Aftermarket Front Rotors

So, I needed a new front left rotor and went ahead and got both left and right. I got these off ebay for $200 shipped. Seem good thus far. The one thing that I would caution anyone looking at these or ones like them off ebay is be sure to ask the seller if they'll work with ABS. The seller stated they'd fit 99-09, so I figured (turns out incorrectly) that one of the rotors had the 3 holes in it for the ABS disc the sensor rides next to, b/c if you don't have ABS, having the 3 holes drilled in for ABS isn't going to make a difference.

Neither had the 3 holes in it. They came from China of course, so instead of making this a 2 month long process to change rotors, I bolted the old rotor up to one of the new ones, drilled the 3 holes myself and tapped them, and viola! Works like and champ. Easy to do if you've drilled and tapped holes before. But a mild inconvenience since it wasn't a direct fit for the 800A. But whatever. I'm curious to see how these hold up over time.

 

Well, at least they're pretty!

 

Thanks. I'm hoping they don't turn out to be super models - pretty, and pretty useless :biggrin:

 

I believe when I bought my ride, it came with the same rotors as you have there. I can tell you they work just fine. Stop great, haven't warped, run nice and silent and they have been on the bike for at least a year.

Jose