| Author | Message | ||
     Lpd22 |
Any suggestions for new brake pads? I am in need of purchasing a new set for my front end. My old ones are shot. thanks | ||
| Firewhirl |
How do you plan on using your bike? Touring? Track days? Two up allot? Summer use only? | ||
| Lpd22 |
I only ride my bike in the summer but there are still those cold and chilly days up here in cleveland. I do tend to lean toward the hard aggressive style of track day riding on the open road. I will not be attending any official track days soon. Just the average commute and aggressive weekend riding. | ||
| Xbolt12 |
Lyndall Racing carbon/kevlar from American Sport Bike (sponsor of this site). I just put them on before my first trackday at Willow Springs (Streets of Willow) yesterday and wow what a difference (thanks Ortegakid for the tip)! You need about the same amount or even slightly more pressure, but the progressive feel is much better, and it completely cleaned up the blue spots and glazing off my rotor which seems to also have eliminated pulsing at the lever (although I also did fork maintenance, so that could have been partly a steering head bearing adjustment). They also take more pressure until they warm up, which is quick on the ZTL. xbolt12 | ||
| Xbolt12 |
I should mention I also put Motul MTB 600 brake fluid in each master cylinder. | ||
| Ortegakid |
I toll you!, They have been my only brakes for 10 plus years of racing and riding, the best ever made, you all need to try them! | ||
| Xbolt12 |
Yep I agree, they are awesome. They also nicely cleaned up the surface on the ZTL disk. Interesting enough, Al thought they might be most dusty than stock, but after a full trackday, I am finding them to deposit less dust than stock on the wheels (probably because they are wearing less). Thanks again Ortegakid and also Al Lighton and family at American Sport Bike. xbolt12 | ||
| Flick |
Got a set on order (the Lyndall's)...hope they get here before the race school next weekend (?). Thanks for the handling characteristics update...good to know when using them for the first time (gotta love this site). | ||
| Fullpower |
EBC are working well on my XB | ||
| Xbolt12 |
Flick, Just make sure you follow the directions to seat the pads before riding or normal braking: ten .45G stops from 20mph followed by ten .45G stops from 40mph and then let the brakes cool down (as I recall, but it says on the back of the package). After talking with Al Lighton about a .45G stop, I figured it is just short of a stoppie on the front and a skid on the back. The point is to get everything plenty hot and seat the pads to the rotors before they glaze. BTW, they will smell during this procedure. xbolt12 | ||
| Ortegakid |
Yea, they take a while to bed in, we used to drag them for a lap, then coast for a lap just to get them started bedding. On the street it really takes a while, don't worry, it's normal, they will be just awesome once done! | ||
| Flick |
Thanks for the update guys...hope the pads arrive in time to "play" with them before the race school????? | ||
| Lpd22 |
thanks guys. I think i am going to go with the brake pads from american sportbike. Thanks for the help and info. |
