Disk Brakes in a RD350 - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

Technocrat · 03-13-2004, 03:16 AM

Hi all the rd people i have a doubt about putting disk barkes in a RD350, many a forums that i have been say that the RD's produced or which were awailable in India must not be fitted with disk brakes while in the links provided by various posters here depict pictures of rd with disk brakes [?] can any one enlighten on this.. as people say rd is an old bike which is not suitable for disk brakes i.e. it does not have that kind of weight distribution [:0]

luciphaj · 03-13-2004, 03:40 AM

HI,

you can comfortably go for the front disk.

the rd in india came without discs .

otherwise the rd came with discs,

the front disc is recommended to use with rear brake toenjoy stability and race.

good luck

Lucipha J

rajnish · 03-13-2004, 03:46 AM

RD is a old bike but remember it is only bike here developed for racing,it takes discs easily,just need to have good shocks and swing arm bushes.

Technocrat · 03-13-2004, 03:57 AM

Thx guys.. actually i had met lotsa self proclaimed bike gurus who had said that RD cant tak disks & i always thout that they were wrong

aXe · 03-13-2004, 05:42 AM

A Disc Brake is a do must mod for RD....

Preetham · 03-13-2004, 06:08 AM

Surely disc brakes are very important for RD350...

nSu · 03-13-2004, 11:16 AM

Yeah, disc brake is quite essential and I too am planning to put Disks on my bike

manujbawa · 03-13-2004, 12:03 PM

There is a person I know in Janakpuri, who has fitted disc brakes in his rx100, and that too both front and rear, thats the only Indian bike that I have seen with rear disc brakes. Apparently he is the disc brake expert in Delhi. He has his own workshop, where you can get imported disc brakes fitted in.

_manuj

Ken · 03-13-2004, 07:18 PM

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quote:Originally posted by manujbawa

There is a person I know in Janakpuri, who has fitted disc brakes in his rx100, and that too both front and rear, thats the only Indian bike that I have seen with rear disc brakes. Apparently he is the disc brake expert in Delhi. He has his own workshop, where you can get imported disc brakes fitted in.

_manuj

Wow... Rear disc brakes?? I've always wanted to do that for my zma... Can you post any more info on the same? ie: price, specs, pics?

rohit_180 · 03-14-2004, 03:56 AM

The eliminator or karizma disc brake works perfectly on an rd. I rode my cousins rd with elim disc brake up front, believe me it literally hauls the bike within a few seconds from speeds in excess of 100kph.
Regarding rear disc brake setup on an Rx, its a total wastage of money, rear disc will simply lock up the rear wheel at high speeds. A front disc with rear drum should work fine.

03-13-2004, 03:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Technocrat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York Posts: 884	Disk Brakes in a RD350 Hi all the rd people i have a doubt about putting disk barkes in a RD350, many a forums that i have been say that the RD's produced or which were awailable in India must not be fitted with disk brakes while in the links provided by various posters here depict pictures of rd with disk brakes [?] can any one enlighten on this.. as people say rd is an old bike which is not suitable for disk brakes i.e. it does not have that kind of weight distribution [:0] __________________ Racing Throttle Response

03-13-2004, 03:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
luciphaj Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: new delhi, new delhi, India. Posts: 8	HI, you can comfortably go for the front disk. the rd in india came without discs . otherwise the rd came with discs, the front disc is recommended to use with rear brake toenjoy stability and race. good luck Lucipha J __________________ scccrreeeccchhhhh What was that ? Did I miss something ?

03-13-2004, 03:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
rajnish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Delhi, , India. Posts: 355	RD is a old bike but remember it is only bike here developed for racing,it takes discs easily,just need to have good shocks and swing arm bushes. __________________ \'87 High Torque RD 350B in first gear,6000 rpm,whack the throttle.

03-13-2004, 03:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Technocrat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York Posts: 884	Thx guys.. actually i had met lotsa self proclaimed bike gurus who had said that RD cant tak disks & i always thout that they were wrong __________________ Racing Throttle Response

03-13-2004, 05:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
aXe Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Posts: 4	A Disc Brake is a do must mod for RD.... __________________ ^GRIT GUTTS GLORY^http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/get2axe/6.gif

03-13-2004, 06:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Preetham Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Posts: 21	Surely disc brakes are very important for RD350... __________________ Accelerate and feel ur ass vibrate http://img61.photobucket.com/albums/...os/matrix4.jpg

03-13-2004, 11:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
nSu Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kathmandu, , Nepal. Posts: 126	Yeah, disc brake is quite essential and I too am planning to put Disks on my bike

03-13-2004, 12:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
manujbawa Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NOIDA, UP, India. Posts: 9	There is a person I know in Janakpuri, who has fitted disc brakes in his rx100, and that too both front and rear, thats the only Indian bike that I have seen with rear disc brakes. Apparently he is the disc brake expert in Delhi. He has his own workshop, where you can get imported disc brakes fitted in. _manuj

03-14-2004, 03:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
rohit_180 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Thane, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 118	The eliminator or karizma disc brake works perfectly on an rd. I rode my cousins rd with elim disc brake up front, believe me it literally hauls the bike within a few seconds from speeds in excess of 100kph. Regarding rear disc brake setup on an Rx, its a total wastage of money, rear disc will simply lock up the rear wheel at high speeds. A front disc with rear drum should work fine. __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...983/banner.jpg \'84 RD350 2 stroke forever. A sound clip of my RD: http://rapidshare.de/files-en/481080/15/Rohit1.wav

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