Product details
- Type Brake Plate Radiators
- Manufacturer DBK Special Parts
- Terms & Conditions Open Here
The concept
The meticolous observation of the braking system's dynamics has given birth to our "Brake Plate Radiator", particularly with the thermal energy transformation during the brake action and with the heat radiation spreading throughout close components. It has been observed that, for various reasons, braking systems have lost during the last years some balance characteristics they had already reached in the past, reasons such as: speed performance upgrades; spending review trend of the manufacturers; the arrival of synthetic materials. Here lies our ambition of inventing a double function device that could, on one hand, reduce the heat radiation coming from the pads towards clamp and oil, while on the other one, generate a cooling for the pad in order to avoid sustained critical temperatures.
Thus, we have made special Hybrid Pads composed of two parts: one produced with special thermal steel, the other consisting in a light-weight alloy with an high thermal-exchange rate.
The project have been carried out after one year of testing and comparisons done right on track before the release of the final version.
The Project
Our heat sinks have been designed using two different metal elements to optimize the thermal insulation of the brake pad by the caliper and the cooling thereof.
The main body of our heat sink is made of a special thermal steel with a high degree of heat conductivity. The material is first laser cut and then CNC machined in our workshops, the slots have two purposes, the first to reduce the contact surface, the second to release the hot air formed inside the brake piston cavity by reducing the hot chamber effect, and the propagation of heat in the piston and oil. The main body of the steel sink is connected to a light alloy heatsink made of a special aluminum with high thermal conductivity, which has the task of assisting the process of heat dissipation.
Our tests have shown a reduction in the temperature of the brake pad to a maximum of 20 degrees, and a substantial improvement in braking, an incredible stability at braking start, an optimum rollback value of the brake pads resulting in a hot free wheel. In addition, the brake pads have shown to have a longer life of 25% due to a less temperature burdensome usage.
The project has been developed for more than a year and during this time we have used different motorcycles, and always getting the same result.
The Development
The development of the project lasted one year, we started with the choice of materials and their production process. Various configurations and different materials processing have been tried, we have used data acquisition tools and special heat cameras for the view of heat propagation by examining different points of the brake caliper and brake pad. We spent over 500 hours on the circuit and 20,000 km of road test.
In total, the product has been tested on six different motorcycles and under different conditions of use.
So we have come to these configurations that in our opinion guarantee the exact compromise between efficiency, weight, cost and ease of installation.
Ducati,Diavel,Diavel 1260,2019,2020,2021,2022
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hypermotard 821,2013,2014,2015
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hypermotard 821 SP,2013,2014,2015
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hypermotard 939,2016,2017,2018
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hypermotard 939 SP,2016,2017,2018
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hypermotard 950,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hypermotard 950 RVE,2021,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hypermotard 950 SP,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,Hypermotard,Hyperstrada 939,2016,2017
Ducati,Monster,Monster 1200,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
Ducati,Monster,Monster 797,2017,2018,2019,2020
Ducati,Monster,Monster 821,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
Ducati,Monster,Monster 937,2021,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada 1200,2015,2016,2017
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada 1200 Enduro,2016,2017,2018,2019
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada 1260,2018,2019,2020
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada 1260 Enduro,2019,2020,2021
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada 950,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada 950 S,2019,2020,2021
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada V2,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,Multistrada,Multistrada V2 S,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,Scrambler,Scrambler 1100,2018,2019
Ducati,Scrambler,Scrambler 1100 Dark Pro,2020,2021,2022,2023
Ducati,Scrambler,Scrambler 1100 Special,2018,2019
Ducati,Scrambler,Scrambler 1100 Sport,2018,2019
Ducati,Scrambler,Scrambler 1100 Sport Pro,2020,2021,2022,2023
Ducati,Scrambler,Scrambler 1100 Tribute Pro,2022,2023
Ducati,Streetfighter,Streetfighter V2,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,Superbike,PANIGALE 899,2014,2015
Ducati,Superbike,PANIGALE 959,2016,2017,2018,2019
Ducati,Superbike,PANIGALE 959 CORSE,2018,2019
Ducati,Superbike,PANIGALE V2,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,SuperSport,SuperSport 936,2017,2018,2019,2020
Ducati,SuperSport,SuperSport 936 S,2017,2018,2019,2020
Ducati,SuperSport,SuperSport 950,2021,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,SuperSport,SuperSport 950 S,2021,2022,2023,2024
Ducati,XDiavel,XDiavel,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020
Ducati,XDiavel,XDiavel Dark,2021,2022,2023,2024
Moto Guzzi,Stelvio,Stelvio,2024
Moto Guzzi,Stelvio,Stelvio PFF Rider Assistance Solution,2024
DUCATI:
STREETFIGHTER V2DIAVEL 1260 2020-2022HYPERMOTARD 821 2013-2016HYPERMOTARD 939 936 2016-2018HYPERMOTARD 939 SP 936 2016-2018HYPERMOTARD 950 2019-2022HYPERMOTARD 950 RVE 2021-2022HYPERMOTARD 950 SP 2019-2022HYPERMOTARD HYPERSTRADA 821 2013-2015HYPERMOTARD HYPERSTRADA 939 936 2016-2017HYPERMOTARD LOW SEAT 821 2015-2015HYPERMOTARD SP 821 2013-2015MONSTER 1200 1200 2014-2021MONSTER 659 AUSTRALIA 2018-2021MONSTER 797 803 2017-2021MONSTER 797 PLUS 2017-2019MONSTER 821 800 2015-2021MONSTER 821 DARK 2015-2021MONSTER 821 STEALTH 821 2019-2021MONSTER 821 STRIPES 821 2015-2017MONSTER 937 2021-2022MONSTER PLUS 2021-2022MULTISTRADA 1200 ABS 1200 2015-2018MULTISTRADA 1200 ABS SPORT PACK 1200 2017-2018MULTISTRADA 1200 ENDURO 1200 2016-2019MULTISTRADA 1200 ENDURO PRO 1200 2018-2018MULTISTRADA 1200 ENDURO TOURING 1200 2015-2019MULTISTRADA 1260 ABS 1262 2018-2020MULTISTRADA 1260 ENDURO 2019-2021MULTISTRADA 1260 ENDURO TOURING 2019-2021MULTISTRADA 1260 TOURING 2018-2020MULTISTRADA 950 2017-2021MULTISTRADA 950 S 2019-2021MULTISTRADA 950 S TOURING 2019-2021MULTISTRADA 950 TOURING 2017-2018MULTISTRADA V4 2021-2022MULTISTRADA V2 / V2SSCRAMBLER 1100 1079 2018-2019SCRAMBLER 1100 DARK PRO 1079 2020-2022SCRAMBLER 1100 PRO 2020-2022SCRAMBLER 1100 SPECIAL 1079 2018-2020SCRAMBLER 1100 SPORT 1079 2018-2020SCRAMBLER 1100 SPORT PRO 1079 2020-2022SUPERBIKE 899 PANIGALE ABS 2014-2015SUPERBIKE 959 CORSE LIVERY 955 2018-2019SUPERBIKE 959 PANIGALE ABS 955 2016-2019SUPERBIKE 959 PANIGALE CORSE 955 2018-2019SUPERBIKE PANIGALE V2 955 2020-2022SUPERSPORT 936 2017-2020SUPERSPORT 950 937 2021-2022SUPERSPORT 950 S 937 2021-2022SUPERSPORT S 936 2017-2020XDIAVEL 1200 2016-2021XDIAVEL 1262 2016-2021XDIAVEL DARK 1262 2021-2022XDIAVEL SPORT PACK B 1262 2017-2021