The objective of this study is to construct the inspection standards of motorcycle brake system performance. Based on the Korean Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (KMVSS), the Korean Motor Vehicle Inspection Standards (KMVI), the inspection standards of the International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA), United Kingdom and Japan, three alternative brake performance criteria were suggested. The brake performance tests for 129 various models of used motorcycles were conducted for verifying the developed test equipment and suggested three alternative criteria. The total brake performance criterion is appropriately suggested to set at 50 %. Considering the KMVI or the CITA, the brake performance criterion of rear axle may suggested to set at 20 % or 25 %, either.

The purpose of this research is to reduce the weight of the brake system of vehicles and to increase braking performance and its durability and to shorten the stopping distance. The plans for light-weight vehicles are to develop light weight material itself which possesses superior properties and another way is to improve the manufacturing method of materials which have the better mechanical properties. And the materials used for this are aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, titan alloy, steel, other metals, plastic, ceramic materials etc. In this research, aluminum is used for the main body of the break to reduce the weight of the brake and cast iron(SCM4), stainless steel(SUS304) and titan alloy(Ti Gr2) are used for the outer ring shape plate and assembled with bolts. Dynamometer test are braking performed on the brake disc. Based on the test results, stainless steel(SUS304) is optimized for the light-weight brake disc.