Front Brake Pads. HELP!

thom353 · Post by **thom353** » Mon May 23, 2005 7:23 pm

Hi peeps,
Could anyone recommend a set of pads for my VTR, I don't want too cheap because i value my life.

yellafella · Post by **yellafella** » Mon May 23, 2005 7:27 pm

EBC HH pads are the dogs wotsits. Dont take my word for it though, bet there are laods on here have em fitted. Braided lines make a hell of a difference too !

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Mon May 23, 2005 8:07 pm

I've tried EBC HH's, Carbone Lorraine SBK3's and Bendix supersports.

For my money (and I'm half Scottish so that counts double

) I'd highly recommend the Bendix over the EBC's any day and would only use the CL's for a dedicated track bike

Ben

sparky750 · Post by **sparky750** » Mon May 23, 2005 8:19 pm

i've always stuck to ebc personally

Ians98VTR · Post by **Ians98VTR** » Mon May 23, 2005 8:25 pm

yes me to,EBC HH,BRAIDED LINES,GIVE CALLIPERS A GOOD CLEAN
MAKES HUGE IMPROVEMENT,well worth the effort

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Tue May 24, 2005 8:50 am

Ians98VTR wrote: EBC HH, GIVE CALLIPERS A GOOD CLEAN
MAKES HUGE IMPROVEMENT,well worth the effort

This is planned for the weekend - Already have the braided hoses.
Will let yis know how I got on.
Had the HH on my previous bike and they did the business.

thom353 · Post by **thom353** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:52 pm

Cheers

EBC HH it is, iv,e got braided hoses on already.

TTFN.

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Tue May 24, 2005 3:24 pm

Had ebc HH on then went over to bendix, much better initial bite than the ebc and with braided hoses & cleaned calipers they are fantastic but quiet a bit more money, also had to file a very small amount of metal off the edge of the bendix pads to get them to fit properly in the caliper

bit of a pain but hey ho, overall you won't go wrong with the ebc

t00lkit · Post by **t00lkit** » Tue May 31, 2005 7:13 pm

Are these the pads that EBC refer to as 'sintered?'

What does this mean?

Thinking about getting some for my front end, just wanted to make sure they were the recommended ones.
BTW, Should I still use copper grease to stop these squeeling?

How much for a pair, Â£20?

Probably won't fit braided hoses just yet, but looking to give the calipers a good clean at the same time.

Cheers
t00lkit.

Ian E · Post by **Ian E** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:59 pm

Toolkit,

Yes the HH are sintered pads. They are a gold colour, I think the sintered means metal bits in but don't quote me on it!

I've had EBC HH on my last 3 Storms - recommended. I use copper grease when fitting as normal. I once tried EBC Kevlar, never again, I sent 'em back and they reckoned they were part of a bad batch.

I pay Â£16 a pair from http://www.bfmmotorcycles.co.uk/catalog ... /index.jsp

Cheers,

Ian.

t00lkit · Post by **t00lkit** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:28 pm

Excellente

Thanks for the advice, price looks good too.

Will get some ordered and fitted at the earliest opportinity

Cheers.

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:36 am

For cheap Cheap Pads, brake discs etc go to http://www.brakes4u.co.uk - there is a standard 10% discount.
You can use the Performance Bike discount code for an extra 5% off.
(s060104j)

I used them 2 weeks ago - good service and rappid delivery!!