250-500cc Big Rear Brake with Shark Fin

I hate when they come to the garage. Then you have to start explaining why you need these things.

Well, I have got some serious rear brakes. WOW! This is going to take a bit of getting use to.

Got the big disc kit all mount up and went back to a sintered metal pads. Huge difference in braking power and it's not even wore in yet. I'll be the brake slide king for a while, until I get use to it.

I'm still a little on the fence about the shark fin. I've never used one because it just seemed like something that would get smashed against the rotor and tear it up. I always figure I was just as well off without it.

Are you guys running the shark fin with this kit?

Yes.

I took mine off, I usually don't ride terribly rocky terrain when I'm offroading . Never bent a rear rotor, one front one once. I put a race discs rotor on with this kit and stock (braking) pads from Halls. Looks great and no rattles.

Due to numerous issues, I finally got a chance to try the big brake in the real world and all I can say is it's awesome. It's just so much better that's it's not funny. I used to ride my brake a lot. I guess it had to do with it being weaker, because I'm not doing it with this new set up. I have plenty of brake when I need it, now, so I'm not riding it. So, it's not running nearly as hot. Normally, after a ride like today, I'd have some bluing of the rotor and the pads would look like they'd been in a fire. After todays ride it looked like it had hardly been used.

It's hard to believe that a mere 20mm more in diameter could make such a huge difference.

If you have a WR250 or 300, you need this brake!

Not to change the subject, but I put stock pads on mine with the racediscs rotor and I burned through the pads the fastest I ever have on any bike. I have been in some insane mud though. Do you guys like stock pads or?????

When I bought my bike, the dealer told me the stock pads don't last long in wet terrain. I swithed them out before my first ride.

I'm running the OE braking four stroke rotor that came with the kit from Hall's and EBC / MXS pads.

I told you so I told you so As for pad life Since I seem to never ride in the wet My pads are over 2 years old and you see all the races I have posted video on

Yes, you were absolutely correct. This is an awesome system.