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duck

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The min spec for K100RS4V/K1/K1100 front rotors is 4.50mm.  From my experience you'll hit this somewhere around 50-60K miles. As you'd expect, buying new replacement rotors from a BMW dealer is insanely expensive and as of today the price for a pair is $1,043.94.
 
Motobins sells Brembo complete replacement rotors for £125 each.(without VAT) The Motobins site says they're Grimeca rotors but they come in Brembo boxes and they can be found online under the Brembo part number B408.46. Although they are "complete" rotors with both carrier and rotor you'll need to re-use the ABS ring from your old BMW rotors.
 
Here's what they look like installed:
K1 K100RS4V K1100 - Replacement front brake rotors BJN5TkT
 
 
James Sherlock also sells replacement rotors. These are just the rotors though (no carriers) and are Hekkane part 011904.  Sherlock lists them on ebay but you can get a better price if you order them from the James Sherlock website where the price is £44 each. (without VAT)
 
Since these are just the rotors you'll need to re-use your factory carriers and probably want to use new bobbins as well.  Both Motobins and Sherlock sell bobbins that are stainless steel and probably hold up much better than the aluminum alloy OEM bobbins. And of course they cost a lot less than BMW bobbins.
 
My personal preference is the rotors from Sherlock since they have angled ventilation holes like the OEM rotors but I don't think you could go wrong using the Brembo rotors from Motobins which will be easier to install since they're complete with the rotors already mounted on carriers.
 
Note that the Sherlock site specifically states that they don't ship to the US but I decided to try anyhow and after purchasing the rotors they sent me a PayPal invoice for £27.60 to cover the shipping cost. After I paid the shipping (via DHL) it only took five days for them to get to me in the US.  Motobins usually takes about seven days via Royal Mail so delivery time is roughly the same.
 
I have not installed the Hekkane rotors from Sherlock yet but here's what they look like naked:
K1 K100RS4V K1100 - Replacement front brake rotors CZYmhKK


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
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Stumpy

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The ventilation holes might be different, but I think I would go with the Brembo rotors. Less faffing around and they are Brembo.

    

92KK 84WW Olaf

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The brakes are Brembo and its a fair bet Brembo actually make the 'BMW' rotors anyway.

Just like buying a 'BMW' clutch plate...made by Sachs....


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 48,061 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 61,190 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
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brickrider2

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Those are stunning price differences!  Am I the only person who finds those margins offensive?


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Point-Seven-five

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Finding the margins on OEM parts offensive is the first part...

...Finding alternatives is the second.


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Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
 
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
    

MartinW

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When cheap parts crop up it can be a smart move to buy them. Especially the hard to get parts like lenses, lights, switches and even body panels.

Regards Martin.


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Dai

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MartinW wrote:When cheap parts crop up it can be a smart move to buy them.
Is why I have two sets of cast-iron rotors in the cupboard... too cheap to resist... Twisted Evil And that full set of Alaska Blue bodywork I just bought... and... and... Dammit, the garage roof is almost full Sad


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
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1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
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