| Author | Message | ||
     12r |
Any suggestions for new front brake pads ? I'm looking for performance rather than low cost/durability. And do you have to take the wheel out to change them ? | ||
| Ingemar |
Talk to Al at americansportsbike. I think it was EBC ... Changing pads is less than 10 minute job and can be done without taking the wheel out. It's really a piece of cake. | ||
| Chaconas |
lindahl pads,great performance(I use 'em on the street and the track)and easy on the rotor.Josh at Glendale H.D. Buell gets them for me. | ||
| M1combat |
Al at American Sport Bike gets Lyndahl, EBC and Ferodo... I've used EBC and like them, but I'm sure there are others with more power. I think the EBC's were pretty comparable to the stock pads... | ||
| Dano_12s |
EBC# FA345HH Fronts EBC#FA140HH Rears | ||
| Firewhirl |
Lyndall Gold pads, nice track and street pad. Follow break in procedure if you get these pads. Break in is no big deal. I can easily do controlled stoppies with these pads and be in full control. great initial bite and great modulation. Easy on rotors. | ||
| Rr_eater |
What is the rear pad part number for? I mean, do you guys actually ever wear out rear brake pads?? I've owned 5 different bikes now, and have never worn a set of rear pads out!! Am I nuts? LOL Bruce | ||
| Firewhirl |
Rear? Can not see the benefit of adding higher grip pads in the rear, unless you run full race events. I use my rear brake all the time at low speed coming to a stop. Mostly due to my front rotor being warped. I get that wopple wopple wopple. Makes stoping hard | ||
| Flick |
Get the Lyndall Gold front AND rear pads...you won't believe how good these are until you try them! AWESOME! Higher dust, but who cares when they stop like this! You should match rear pads with front, to avoid the difference in feel should you actually use the rear brake...if it does not match the gold front pads, it will feel like you have no rear pads at all! | ||
| Firewhirl |
hey flick, I'm at a lost when i read some of your response. Maybe you can shed some light. I'm running gold in front and stock pads in rear. The rear brake stops fine, broke loose a few times with front brake use. So if I am able to bring the rear to the line between lock and not, what's the advantage of rear race pads? I understand there will a different feel between the two but you just adjust for it. | ||
| Firebolt428 |
I race with DP-Brake pads. I have raced with EBC and the stock pads. My personal opinion was that the EBC pads were to soft and I burned them up in a weekend and didn't give me much feel. The DP pads are top notch as far as I am concerned and last a bit longer than the eBC. Its all about preference. Take a look http://www.dp-brakes.com/dp.php B (Message edited by firebolt428 on June 08, 2005) | ||
| Norcalbuell |
i just put the Lyndahl pads on the front and i think i broke them in right...but i get that constant buzzing noise from them even when im not on the brakes. caliper sticking a little? very noticeable buzzing heard by other bikes riding next to me...any suggestions? thanks Chuck | ||
| Flick |
Fire...yep, it's all about feel. The Lyndall gold pad (rear) grabs better than the stock and I find I can haul down the speed a lot faster with them. I will use both front and rear for quicker stops. Norcal...the buzzing is normal with the Lyndalls...I think it sounds kind of cool. The pads are not sticking...if they were, you would be stopped! The proper breakin for these pads leaves a deposit on the rotors which helps the pads grab. | ||
| Firewhirl |
flick, Thanks The break in procedure also allows you to practice your stoppies whether you want to or not.  The buzz almost goes completely away once you get some miles on the pads. (Message edited by firewhirl on June 08, 2005) | ||
| Ortegakid |
The jet airplane landing sound is still there on my lrb's, I likes it, lets me and others around know they are working, and I have NEVER worn out a set of stock rear pads or any others, even on the track!(they don't do much with the tyre off the ground!) |
