waterbug Posted April 19, 2011 #1 Posted April 19, 2011 I need to get new rear pads for my 08 venture what are the best ones and who or were is the best price? I have sent a couple of emails to cyclebrakes but havent heard back from them as of yet. Thanks
Freebird Posted April 19, 2011 #2 Posted April 19, 2011 I think that most here use and recommend the EBC HH pads. Maybe somebody else will suggest the cheapest place to buy them. I haven't look for a while. You might want to click on the Jake Wilson banner at the top right of the page. Just refresh the page a few times and it will come up. I haven't looked but their prices are typically real competitive.
mini-muffin Posted April 19, 2011 #3 Posted April 19, 2011 Most of the guys use the EBC HH pads. Not sure where to get the best price, but I'm sure someone does. Margaret
Freebird Posted April 19, 2011 #4 Posted April 19, 2011 I just checked Jake Wilson. The rears are $30.99 and the fronts are $33.99 per pair.
Squeeze Posted April 19, 2011 #5 Posted April 19, 2011 If you find your rear Brake sensitive, go with EBC organic Pads. If you rear Brake Feeling is ok for you, EBC HH would be the best Choice, performance/wear/money-wise.
Yeah, Just Dale Posted April 19, 2011 #6 Posted April 19, 2011 Can look him up on vendor page. I've been in touch with him and he recommends/provides EBC HH sintered (I think) pads.
Seaking Posted April 19, 2011 #7 Posted April 19, 2011 Can look him up on vendor page. I've been in touch with him and he recommends/provides EBC HH sintered (I think) pads. I find these to be the better pads for this big bike. What IS interesting is that we all know the rear inside pad wears out before the outside pad and some people get caught short if they don't check both pads.. I did a lot of riding on this set of HH sintered and this winter pulled the pads to look at them up close.. Compared to how bad the difference is with the normal pads, there was little difference between the HH sintered pads.. wow. I swapped them around anyway but there was little noticeable difference between them.. NICE!
waterbug Posted April 24, 2011 Author #8 Posted April 24, 2011 Thanks everyone I got the pad from Jake Wilson for a fair price and got them in 3 days. Now just have to have a minute to change them. Dont need fronts yet and hope to get threw most of the summer but we shall see.
Mariner Fan Posted April 24, 2011 #9 Posted April 24, 2011 I find these to be the better pads for this big bike. What IS interesting is that we all know the rear inside pad wears out before the outside pad and some people get caught short if they don't check both pads.. I did a lot of riding on this set of HH sintered and this winter pulled the pads to look at them up close.. Compared to how bad the difference is with the normal pads, there was little difference between the HH sintered pads.. wow. I swapped them around anyway but there was little noticeable difference between them.. NICE! I'm not sure what causes this but I checked my back brakes the other day and found that the pads are wearing evenly. Guess I'm pretty lucky.
Seaking Posted April 24, 2011 #10 Posted April 24, 2011 I'm not sure what causes this but I checked my back brakes the other day and found that the pads are wearing evenly. Guess I'm pretty lucky. Good stuff! How far down are the pads? The danger is when the pads get much further down in wear and you run the risk of running metal on metal with the inside pad when the outside looks like it has a lot of life on it.. usually past the 3/4 worn out range ya never know, you could also have a good pair of HH Sintered pads on there now.. Cheers
Sideoftheroad Posted April 24, 2011 #11 Posted April 24, 2011 Gee Kevin, with as much riding as you do I thought they would have lasted at least another 5 yrs.:rotfl:
jfoster Posted April 24, 2011 #12 Posted April 24, 2011 I pulled my rear pads out and inspected them. To me they looked good with 27k miles on them. The inside did have more wear than the outside, which I swapped around. My question is, is the wear indicator the gap in the center of the pad?
jfoster Posted April 27, 2011 #13 Posted April 27, 2011 After reading the post I decided to replace my rear brake pads. I ordered them from Jake Wilson Sunday night and received them today (in less than 48 hrs). That's service....And for regular ground shipment.
waterbug Posted April 29, 2011 Author #14 Posted April 29, 2011 Ok Jerry just because I can't ride with star because they seem to do them on my weekends with the kids doesn't mean I don't ride. I got 17k on the front tire and rear brakes and plan on changing them this weekend. Does the rear caliper just press back in like some cars or do I have to have a special tool to rachet it back in like other cars? Thanks
Sideoftheroad Posted April 29, 2011 #15 Posted April 29, 2011 LOL. Unless you have that new Yamaha umbrella farkle, very, very few have been riding lately. Yes you just push them in, but from learning the expensive way, make sure you clean those caliper pistons really well before you push them in. If dirt gets behind those seals, you will either be replacing or rebuilding those calipers.
BoomerCPO Posted April 29, 2011 #17 Posted April 29, 2011 :rotf:Stopping is way overrated!!!! Yeah its a lot more fun to throttle up and toss pygmies at em as ya roar past..... Boomer....who sez nuttin craps up a Cagers windshield more than a pygmie smacking into it....
warriorhoneybee Posted June 6, 2012 #18 Posted June 6, 2012 well i went with the ebc on the rear and now need some for the front and was wondering has any body tried the ones from buckeye performance and if so how did they measure up against the ebc?? thanks
warriorhoneybee Posted June 7, 2012 #19 Posted June 7, 2012 Hello Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk 2
Freebird Posted June 7, 2012 #20 Posted June 7, 2012 Not sure that I know anybody that has tried them. I have always used the EBC front and rear.
playboy Posted June 8, 2012 #21 Posted June 8, 2012 I just installed a set of rear brake pads from Earl well about 4000 miles ago. Earl sent me a set EBC Kevlar pads great stopping power without the grabbing and lock up I had with the stock pads. Not sure on longevity yet but seems like there is more brake dust. But after a couple of panic stops the rear has yet to lock up.
RSTDdog Posted June 9, 2012 #22 Posted June 9, 2012 Don't forget to replace your brake fluid when changing pads. As stated earlier, Clean the pistons before pushing them back in. A good trick is once the caliper is off the rotor, CAREFULLY apply some brake pedal to push the piston out just enough to see a clean spot. Then clean off the dirty part and push back in. Be sure your reservoir isn't over full or pushing the pistons back in will cause the fluid to run out the top of the reservoir. This only happens if you added brake fluid some point before the pad change. Since I change brake fluid at pad changes (or every two years), I remove the old fluid from the reservoir before pushing the pistons back in. Remove the rest of the old fluid after the pistons are pushed back in. Install pads and caliper. Fill with fresh fluid and keeping bleeding until it comes out clean. With respect to uneven wear, I just noticed when removing the rear wheel, the hole for front nut for the caliper bracket, where the caliper bracket is bolted to swing arm is slotted. I'm thinking after changing pads and installing the caliper it would be a good idea to loosen this nut, spin the wheel and hit the brakes several times to center the bracket/caliper on the rotor and retorque the nut. Probably should do this when ever you change tires too. RSTDdog
Guest scarylarry Posted June 9, 2012 #23 Posted June 9, 2012 With respect to uneven wear, I just noticed when removing the rear wheel, the hole for front nut for the caliper bracket, where the caliper bracket is bolted to swing arm is slotted. I'm thinking after changing pads and installing the caliper it would be a good idea to loosen this nut, spin the wheel and hit the brakes several times to center the bracket/caliper on the rotor and retorque the nut. Probably should do this when ever you change tires too. If you add a washer in the rear bolt of the caliber "outside" this will shim it and the rear brakes will wear even...
FuzzyRSTD Posted June 9, 2012 #24 Posted June 9, 2012 Check this out my friends. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=61475 Fuzzy
warriorhoneybee Posted June 10, 2012 #25 Posted June 10, 2012 thanks for all the info and pic by pic,these are things i seem to understand than all the technical stuff.
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