801 320mm brake discs

Holy hell!!

Edit: Just ordered the Brembo rotors. I like the look of the Galfer better but if it is metallurgy that is causing the warping issue I don't want to find out that the larger rotors will wind up with the same problem, I'm just now starting to feel pulsing right before I stop.
 
Holy hell!!

Edit: Just ordered the Brembo rotors. I like the look of the Galfer better but if it is metallurgy that is causing the warping issue I don't want to find out that the larger rotors will wind up with the same problem, I'm just now starting to feel pulsing right before I stop.
From what I've read it's mainly the material of the stock/OEM Galfer discs that causes the problem; the quality of the after market Galfer discs seems to be better.

But it's not just the warping; a webfind; some pics of some stock/OEM 890-R Galfer discs; I've never seen something similar at any bike...

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That amount of corrosion is insane. Looks like a flood damaged bike but just the rotors.

My main complaint about the 801 stock and 790 stock rotors is that they are so ridiculously heavy. There is no need for a 1/4” steel plate rotor carrier.
 
@Actionabe those pics are of two different bikes; no flood damage is mentioned just some rides near a seaside with one of those bikes...
 
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(y) Did you also order the sintered pads? From my experience the combination works very good!

I did not and I didn't see your comment until it was too late to add to that order. $50 from italy for a pair vs $120 in the US. But I saved so much on the rotors I didn't care and just ordered them from amazon.
 
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I don’t now for sure, but maybe in road mode the abs also tracks the relative speed of the front and rear wheel. So if the front wheel slows down faster compared to rhe rear wheel, the abs already starts to intervene. In supermoto mode, the front brake is not influenced by the rear, and you can ride more on the limit of the front tire when going heavy on the front brake.

At least that’s how I experience it on the road when braking strong on the front and not using the rear brake.
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