warped front discs : Kawasaki ZX Forums: Kawasaki Ninja Forum

zed meister · 06-25-2008, 08:30 AM

just had my disks (rotor's)tested at my local dealer and as i suspected they are warped,the dealer said they would order the disks and new pads but would have too have my bike for at least 3 days because the discs have to be sent to kawasaki uk to be verified as warped before a warranty claim can be honoured,having paid over 10k for this bike and the first time anything like this has happened in 30 years of riding i am not happy,even the dealer was embarraced by this farce,

so beware if you have the same problem this may happen to you it seems that kawasaki do not trust their dealers inspection/decision.

the stig · 06-25-2008, 02:36 PM

http://www.zxforums.com/forums/gtr-1...sk-issues.html

zed meister · 06-26-2008, 12:57 AM

thanx for the link stig you all seem to have probs between 2500 to 4500 but i have done 12000 miles in 9 months with a variety of riding pace, only noticed the problem at about 11500,anyway will post my results of the warranty claim,anyone fitted HH sintered pads/are they available?.

bigmac · 07-12-2008, 02:40 PM

Have done 3200miles rear disc so badly warped that it has eaten into the brake caliper causing molten metal to fold around the edge. Warped into bowl shape of about I inch deep.K scaredof a big warrenty payout are begining to rumble some cock and bull about probable cause being a 0mph crash were bike fell sideways from stationary
Mind you though apart gtom a 3 cm scratch on pannier, no othe marks. Apparenetly
mechanics are worried tat when they dismantle the brake housing they find that the sideways warping pressure will have pushed out the swing arm - NOW THAT IS SOME WARPED DISC ( or perhaps a faulty rear end ) no doubt it will be diagnosed as the cheapest option for K
hets hear from anybody with a bigger warp !

zed meister · 07-17-2008, 08:31 AM

Hi all got the work done under warranty but had to wait 3 days while decision made dealer had bike all the time good as new now hope they dont warp again

GONE GATOR · 08-23-2008, 08:07 AM

I can tell mine are a little warped. Why me? I will address it when I bring it in for something else. How is that for optimism?

BlackTalon · 08-23-2008, 04:26 PM

Just had my warped front dics replaced. Took the dealer about a week to get the parts and under warrenty. Have 10,000 miles on the GTR now with no other issues.