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Practical guides to care for and optimize your motorcycle’s braking performance

The Tips section of the NG Brakes blog is designed to help you better understand how the braking system works and how to keep it in optimal condition for safety and performance. Here you will find practical recommendations on the use, maintenance, and proper selection of motorcycle brake discs.

We publish guides on when to replace brake discs or pads, how to detect wear, vibrations, or loss of efficiency, and which factors contribute to safe and stable braking. We also address common questions related to daily riding, city, road, or off-road use, and the impact of riding style on the lifespan of the braking system.

As brake disc manufacturers since 1969, we share our technical expertise to offer clear and reliable advice for both individual riders and workshops or professionals. The goal of this section is to help you improve the safety, performance, and durability of your brakes through information that is easy to understand and apply in everyday use.


Cleaning Brake Discs: Extremely Important

Tips
09/05/2019
If your brake discs are dirty — or “contaminated,” as it’s often called — by grease or lubricants, then you have a serious problem. The thin film that forms on the surface can make braking…

How to Improve a Motorcycle’s Braking Performance

Tips
22/03/2019
Is it possible to improve the braking performance of a motorcycle? The answer is yes. Many two-wheel enthusiasts are not fully satisfied with a bike exactly as it comes from the factory. They want…

Parece un asunto menor, pero muchas veces nadie te ha explicado cómo actúa un disco de frenos. Este detalle puede ayudarte a entender por qué frena tu moto y por qué nunca lo hará como tú quieres que lo haga. Empezamos explicándote las partes que integran un sistema de frenado:

Manetas de freno y/o pedal, es la pieza que, ajustada al manillar o al chasis, nos sirve para accionarla a modo de palanca. Es el origen de la acción de frenar.

Depósito de líquido de frenos o bomba, recipiente que sirve de contenedor para el líquido que lubrica y hace de vacío para transformar la fuerza mecánica en presión hidráulica.

El latiguillo que es un cable con líquido en su interior que transmite la orden de frenar.

Las pinzas de freno que accionan el cerrar y abrir de las pastillas sobre el disco y el disco de freno propiamente dicho.

El disco de freno, tiene numerosos diseños y formas, pero siempre va adherido a la rueda y gira con ella. En nuestro blog te hemos explicado cómo se fabrica un disco de freno y los materiales que normalmente se emplean, puedes releerlo aquí.

También te explicamos cuando debes cambiar los discos de freno, con detalles como qué debes mirar para ver el espesor mínimo de tu disco, aquí lo puedes recordar.

Y por supuesto en nuestro blog te hemos explicado consejos de cómo frenar de manera segura con la moto, aquí está, o consejos de frenado cuando las condiciones son adversas, por ejemplo cuando llueve, también te lo contábamos aquí.

Una vez hayas asimilado el mecanismo del sistema podrás entender por qué por mucho que aprietes la maneta o pises el pedal de freno tu moto necesita unos metros para detenerse. Independientemente de las condiciones del suelo y de tu técnica se suma otro factor determinante, el estado de los neumáticos. Si has leído los enlaces que te mencionamos aprovecharas los consejos para detener de manera segura tu moto y salvaguardar tu integridad.

Tips
01/03/2019
It may seem like a minor issue, but many riders have never actually had someone explain how a brake disc works. Understanding this can help you grasp why your motorcycle brakes the way it does — and…

Riding in the Rain: Braking Tips

Tips
10/01/2019
Those who live in cities where daily traffic is a constant jam know perfectly well that when it’s also raining, chaos can become monumental. You have a motorcycle to escape all that—but riding in the…

Motorcycle Gear: Law or Common Sense?

Tips
15/11/2018
Is it the law or simply common sense that makes us reflect on a crucial issue for motorcyclists: proper riding gear. The law clearly requires the use of a helmet, an obvious safety measure that saves…

Microcracks in Brake Discs: Why Do They Appear?

Tips
18/10/2018
We constantly analyze every element involved in the braking process of a motorcycle, and most of the time, the components that attract our attention are the brake pads and the discs. In this…

How to Brake Safely on a Motorcycle

Tips
20/09/2018
We don’t have the perfect manual on how to avoid sudden or dangerous braking, but with a few practical tips it is possible to brake safely in most situations. First of all, experience makes a huge…

How to know when to change brake discs?

Tips
31/08/2018
Even if you search and search online, you will find countless articles about when to change the brake discs on a motorcycle or quad, but most of them will not explain what disc manufacturers actually…
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