Aftermarket Front Rotors for VF500 on Ebay

Looks like they are from China so they may be a bad idea.

Honda NS400/VFR400/VF500/FJS600 Front Brake Rotor 85-87 on eBay.ca (item 250541717572 end time 01-Jan-10 22:19:33 EST)

 

nah i'll just stick to the stock rotor :thumbsup:

 

What do you do when/if you need replacements?

 

China? I think I would hold off a bit. Let some other sucker test them out and see how they hold up.

 

im going to be putting the lager cbr f2 front rotors on my bike

 

I did the CBR900RR wheel swap on Kristin's Viffer....

 

I meant on a stock front wheel of a VF500

 

rotors

A thought - the larger cross drilled CBR600F rotors have the some bolt pattern as the stock VF500F rotors. The trick is that to mount them custom caliper carriers need to be machined - this would be pricey for sure (due to the anti-dive system) but in the end you'll get larger diameter rotors which equal more stopping power. I know it's not a direct answer to your question but I wanted to throw it out there ;-)

Per your question, Braking USA (made in Italy) manufactures stock rotors for the VF500F.

Braking USA

 

Naww.....that's way too much work.

$175 each?!?!?!

 

your a smart cookie! alot of people dont get it right on the first try either you've thought about it or ????

 

milling machine

Yes, but these would be expensive to fabricate! This is in part why I was giving some thought to installing CBR600F fork sliders on a set of VF500F fork tubes. I'm not sure if this would work but it would certainly help with the budget ;-)

 

i understand so where you able to make it work? i'm having a set machined up as we speak

 

carriers

A friend is using CBR954RR calipers, a CBR600F wheel & rotors, VF500F forks and custom caliper carriers. It took some time to dial in the carriers – because of the anti-dive. It is a sweet set-up though with much improved braking and lighter overall weight.

I look forward to seeing your set :thumbsup: It sounds like you are having some fun with it. Did you go with a CBR600F2 rim/rotors, with the VF500F calipers?

 

yea i going with the cbr f2 front wheel and rotors im ready to put modern rubber on the front i've chewed that bais ply tire apart since i've done all the work to the rear of the bike

 

Bought rotors on Ebay from S3 Performance (australia) for my vf1000f with cb600f2 wheels. They look exactly the same as those Chinese ones except for "S3" engraved on them (and more $$). I broke the engine before I could installed them and report (I might be the sucker trying them if they are relabeled).

One thing I noted, the grove for the bolt head is 1mm less deep than stock. This is a problem for my rear with a custom caliper bracket, need to machine it a bit for the bolt heads to clear.

When I was young in the '60-'70, "made in Japan" was the "made in China" of today. Think what "made in Japan" means today (specially on this site

 

You gettin radial tires put on?

 

yea i've had a radial tire on the rear of the bike for almost a year (BT016) now im going to put the same tire on the front :biggrin:

 

Nice!

I'm excited just to have my Pirelli Demons on and they are Bias-Ply.

I'd love to get some radials on.

 

project bike

Good deal, please keep us posted on the upgrades :thumbsup: