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Drilling brake rotor

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Mikep328:
Looks pretty nice but not worth the price to me just for appearance and for probably reducing the braking ability due to less surface area for the pads to grab.  As I've stated in a thread re brakes, mine now work very well and I don't want to do anything that reduces their effectiveness. 

FWIW though not directly related to this thread, I tried five different pad brand/compounds and broke in each set.  Vesrah VD 102 pads were clearly more effective than any others.  Interestingly, they were the only pads that come with a bevel/chamfer and they were the only pads that didn't (don't) squeal.  All the others did sometimes - though not always.  Since beveling seems to be a common recommendation, it seems to me the Vesrah might have actually tested the pads on a CB400F!!  Additionally, they are the only pads of the 5 sets that allowed "two finger" braking on my bike!  I don't think they make the VD102 pad for the 400 any more but they are still available from suppliers.  I never heard of Vesrah until I became a CB400F owner two years ago!  ;)

DomP:
The purpose of drilled discs is to dissipate heat and the hole edges sweep the pad theoretically keeping it refreshed as it were

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