Brake Pads

Roadcraft

Richard tea wrote: »

My current front pads are EBC FA142 sk934. There are more numbers if needed but can anyone tell me from the above if they are HH or GG?

FA142 = Organic
FA142V = Sem-Sintered
FA142HH = Sintered

szatan84

Richard tea wrote: »

Anyone care to answer my question in post #10

Theyre graphite and kevlar compound pads so id say hh as well. From what what I read theyre high performance ones.

I use Brembo sintered pads for front and Brembo carbon ceramic pads for rear (with a Brembo rear disc to match).

batman_oh

I'm a firm believer that you can never have too much brakes! My current bikes :pac:
Only use the rear for skids though and have also never gone through a set of back pads!

szatan84

batman_oh wrote: »

I'm a firm believer that you can never have too much brakes! My current bikes :pac:
Only use the rear for skids though and have also never gone through a set of back pads!

Great setup. Mad jealous! I know what my Hornet will get next.

Zascar

I just ordered the Hel brake lines for the Blade. The brakes are good but nowhere near as good as my 749 - unbelievable power in them with a light touch. Anyway I was told upgrading brake lines makes a big difference. Also have to fit my new levers too

batman_oh

Zascar wrote: »

I just ordered the Hel brake lines for the Blade. The brakes are good but nowhere near as good as my 749 - unbelievable power in them with a light touch. Anyway I was told upgrading brake lines makes a big difference. Also have to fit my new levers too

A brembo rcs19 or one of the fixed ratio master cylinders is the best mod for power. You can get the rcs for about 250 quid. Expensive but transforms the brakes. But getting the best out of the existing stuff is always a good start!

Wonda-Boy

batman_oh wrote: »

I'm a firm believer that you can never have too much brakes! My current bikes :pac:
Only use the rear for skids though and have also never gone through a set of back pads!

BIKE PORN!

batman_oh

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

BIKE PORN!

Might have went a bit OTT with the R1 mods wise but it's some difference! :pac:

Wonda-Boy

Beringer is a tad OTT all right. Is there much of a price difference between them and say Brembo? What would the performance difference be also.....

batman_oh

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Beringer is a tad OTT all right. Is there much of a price difference between them and say Brembo? What would the performance difference be also.....

That and the suspension/light wheels and other ****!
They are cheaper than equivalent brembo and a better fit for the massive 130mm spacing on r1 forks. You need a horrible bracket for hpk brembo. Also like that they are more rare. The brembo master cylinder does more than a set of calipers though - it's the best way to improve power once the stock calipers are decent

corkgsxr

Id use ebc hh front and std ebc rear.

too easy to lock the rear with hh rear.

Iv never found hh grabby when cold or wet noisy. And iv 21k miles on original discs with hh pads. And no noticeable wear on them.

jay48

batman_oh wrote: »

Might have went a bit OTT with the R1 mods wise but it's some difference! :pac:

There's no such thing as OTT on that bike :cool:

Wonda-Boy

batman_oh wrote: »

That and the suspension/light wheels and other ****!
They are cheaper than equivalent brembo and a better fit for the massive 130mm spacing on r1 forks. You need a horrible bracket for hpk brembo. Also like that they are more rare. The brembo master cylinder does more than a set of calipers though - it's the best way to improve power once the stock calipers are decent

No wavy disc's loike? Bike needs wavy disc's at this stage mate....;)

Mr Sheen!

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

No wavy disc's loike? Bike needs wavy disc's at this stage mate....;)

He speaks the truth. Needs a set of Harris wavy discs.

Wonda-Boy

@ Batman,

Id say the upkeep on them calipers is very hard is it. I mean to keep them tip top you would not be able to ignore them for too long so to speak? Or would you just service them like a Nissin or the like?

Cienciano

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

BIKE PORN!

batman_oh's pictures always give me a hard on. (That includes his selfies :pac:)

Wonda-Boy

Cienciano wrote: »

batman_oh's pictures always give me a hard on. (That includes his selfies :pac:)

Can we keep the talk about bikes please....everything else can go to "After Hours" :pac::pac:

batman_oh

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

@ Batman,

Id say the upkeep on them calipers is very hard is it. I mean to keep them tip top you would not be able to ignore them for too long so to speak? Or would you just service them like a Nissin or the like?

They are just the same as anything really. I try to keep the brakes working well anyway as it's one of the most important things!

batman_oh

Cienciano wrote: »

batman_oh's pictures always give me a hard on. (That includes his selfies :pac:)

durty :eek:

Richard tea

Would you consider €50 for a front and rear set of EBC standard brake pads a good deal or could they be bought cheaper?

corkgsxr

Richard tea wrote: »

Would you consider €50 for a front and rear set of EBC standard brake pads a good deal or could they be bought cheaper?

I wouldn't expect to pay any less. I'd be reluctant to buy pads on eBay and the likes as there's a lot of fakes about

rat_race

corkgsxr wrote: »

I wouldn't expect to pay any less. I'd be reluctant to buy pads on eBay and the likes as there's a lot of fakes about

Yeah, that sounds about right. I normally buy mine from ebcbrakeshop.co.uk.

Tzardine

I fitted EBC HH pads front and rear to the Bandit 1200. I find them great.

They particularly transformed the rear which I always found to be a crap break on the Bandits.

Richard tea

Thanks lads. Ill shop with the local bike shop so:)

Hotblack Desiato

rat_race wrote: »

Yeah, that sounds about right. I normally buy mine from ebcbrakeshop.co.uk.

Thanks for that, been meaning to get a new rear disc for quite a while now and need front pads too, just ordered. They charge £10 for delivery to both ROI and NI though, so Parcel Motel doesn't save any money.

Tzardine

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Thanks for that, been meaning to get a new rear disc for quite a while now and need front pads too, just ordered. They charge £10 for delivery to both ROI and NI though, so Parcel Motel doesn't save any money.

I use demontweeks when ordering parts in UK and send them to parcel motel. Good service from them.

Stainless_Steel

I see a lot of yee use HH up front. Am looking for new pads for my R6.

My worry about HH pads is their performance when cold? 50% of my R6 use is commuting, and less-spirited so to speak.

Will I have no breaks when first used in the morning with HH pads?

rat_race

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

I see a lot of yee use HH up front. Am looking for new pads for my R6.

My worry about HH pads is their performance when cold? 50% of my R6 use is commuting, and less-spirited so to speak.

Will I have no breaks when first used in the morning with HH pads?

Never been a problem for me, though I do remember reading that. But just test your brakes after a few metres when you start, make sure they're biting.

I do notice they're not as "good" at the start, but it's not an issue.

Stainless_Steel

rat_race wrote: »

Never been a problem for me, though I do remember reading that. But just test your brakes after a few metres when you start, make sure they're biting.

I do notice they're not as "good" at the start, but it's not an issue.

Thanks man, good to know that it's not an issue.

Re testing the brakes - good advice - probably best to do this in the estate every time anyway before hitting the open road!

corkgsxr

There perfectly fine cold.