Ouch! Please suggest something less painful!

[orion]

That "burnt" look might be the zinc coating coming off. It might take a few miles, and it is suppose to wear off from the pad contact.

[biju]

your wife WILL be missing out if she doesn't go! glad to hear you're making it tho.

back to the rotors... I think you'll be fine with R1's product. I think I'll be fine with R1's product... I'm just nervous about the brown burning look/effect and the clogged slots. Again, might just be a break-in thing...

-biju.

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, well, her main reason for NOT wanting to go is that she does not want to camp. I want to camp in the Great Basic National Park on the way, to break up the 12 hour drive, and camp in Moab. She however, does not like camping (probably because I start to reek after only about 12 hours without a shower, especially in the summer).

So we'll see. I'll keep working on her. It doesn't help that our wedding anniversary is on May 13th. That may thwart my Moab plans in the end...

Only time will tell.

Bart

your wife WILL be missing out if she doesn't go! glad to hear you're making it tho.

back to the rotors... I think you'll be fine with R1's product. I think I'll be fine with R1's product... I'm just nervous about the brown burning look/effect and the clogged slots. Again, might just be a break-in thing...

-biju.

[r1concepts]

Hey all, I apologize for not responding to your messages sooner. However, I didn't get an email notification regarding new messages. I'll have to fix that.

Anyways, Jolly Roger VX'er, I'm glad to hear that you received your parts and that the representative helped you.

If you guys have any more questions, feel free to ask me. thanks

[nfpgasmask]

OK, so I got my R1 Brakes and Rotors installed on Saturday, as well as the front bearings repacked. So far so good. The brakes seem to function good, although I do see the brown tinge on the rotors that Biju was talking about.

R1: Can you explain/comment on this please? Just to give all of us anal VXers some peace of mind on this?

Thanks - Bart

[CrnCnn]

give all of us anal

Thanks - Bart

HEHEHEHE

[r1concepts]

Hm...I'm not sure what the brown is. Biju, if you can send me some pictures thru PM that'd be great. It might just be nothing too much to worry about, but I'd like to see it anyways.

nfpgasmask, good to hear they're working for you. If you experience the same problems as Biju, feel free to let me know. I don't want this to be of a big concern to other buyers. Thanks

Cheers!

[biju]

I'll see what I can do tonight with pix...

Thanks r1.

-biju.

[r1concepts]

NP, anything to help the VXhers!

[nfpgasmask]

I can try to snap some shots too, as mine are brown already as well. But like you said, its probably nothing to worry about....but...

Thanks - Bart

Hm...I'm not sure what the brown is. Biju, if you can send me some pictures thru PM that'd be great. It might just be nothing too much to worry about, but I'd like to see it anyways.

nfpgasmask, good to hear they're working for you. If you experience the same problems as Biju, feel free to let me know. I don't want this to be of a big concern to other buyers. Thanks

Cheers!

[biju]

bart... by all means, if you can please do. I just got pulled into a 9:30pm Asia Pacific video conference so looks like tonight's out for me.

Thanks man.

-biju.

[nfpgasmask]

Sure man!

Bart

bart... by all means, if you can please do. I just got pulled into a 9:30pm Asia Pacific video conference so looks like tonight's out for me.

Thanks man.

-biju.

[r1concepts]

Sure, PM them over when u get the chance.

[nfpgasmask]

OK, even with the sun shining today, it was difficult to get a good quality pic of the rotors through my Chambers. There isn't much room to see through.

This is the pic that came out the best:



As you can kinda see, the surface of the rotor is clearly not silver anymore, but now has a brownish tinge to it.

Other than that, these brakes and rotors seem to perform just fine. I have purposefully tried braking hard on a few down hill stops to see how well they bite, and they do seem to need a little extra pressure, but otherwise work just fine.

So, R1, any ideas what this brown discoloration is from? I'm sure its nothing to really worry about, but if you could shed some light that would be excellent...

Thanks - Bart

[MSHardeman]

Biju,

Is there any update on the rotors? I was thinking of replacing pads and rotors when I got under the VX to repack the front bearings (might also paint the calipers too). Are they working fine? Has the browning gone away? What's your overall opinion?

Inquiring minds want to know.