I'm doing a restoration of my 82 FXR. The rear brake rotor needs replacement. For the purposes of judging is it better to run a clean used OEM with the correct part number or a new aftermarket one? The new OEM version fits but doesn't look the same. The braking surface is drilled for cooling, so that's out. Here is what I found, and I would soda blast it to make it look as new as possible:
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This gallery has 1 photos.Last edited by joe fxs fxr; 04-02-2022, 06:07 PM.AMCA #41287
1972 FX Boattail Night Train
1972 Sportster project
1971 Sprint SS350 project
1982 FXR - AMCA 99.25 point restoration
1979 FXS 1200 never done playing
1998 Dyna Convertible - 100% Original
96" Evo Softail self built chopper
2012 103" Road King "per diem"
plus 13 other bikes over the years...Tags: None
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Thank you, vhp-d. As it turns out, for the rear rotor the aftermarket and OEM rotors are not the same as the originals, the braking surface is drilled on the new ones and they use different bolts. So my choice is new and wrong or old but correct. Which would the judges prefer?
I did find two correct looking aftermarket front rotors.AMCA #41287
1972 FX Boattail Night Train
1972 Sportster project
1971 Sprint SS350 project
1982 FXR - AMCA 99.25 point restoration
1979 FXS 1200 never done playing
1998 Dyna Convertible - 100% Original
96" Evo Softail self built chopper
2012 103" Road King "per diem"
plus 13 other bikes over the years...
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I went to my local shop and he found an aftermarket rotor that matches the original. I agree that is the best choice.AMCA #41287
1972 FX Boattail Night Train
1972 Sportster project
1971 Sprint SS350 project
1982 FXR - AMCA 99.25 point restoration
1979 FXS 1200 never done playing
1998 Dyna Convertible - 100% Original
96" Evo Softail self built chopper
2012 103" Road King "per diem"
plus 13 other bikes over the years...
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