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Over $200 for a used rotor? He has both but is selling them separately.



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You see his reasoning. He compares it to the price of new. :|

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Terry wrote:Over $200 for a used rotor? He has both but is selling them separately.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 885&rd=1,1


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Post by Terry »

My 82 had an EBC rotor on the rear when I got it and I'm sure I'll need front rotors very soon (80,000 miles+) but for $500, just to get OE (used) rotors???? What could new EBC rotors cost?
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Post by EMS »

A good set of 81/82 rotors should not be more than $200.- max. The problem with any aftermarket replacement is, you have to replace the calipers, because the Prolink rotors are vented and thus much thicker than normal rotors.

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Or use thicker pads in the calipers. My roadrace bike has CBR600F-3 wheels front and rear. CBX forks and calipers. There are 3 different thicknesses of pads you can get. I believe the ebc is FA69/3 for the front of the 81/82 CBX. The FA69/1 and /2 are both thicker then the /3 and both fit when you have thinner calipers. It also helps if you can replace the rotor with a floater.
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Mike, You are correct on the price I sell a set of used 81/82 rotors for $200.00 but a new ones will be close to $500.00 for the set. Louis

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EMS wrote:A good set of 81/82 rotors should not be more than $200.- max. The problem with any aftermarket replacement is, you have to replace the calipers, because the Prolink rotors are vented and thus much thicker than normal rotors.
hey-Hey!!!,
Look for CB750/900/Nighthawk...etc calipers. Same look and configuration as the Pro-Link's but for thinner rotors. These should be much more common...though I would worry about where a replacement rotor would ride on them. Is it matching the inside or outside. Given I ran a VFR750( 1987 vintage ) caliper on the rear of my X when I had to revert to the Comstar I suspect Honda did a pretty thorough job on the interchangeability front. Hell, I bet the nice gold-painted VFR calipers would work all around if the rotors were the right thickness. Same goes for the Sabre and Magna calipers.
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cbxtacy wrote:Or use thicker pads in the calipers.
Like George said, get thicker pads.

On a lot of the 80's era Honda's that used twin piston calipers, the OEM pads on the rear are thicker, different part #'s, but some of the replacement market pads are all the same front and back, same part #'s.

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