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The floating principle

Many new motorcycles have multi-part, floating brake disks. These comprise an inside carrier and a brake ring which is either screwed, riveted or interconnected with movable floaters. This design has definite advantages in comparison to rigid brake disks:

• The carrier and brake ring can be of different materials. For example the inner ring can be made of light aluminum, and the outer ring can be a PEAK outer ring with optimum friction properties and low wear.
• Improved physical properties.
• The brake ring can be replaced individually. If the outer disk is worn, it can be simply replaced with a new disk.