PSA - now you can get new discs for a GS

[JimmyR]

I don't know if this is old news so please forgive me if it is. But I recently noticed that Metal Gear are now making replacement - pretty much repro - discs for a lot of GS bikes. I had been told that replacement discs were not available for my '82 GS1100G so I was pleased to see these. FWIW I saw them on Aussie Ebay so I would assume they will be on US Ebay.

Anyway I thought it was good to know!

[azr]

Can you post a link for me? can't seem to find them online.

[JimmyR]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/METALGEAR-BRAKE-DISC-FRONT-LEFT-SUZUKI-GS-1100-G-82-86-/160709664636?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item256b0adf7c#ht_4164wt_1165

Interesting - They say they post to Australia. That's fine for me cuz I live in Australia! But I can't find them on US Ebay. I just assumed that they would be available in the US because it is rare that something is available here but not elsewhere. Maybe email them and ask if they'll ship to Canada? I'd be surprised if they wouldn't.

They seem to have a wide range on their Ebay shop.

[john82q]

AFAIK metalgear is a German product, the Aussie distributer is marketing online

http://www.metalgear.com.au/

I have a set including the same brand pads on my bike for over a year now, there great, and indistingishable from the OEM ones.

The pads tend to squeal a bit when hot, but than could be the overloaded sidecar flexing everything.


Cheers John

[pete]

Yup, got a Metal Gear disc and pads on the front on mine too and happy with them so far. Pads are a little squealey like John says but I can cope with that and it's much better now I've put the missing shim pad in that was never there... I'm assuming it was lost by a PO at some point.

[JimmyR]

Wow - I never did find a shim pad for mine. Long gone!

[JimmyR]

But I do have their fibre pads in my brakes. So it's not just me that finds they squeal a bit?

I think the discs look pretty good.

[pete]

I had to get a shim pad from Suzuki, I think it was $14 locally here so that wasn't too bad and at least I have it now.

They have sintered pads as well as organic, I have the organic. Next time I reckon I'll try the sintered and see if it makes a difference.

[JimmyR]

Well the way it was explained to me was that sintered handle heavy use better but work best when warmed up, as in racing. Whereas fibre "grab" better with regular (for me!) riding but might fade if used heavily. I may try the sintered too one day but for now I'm pretty happy with what I have.

My discs do have reasonably heavy wear marks but seem to work well. Once I have done everything else I'll see if I want to replace the discs as well. I'm just pleased that replacements are available.

[pete]

Yeah I measured my disc at the end of the rebuild after the wheel was on etc.... less than 4.5mm

I really should've measured it when I painted the wheels... oh well...