Brake Pads

[campfire12]

I Know this has been talked about in the past, But i'm still wondering what pads to use on my 1st gen. Seems theres organic and sintered. I'm planning to pull a trailor next year with 2up rideing.. Theres pads on e-bay that seem cheeper then anyware else. I'm cheep so i'm looking. Any comments?

[MiCarl]

I had a customer bring in her V-Star with brake pads she bought on eBay. The backing plate was just a little over size and they wouldn't go in the calipers.

 

Organic pads are cheaper and easier on the rotors. Sintered pads perform better (especially hot) but are hard on rotors.

[campfire12]

Do you think i will get enough brakeing power with organics? Im sure that 1st gen roters will be a lot harder to find in a couple of years.

[mini-muffin]

Well when it comes to brakes we don't play around my husband just gets his EBC HH. Other then that I know nothing about the ones your looking at. Cost isn't always the best way to go when buying brake pads. Just my

 

Margaret

[Venturous Randy]

I have had several different kinds of pads in over 104,000 miles. I will say the EBC HH did have noticably better braking and did have more wear on the rotors. I have used the organic and felt they were not real good and wore out quicker. This last time I tried the set of three off ebay for I think $38 with shipping. They appear to be metallic and so far are working good. They don't have the grip the EBC HH had, but I am probably more comfortable while moving around slowly and using the brakes. Sometimes the HH got a little catchy when going slow and manuvering around.

So far I feel good about the cheap ebay brake pads I got and one set of HH's were more than the three sets combined.

RandyA

[greg_in_london]

You can buy cheap pads from a dealer or from e-bay. Check the brands and share your experience.

 

Riding old bikes, no matter what brand you buy, you can get very old stock.

 

I've had reputable brands where rust meant the friction material just came off the pad and I've had good braking performance from companies I'd never heard of.

 

I use E-bay for convenience as much as price. I order and they're delivered in a day or two - that's better than my local (absolutely useless) Yamaha dealer, and quicker than getting around to my mate's bike shop during a working week.

[Condor]

I had a customer bring in her V-Star with brake pads she bought on eBay. The backing plate was just a little over size and they wouldn't go in the calipers.

 

Organic pads are cheaper and easier on the rotors. Sintered pads perform better (especially hot) but are hard on rotors.

 

I had the same problem with brand-x pads I bought of Ebay. Had to grind them down to get them to fit. Now I only buy EBC-HH's. Most sellers want close to retail, but every once in a while you can find a buy. I just picked up a set of EBH 252HH pads for the R1 caliper for $19 bucks delivered. Ya just gotta be patient.

[Ozlander]

I don't know how many miles you have on your bike, but I seriously doubt if you will ever wear out your rotors.

I haven't and I have pulled a heavy trailer many a mile.

[RedRocket]

After reading these posts about cheap Chinese brake pads not fitting, I'm sure glad I used EBC HH's.