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just wanted to brag a little about my new ebay purchase. i recently won an oemfront rotor off a 2003 KLX 300. the 300 is a fully floating unit which to be honest i really do not know what that means, but the reason i bought it is because it looks more like what i think should have been on there. it looks like the KX rotor a few years back. a brand new one is $182, I paid $35 for mine and he's including the mounting bolts because even though the hubs are the same, the mounting bolts are not. I will post pics after i receive it, hopefully by thursday.
also, me and my daughter got pulled over by a DM cop last week. he just saw us go by in front of him as he was stopped at a stoplightand immediately hit his siren. i pulled over and he ran my plate so we waited for him for 3 mins or so. we both had our helmets on and i had my license and insurance card ready for him. he comes waltzing up and said "I thought I saw a dirtbike go by". I kind of smiled from under my helmet and said, "well, you did but a street legal one". He took a gander at my license and didn't want to see my insurance card and said, "my mistake". I was kind of nervous because I had taken my mirrors off and my BigGun is insanely loud. I think he felt like a jackass for not being more observant before hitting his siren. As I was pulling away another cop pulled up behind him and I bet he was giving him a hard time. I bet he could have been a ***** about my mirror, my no lighted plate (it was daytime), and my illegal exhaust (wasn't hot-rodding). He was pretty cool though. I thought it was quite funny though. my 7-year old girl said her heart was beating very fast as was mine. I think it's just human nature when a cop pulls you over or even follows you.
also, me and my daughter got pulled over by a DM cop last week. he just saw us go by in front of him as he was stopped at a stoplightand immediately hit his siren. i pulled over and he ran my plate so we waited for him for 3 mins or so. we both had our helmets on and i had my license and insurance card ready for him. he comes waltzing up and said "I thought I saw a dirtbike go by". I kind of smiled from under my helmet and said, "well, you did but a street legal one". He took a gander at my license and didn't want to see my insurance card and said, "my mistake". I was kind of nervous because I had taken my mirrors off and my BigGun is insanely loud. I think he felt like a jackass for not being more observant before hitting his siren. As I was pulling away another cop pulled up behind him and I bet he was giving him a hard time. I bet he could have been a ***** about my mirror, my no lighted plate (it was daytime), and my illegal exhaust (wasn't hot-rodding). He was pretty cool though. I thought it was quite funny though. my 7-year old girl said her heart was beating very fast as was mine. I think it's just human nature when a cop pulls you over or even follows you.
Hehe yeah I know what you mean about your heart racing when a cop pulls you over. I have a modified Nissan Skyline that they can put a sticker on any time they like so i'm already paranoid of the Police.

My klx is still fully stock so I don't know why I worry about it when riding but carnt help it...
Glen

My klx is still fully stock so I don't know why I worry about it when riding but carnt help it...
Glen
i always love when cops look at you like your just a dirt bike, i have had a few follow me, and then they see the plate, lol.... cops are pretty cool about the exhaust, i figure it this way, some bikes ( harleys) have straight pipes, at least i have a muffler on my even though its straight through.
ORIGINAL: Iowaguy
i recently won an oemfront rotor off a 2003 KLX 300. the 300 is a fully floating unit which to be honest i really do not know what that means
i recently won an oemfront rotor off a 2003 KLX 300. the 300 is a fully floating unit which to be honest i really do not know what that means
Its not full floating, even the new 07 KX's are not full floating discs, but like you said, you dont't even know what itthat means.
Dang we are a bunch of outlaws......I was riding Saturday to a buddies house, pulled in his driveway and a constable pulled in right behind me. He too thought mine was a dirt bike but like your incident he still ran the plates...I was like wtf. He said he had a complaint call of a couple kids on 4 wheelers driving on the street. I was polite and didnt say anything, but first off I only have 2 wheels and I aint no kid
ORIGINAL: Iowaguy
yeah, but for the most part cops are all power ******.
also, yes the KLX 300 is a fully floating rotor. check the specs.
yeah, but for the most part cops are all power ******.
also, yes the KLX 300 is a fully floating rotor. check the specs.
OK, I'll admit it - I don't know either.
So is someone going to explain what exactly a "full floating" disc is? And for that matter, semi-floating too.
So is someone going to explain what exactly a "full floating" disc is? And for that matter, semi-floating too.
ORIGINAL: Kawi Wawi
OK, I'll admit it - I don't know either.
So is someone going to explain what exactly a "full floating" disc is? And for that matter, semi-floating too.
OK, I'll admit it - I don't know either.
So is someone going to explain what exactly a "full floating" disc is? And for that matter, semi-floating too.
Floating rotors are two pieces, the inner piece which bolts to the hub and the outer piece that is not bolted but "floats" by means of "buttons" which allow some lateral side to side movement. The purpose is that it helps to lessen the effect of imprefections in the hub such that if the rotor was solidly attached it would vibrate.
Here's a good explanation and some illustrations:
http://www.carbibles.com/brake_bible.html
Search for "floating" on that page.
Here's a good explanation and some illustrations:
http://www.carbibles.com/brake_bible.html
Search for "floating" on that page.


