star4772 Posted December 2, 2007 Share #1 Posted December 2, 2007 Looking to purchase new brake pads, are the Kevlar pads good to get and is a set of 3 for $31.00 a good deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerCPO Posted December 2, 2007 Share #2 Posted December 2, 2007 When it comes to such a critical safety item as brakes I always go with the best regardless of cost.....and that logic applies to all of my vehicles as well as my bike. Your mileage may vary..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obber Posted December 2, 2007 Share #3 Posted December 2, 2007 If its the ones on Ebay From "THE EXTREME SHOP MOTOS" I personnaly don't recomend them. It took almost a month to get them. Once on the bike The back pads lasted a little over 1000 miles. The ones I pulled off, before I put Extreme shop on, were the EBC FA123 HH they had about 12000 miles. \Might give these guys a try. http://www.accwhse.com/This I went back to the EBC FA123 HH that I order from Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse. Have about 8000 miles on these and still almost half the pad left. Just my . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutty Posted December 2, 2007 Share #4 Posted December 2, 2007 That's a good price for the pads, everyone brakes differently. Most don't use fronts enough to equal ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star4772 Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted December 2, 2007 If its the ones on Ebay From "THE EXTREME SHOP MOTOS" I personnaly don't recomend them. It took almost a month to get them. Once on the bike The back pads lasted a little over 1000 miles. The ones I pulled off, before I put Extreme shop on, were the EBC FA123 HH they had about 12000 miles. \Might give these guys a try. http://www.accwhse.com/This I went back to the EBC FA123 HH that I order from Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse. Have about 8000 miles on these and still almost half the pad left. Just my . Yep those are the one's. Thanks for the info I will check out the other web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardbog Posted December 2, 2007 Share #6 Posted December 2, 2007 Galfer HH and those guys are good to deal with. http://www.cyclebrakes.com/html/catalogs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bates Posted December 2, 2007 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2007 2 Gen EBC HH Pads. The only ones I will use. Rear: EBC (HH for heat) (Part number) FA123HH $23.88 Front EBC (Part number) FA179HH $21.48 From Zanotti https://www.zanottimotor.com/shopping/partLookUp.html Check out other threads http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=15799 Go to search and type in break pads and all kinds of stuff comes up. AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star4772 Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted December 3, 2007 2 Gen EBC HH Pads. The only ones I will use. Rear: EBC (HH for heat) (Part number) FA124HH $23.88 Front EBC (Part number) FA123 $21.48 From Zanotti https://www.zanottimotor.com/shopping/partLookUp.html Check out other threads http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=15799 Go to search and type in break pads and all kinds of stuff comes up. AL Thanks Al just ordered from Zanotti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted December 3, 2007 Share #9 Posted December 3, 2007 How did you do that? It seems to only want mfr part numbers!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteSquid Posted December 3, 2007 Share #10 Posted December 3, 2007 select aftermarket in the pull-down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denden Posted December 3, 2007 Share #11 Posted December 3, 2007 This is just a suggestion...I haven't tried it. We all know the RSV rear brakes lock up and skid WAY to easy. So maybe if you use the EBC Kevlar brake pads on the rear, instead of the HH (high friction), it might be easier to avoid rear brake lockup. The EBC Kevlar pads for the rear are FA123 (without the "HH"). I use the EBC Kevlar pads on my 1st gen to avoid ruining the hard to get rotors. The Kevlar brake pads have less initial "grab", but still have good braking power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 3, 2007 Share #12 Posted December 3, 2007 I'm not cheep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted December 4, 2007 Share #13 Posted December 4, 2007 I'm not cheep! So you need a banana spit, not a single scoop ice cream cone............ Sounds like high labour rates for this group............... :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted December 4, 2007 Share #14 Posted December 4, 2007 This is what I come up with when checking on the pads at Zanotti. The price is good but the shipping is a killer! I can buy them all day long around here for $35 and if I go to the local mechanic/accessory shop I can buy them for about 30 bucks. I don't see a savings here. Items in shopping cart: 1 FA123HH ( Quantity 1 * Price23.88) $ 23.88 Shipping is $11.46 Total $35.34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denden Posted December 4, 2007 Share #15 Posted December 4, 2007 Zanotti's prices are good if you order multiple items at once. The handling charge is just about the same for 1 item as it is for 10. What I do is keep a list of the stuff I want, and when I get enough items, I place my order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dray Posted December 4, 2007 Share #16 Posted December 4, 2007 So you need a banana spit, not a single scoop ice cream cone............ Sounds like high labour rates for this group............... :rotf: hey now i like a good banana split but i would have to pass on it if offered a banana spit but hey thats just me:banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkbjones Posted March 26, 2008 Share #17 Posted March 26, 2008 I know this is an older thread but I have acouple of ?'s. I am getting ready to order some brake pads so I can replace mine soon and want to make sure that I get the right ones. I was looking at the ebc catalog at cyclebrakes.com and according to the catalog the parts #'s for a 2007 venture are as follows: front pads = FA179 or F179 hh rear pads = FA123 or FA 123HH This does not seem to agree with what was posted earlier in this thread, I just want make sure that I get the right pads. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW47 Posted March 26, 2008 Share #18 Posted March 26, 2008 I use Bendix brake pads on rear to keep rear wheel lockup to a minimal. Part number is MA 113. You can get them at advance auto parts for about $17 a set. tew47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze Posted March 26, 2008 Share #19 Posted March 26, 2008 I know this is an older thread but I have acouple of ?'s. I am getting ready to order some brake pads so I can replace mine soon and want to make sure that I get the right ones. I was looking at the ebc catalog at cyclebrakes.com and according to the catalog the parts #'s for a 2007 venture are as follows: front pads = FA179 or F179 hh rear pads = FA123 or FA 123HH This does not seem to agree with what was posted earlier in this thread, I just want make sure that I get the right pads. Thanks. I would suggest the FA179HH for the front and FA 123 for the rear. HH is a sintered Friction Material with very good Brake Performance. The Pads without HH are standard organic Material and not so strong as HH. But with the rear Brake Setup of the 2Gens it might be a good Idea to use not such extra byting Pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkbjones Posted April 5, 2008 Share #20 Posted April 5, 2008 I use Bendix brake pads on rear to keep rear wheel lockup to a minimal. Part number is MA 113. You can get them at advance auto parts for about $17 a set. tew47 Gene, do you have the Advance part #? I tried to get a set at and AA here in Richmond today and they said that part # goes to a filter. They also tried looking up the pads for the bike and it showed they couldn't get them. Ha ve you tried pep boys or autozone before, sure would like to find them for around $17 instead $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bates Posted April 6, 2008 Share #21 Posted April 6, 2008 I know this is an older thread but I have acouple of ?'s. I am getting ready to order some brake pads so I can replace mine soon and want to make sure that I get the right ones. I was looking at the ebc catalog at cyclebrakes.com and according to the catalog the parts #'s for a 2007 venture are as follows: front pads = FA179 or F179 hh rear pads = FA123 or FA 123HH This does not seem to agree with what was posted earlier in this thread, I just want make sure that I get the right pads. Thanks. Nathan, you are right. I correct the post. Sorry about the type-o. Thanks, AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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