| Author | Message | ||
     Love |
Does anyone make aftermarket front brake pads for street use? | ||
| Froggy |
http://www.americansportbike.com/shoponline/ccp0-c atshow/1125Rbrakes.html I recommend the Lyndalls. | ||
| Andros |
I have the ebc pads. | ||
| Geforce |
I just ordered the EBCs for front and rear... we'll see how they work! | ||
| 1_mike |
EBC, HH Very happy with them on the street. Both my CR and XB12R. Will go onto my new (old) XB12S too. Mike | ||
| Dirty_john |
Very happy with the sintered pads I bought from Matt at Trojan | ||
| Freezerburn840 |
Here is my pic of what the Ebc's are doing on the rotor.  | ||
| Freezerburn840 |
For me they are cleaning the pulsing up and the deposit build up over the stock pads. Stock Pads need a lot of heat build up so if you are not constantly in the canyons or doing track riding these Ebc's are more versatile for street riding. Lyndall's are outstanding too. | ||
| Daggar |
I have the EBC pads too. Love them. | ||
| Syonyk |
I've got "bubbles" of color on my front rotor - it's like the pads aren't gripping properly/consistently. As I'm commuting, if these are track pads, I can understand why they're not seeming to bed in properly. The EBCs are a good street pad that holds up to the occasional weekend hellraising trip? | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
I've used EBC HH pads on my '03 GSX-R1000 and my '03 Kawasaki Z1000. At the time I didn't have a basis for comparison and I thought they were really good pads. They are better than stock, but not a lot better. The best pads I've ever used are the Vesrah SRJL-17 pads. They have immense bite when cold and get even better when warm. They also last forever and don't dust. I've used them on my SV1000S and my SV650S and they were a huge improvement over stock. (Both bikes stop MUCH better than my EBC HH-equipped GSX-R1000.) They are expensive, though, and unfortunately Vesrah doesn't make that compound in an 1125R-compatible pad. The second best pads I've used are Dunlopad HH+ sintered pads. I bought a set for my '91 CBR600F2 because the SRJL-17 compounds pads weren't available for it. I'm very happy with the DP pads--the old CBR only has two-piston calipers but with these pads, its stopping power is nearly as good as modern sportbikes with four-pot calipers. I don't know about longevity or dusting because I haven't put more than a few hundred miles on the bike since installing them, though. Dunlopad does make a pad with that compound for the 1125R. Thar part number is SDP993. That's what'll go on my 1125R when the stock pads are toast. http://www.dp-brakes.com/padsearch.php?load=dp_pad _search&level=4&make=534&model=1125R&cc=1125&year= 2008-2009 For the record, I would never put EBC brakes on any vehicle ever again. (I've also used them on a couple of my cars-- their performance is underwhelming and they dust a lot.) (Message edited by TheFleshRocket on April 10, 2010) | ||
| 1324 |
I used the EBC HH on my VFR and they were light years better than the stock pads. With that in mind, I replaced my stock 8 pot pads with the EBC's again. I only have 60 miles on them, but so far so good. I'm heading out to finish up the bedding today. Grip is coming on stronger and stronger, so I'm pleased. Unfortunately, I installed a radial m/c and these pads at nearly the same time, so I'm having a hard time isolating what changes are coming from where. However, I can say that as of right now, the stock pads had a bit harder initial bite, but the EBC's are more linear throughout. In other words, softer onset but more predictable stopping power. The radial seems to have eliminated a bit of the dead lever feel during the first few degrees of lever pull. The radial and the EBC's seem to complement each other very well...take it for what it's worth, I wish I could have isolated the mods.... | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
1324, does your radial master have the same piston size as the stock master? If so, it likely wouldn't have any noticeable effect on braking feel. It could certainly eliminate the few degrees of dead lever with the stocker, though. Most likely any differences you feel in braking power are due to the new pads. For the record, I prefer a strong initial bite, which the EBCs don't seem to have. (I've bled my front brake and done the "zip tie the lever to the clipon". The zip tie method helped for a little bit but after a few stops, the dead lever degrees came back. Bleeding didn't help at all.) | ||
| Vinb |
How many miles did you get out of the stock pads before you had to change them. I have just over 6000 on the bike and still have a lot of pad left and I think they work grate | ||
| Jdugger |
> How many miles did you get out of the stock pads before you had to change them Just depends on what you do with them. Sport street riding, might get 6-10k, depending on how much you charge the turns. Trackdays? 3-4 probably. The OEM pads throw a lot of dust, too. |
