Well my rotor went from slightly bent to slightly more bent. Guess that stock sharkfin on my WR250F needs to be upgraded. (any suggestions anyone?) The bend is enough to feel when you spin the wheel and you can see it but the caliper seems to float enough to handle it. Can I leave it? Can I bend it back? If I have to replace it, should I get a stock one?
I took a closer look and while there is cosmetic damage to the stock plastic shark fin, there is also a bit of evidence of an impact to the rotor where it is bent. This impact was not on the braking surface. I guess what I am saying is I need more protection not just stronger protection since it seems that the impact with the rotor took place while it was outside the shark fin. Hopefully the after market shark fins cover more of the disk. I have toyed with the idea of adding one in front too since my disk is naked up there but I was worried about trapping mud and wasn't sure if I wanted a metal one since if it gets bent, it might hit the rotor and force a trailside repair where as plastic should bounce back. At least with the front, the most likely way to damage it is dropping the bike on the rocks whereas with the rear, who knows how it got hit since I can't keep an eye on it and there are one or two rocks in New England that might have bounced off of it. I'm sure the warp will wear the pads quicker but since I basically never use the rear brake, that doesn't bother me and I don't think the extra drag will be an issue since it isn't bad. The brake feels fine on the road so I don't think it will affect the bike in the woods.
I took a closer look and while there is cosmetic damage to the stock plastic shark fin, there is also a bit of evidence of an impact to the rotor where it is bent. This impact was not on the braking surface. I guess what I am saying is I need more protection not just stronger protection since it seems that the impact with the rotor took place while it was outside the shark fin. Hopefully the after market shark fins cover more of the disk. I have toyed with the idea of adding one in front too since my disk is naked up there but I was worried about trapping mud and wasn't sure if I wanted a metal one since if it gets bent, it might hit the rotor and force a trailside repair where as plastic should bounce back. At least with the front, the most likely way to damage it is dropping the bike on the rocks whereas with the rear, who knows how it got hit since I can't keep an eye on it and there are one or two rocks in New England that might have bounced off of it. I'm sure the warp will wear the pads quicker but since I basically never use the rear brake, that doesn't bother me and I don't think the extra drag will be an issue since it isn't bad. The brake feels fine on the road so I don't think it will affect the bike in the woods.
