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clochies
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brake pads

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ONLY HAD MY FIRESTORM FOR 2 MONTHS ,SO NEED SOME ADVICE ON THE BEST BRAKE PADS AND THE BEST OIL TO USE
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lloydie
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Re: brake pads

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first take caps lock OFF .
brake pads for the front you want HH brembo if you can find a deal on them .
i prefer bendix pads .
for the rear use GG pads .
oil 10/40 bike oil not car oil .
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VTRDark
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Re: brake pads

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Brembo street pads, the Red ones not Silver. They are expensive and don't have much meat on them, but they last a long time and they stop you good and proper.

Any good quality semi-synth bike oil. Some people have clutch slip issues with the fully-synth.

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Re: brake pads

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This topic is being moved into the "Workshop" section,

Chris.
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