Gary in NJ]

Well that does suck. It’s an easy fix, but it’s money that should go to something useful, like beer.

 

[durk96]

If it was a car, I'd just slap on new pads but...with a motorcycle, you have a lot less margin of error. Get the rotor replaced and go have fun!

 

[bigborer]

I've seen worse. As with anything there are no guarantees, but I'd really doubt the rotor could/will explode or detach under breaking. It it were a carbon rotor on a race bike, it'd be a different story.

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Plus 1 ^^.

I'd run it (un-less your racing HARD every weekend and I mean super hard)...

 

[bricksrheavy]

Thanks for the replies guys, I appreciate each input. I was thinking the same thing - the groove is not deep, and if the rotor can "handle" all the cooling holes it has then this groove shouldn't be an issue

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Test, plz ignore

 

[Gary in NJ]

You passed.

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Yes I did, mucho tks to Cliff, @Motogiro!

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