Galfer's UK distributor Quad-Master provided us with front and rear wavey discs, pads and brake lines.

Galfer Brakes was founded in Barcelona, Spain in 1946 as a brake pad supplier for major European motorcycle and auto makers by Maffio Milesi and was for the most part, unknown in the United States until 1992 when Giorgio Milesi (one of Maffio Milesi’s three son’s who now own Galfer, Spain, moved to Santa Barbara with his son Sandro to open Galfer USA. Twelve years and 2 locations later, Galfer USA resides in a new 12,000 square foot Oxnard, California warehouse that services North and South America, Australia and the far east.

Although all Galfer brake pads are still made in their Barcelona factory, Galfer USA is at the forefront of brake technology. All Galfer stainless steel brake lines are made in the same building as their sales and management and design teams. And many of Galfer’s rotors are now made in Southern California.

Their relationships with top race teams and the OEM manufacturers allow them to get their hands on the newest bikes before the public does so they can make sure that their replacement pads, lines and rotors bolt up perfectly. They are constantly developing new brake pad compounds, better ways to route your brake lines and developing their patented “Wave” rotor technology so that you, the end consumer has brake products from them that are truly state of the art.

Wavey discs

 

Admit it! You’re interested in Galfer waves because they look cool! We like the way they look as well but believe it or not, there is quite a bit of thought that went into their patented technology. On a normal round rotor, the leading edge (think toe-in) of the brake pad is in contact with the entire height of the blade as the pressure is applied. Because the contact covers the entire height of the blade heat build up takes much less time to occur and you end up with heat related problems like brake fade, thermal lockup, and inconsistent braking performance. What the wave pattern does is take that leading edge of contact between the blade and pad and constantly move it up and down, thus minimizing heat build up and its inherent problems. Cool air is also introduced in greater amounts. In addition, through centrifugal force, any foreign matter is thrown clear of the outer rim of the blade and doesn't get lodged in the pad material.

Brake lines



If there is one item you can get that will make an instant, noticeable improvement to your brake feel and performance, switching to a stainless steel braided line is it! When you squeeze your brake lever and force fluid through the hydraulic line to the caliper, the line expands under pressure. This means that a good portion of the effort you put forth from your hand doesn't get to the caliper! It makes the line expand. By switching to a stainless steel braided brake line, you restrict the lines expansion characteristics. This means that your hand pressure goes directly to the caliper.

For more information on Galfer products, please visit their UK distributors web site Quad-Master at www.quad-master.co.uk