After having the tyres fitted yesterday it transpired that my brake pads need replacing, certainly before I venture over to France. What's the recommended faves at the moment? Especially in the 'not too expensive but worth buying' department. -- Lesley CBR600FW SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally
Would it be easier if I explained that I need to replace the pads all round, but want something decent rather than kack, given the fact that I am going to France at the end of next month, I owe the money back for the tyres purchased yesterday and my finances are a bit strained at the moment? So, I want something decent but fairly cheap (or recommendations on places that sell decent but fairly cheap pads) rather than paying through the nose for a set all round only for someone to inform me after shelling out my hard-earned that I could've bought the same or better for less had I shopped at whatever else store instead of where I'd gone. TST quoted me ?80 to do them yesterday, but I can't afford to pay someone to do it atm. Chances are I'll be back at TST at the w/e to buy the pads off them, unless someone tells me that what they stock is over-priced kack and not worth having (which isn't likely, really). It's hardly rocket science, is it? -- Lesley CBR600FW SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally
Why the boggle? Lesley wants to know what pads are decent VFM - bearing in mind stopping power, life etc. Seems to me to be a reasonable question. As she isn't racing the thing or riding it to the nth degree something like Carbon Lorraine would be a waste of money so the normal Vesrah or EBC budget ones would be the ones to go for, IMO. IME, and to be honest it's mainly Brembos, the OE manufacturer is the best choice for stopping and life. I can kill a pair of EBC in about 5000 miles, OE last about 7000.
SP wrote If I go to the dealer they offer manufacturers by default. If I go to Sopers in Leigh they sell me EBC if I just ask for pads and if I decide to keep my hands clean and hand the job over to Swifty, they use pads of some sort. They all seem to work.
sweller says... Carbone Lorraine do a wider range of pads than most people realise. Hein Gericke's own brand of sintered pads are made by CL, and the packaging shows this too. I've heard good things about them. Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch EBC HHs with a bargepole.
If it's TST in Risley then pop over and see me with the new pads for fitting. I used EBC HH pads, and they seemed ok. Can't remember what the price was like in comparison to everything else though, nor do I know what the current flavour of the month is. Drop me a mail and we'll sort something out.
I've got those Carbone Lorraine ones in my Bandit at the moment. Seem to do ok in the wet and dry. Bloody EBC HHs, they're a lot thinner than the standard pads for my Bandit. Make the pistons stick out a lot more they did.
Not in my experience. Forever more will I be vigilent when asking for new pads. The last bunch I trusted my bike with swapped HH for non-HH, then didn't point this out. I found out when the brakes overheated on a particularly twisty section of road. Thanks, ESB Motors, Leigh. Suzuki saw fit to put HH pads on an SV - why didn't you? Rider Power Number One Dealer my arse.
ogden says... As a company Vesrah are very similar to Unipart, in as much as they buy in OEM parts from the original manufacturers and then package them and sell on under their own brand name. As you probably know, Suzuki don't make their own brake calipers, oil filters, air filters etc nor do Yamaha, Kawasaki, or Honda. Vesrah buy pads etc from Nissin, Tokico and Sumitomo and others and sell them as their own. I've seen Vesrah CBR600 pads with Honda OE part numbers printed on the back of them.
Fucking off now, sah. Speedyspic bike fettling services. The choice of the discerning motorcyclist. And you and me.
Bear says... I should hope I did get an excellent discount, I sold him the fucking things in the first place.
Christofire wrote Never had a brake overheat, except for a seized one on a gpz550. Then again I don't set out to stress mine overmuch. I sense issues.
Gosh, that's very good of you Chris. I can do them myself (they probably thought, being a burd like, that I'd need them doing for me), but the option of two of us doing it and perhaps going for a wee jaunt afterwards, just to make sure they work, like, is something I quite fancy. I will do, young sir ) -- Lesley CBR600FW SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally
Just the sort of answer I was looking for, from someone with a clue, too. I just might have to pop into HG this week then when I get paid, and get something *not* EBC. Cheers, Loz. -- Lesley CBR600FW SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally
There's nowt wrong with EBC HH pads. Colonel Tupperware had them on his Gay White Whale when he went sailing past us waiting at the roundabout ......................................................as you were then! <move along, nothing to see here>
