When I rebuilt my Bonneville after the wreck, I put on Thruxton forks and had an adapter machined up to fit the Thruxton 320mm rotor to the mag wheel.
I noticed when I put it all together that the rotor was not centered in the caliper. In fact, there was just a tiny amount of clearance between the caliper bracket (carrier, whatever you call it) and the rotor surface on one side. See the pic:
Since it had some clearance, I decided to ride it and see how it went. Well, now the rotor has begun to rub and machine a bit off of the caliper, so it obviously doesn't always clear, guessing under cornering or braking load flexing causes it to rub.
I think the best solution is to grind a bit off of the caliper mounting tabs on the fork leg. I don't have the right tools to do this properly. I could always just go at it with a die grinder and micrometer and hope for the best. Wouldn't be the first time I have done this kind of modification but I wouldn't mind having a way to make more sure it was flat and square since any misalignment will result in the caliper not running true over the rotor.
I'm in Cedar Park. Anyone who can help?
I noticed when I put it all together that the rotor was not centered in the caliper. In fact, there was just a tiny amount of clearance between the caliper bracket (carrier, whatever you call it) and the rotor surface on one side. See the pic:
Since it had some clearance, I decided to ride it and see how it went. Well, now the rotor has begun to rub and machine a bit off of the caliper, so it obviously doesn't always clear, guessing under cornering or braking load flexing causes it to rub.
I think the best solution is to grind a bit off of the caliper mounting tabs on the fork leg. I don't have the right tools to do this properly. I could always just go at it with a die grinder and micrometer and hope for the best. Wouldn't be the first time I have done this kind of modification but I wouldn't mind having a way to make more sure it was flat and square since any misalignment will result in the caliper not running true over the rotor.
I'm in Cedar Park. Anyone who can help?