Quick question about brake pads. I need a set of front brake pads for my GS. I don't care about longevity; I just want whatever is going to bite the hardest. I did search, but there's a lot of crap to wade through to find what your looking for. Even if someone could just direct me to a few good threads about this topic, that would be great. Thanks a lot.
Most cost effective option will be EBC Kevlar pads. You can get Sintered HH pads too. They're both high quality pads.
Once again, I find myself agreeing with Alpha; go with EBC Kevlar, or EBC HH pads. Call around and buy whatever is in stock if you're in a rush; if you don't need them right away, shop around to see who has the best price.
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Are you going to start trying stoppies, BSD?
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 13, 2006, 09:48:46 AM
Are you going to start trying stoppies, BSD?
I don't know. I was thinking about it. I have almost everything I need to do it, (proformance fork springs with gold emulators, braided stainless steel front line, and a steering damper). the only other things I need to get are a set of sport demons and some high quality brake pads. i'm not building this bike specifically to stunt, I'm building it cause I love making things custom and perform better than they were intended to. I might try one or two stoppies one day, but I don't really wanna trash my bike. we'll see. you can be sure if I ever try them I'll be filming them and posting the videos on here.
Sounds awesome! If you have the money (and I understand it can be hard what with being a student and all) you might try doing a rear wheel swap so you can get some stickier rubber on there. That will help in your endeavors a lot, too.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 13, 2006, 10:04:17 AM
Sounds awesome! If you have the money (and I understand it can be hard what with being a student and all) you might try doing a rear wheel swap so you can get some stickier rubber on there. That will help in your endeavors a lot, too.
I was thinking about that too. But I haven't done it because I wouldn't be able to run the same tire on the front with the stock GS wheel. In the future I'd like to do a GSXR inverted front-end with the rim and entire brake setup. If I ever get around to doing that I'll swap out the back wheel as well.
I'm also kind hesitant of doing this because I'm sure it will destroy the flickbility of the tiny nible GS.
Quote from: budget speed demon on March 13, 2006, 06:23:40 PM
I was thinking about that too. But I haven't done it because I wouldn't be able to run the same tire on the front with the stock GS wheel. In the future I'd like to do a GSXR inverted front-end with the rim and entire brake setup. If I ever get around to doing that I'll swap out the back wheel as well.
They make 150/60 rear wheels and 110/70 front wheels, allowing you to run the proper width on the front with the new rear.
Now back to the actual topic of this thread;
What is the difference between EBC Kevlar pads and EBC HH pads? Pros? Cons?
Personal experience anyone?
Quote from: budget speed demon on March 13, 2006, 06:34:18 PM
Now back to the actual topic of this thread;
What is the difference between EBC Kevlar pads and EBC HH pads? Pros? Cons?
Personal experience anyone?
Kevlar are quieter and don't damage the rotor at all, while the Sintered pads have more stopping power. The sintered ones cost more.
I've had experience with them on my old '92, but I can't remember which were on there. Most likely the Kevlar ones. Either way, I was very pleased with their braking ability. Definitely an upgrade from stock.
I looked them up online (http://www.ebcbrakes.com/motorcycle.html) and it appears that the HH pads will offer more stopping power, and it says that they have completely eliminated brake noise with a new compound in the HH line.
I found them both on bike bandit here http://www.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/productlist~section_dept_id~1170244~terrain_dept_id~1202994~cat_dept_id~1405238~product_dept_id~1407663~selection_Path~3.asp
Price difference is like $3 :dunno_white: doesn't seem to bad.
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Hey hey hey, $3 is still more, technically!! :laugh: :laugh:
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I have EBC HH pads on my GS now and they're fantastic. You won't get a ton of life out of them but they definitely bite hard. Haven't tried the kevlars so I can't give a true comparison. Maybe I'll try them next time .. though I don't think I want to regress in terms of performance. I got them at Marietta Motorsports (http://www.1888fastlap.com) for about $35 (local so no shipping, although I did pay tax).
Dave
Edit - I'm running HH on the front, only. I rarely (if ever) use the rear so didn't bother upgrading.
The HH's I'm running on the front (only) are almost through, and I got them a year ago, or about 15k-18k miles ago.
Quote from: scratch on March 14, 2006, 10:28:50 AM
The HH's I'm running on the front (only) are almost through, and I got them a year ago, or about 15k-18k miles ago.
That sounds like damn good brake pad life to me. Do you NEVER brake or something, scratch?
I don't brake for corners.
Quote from: scratch on March 14, 2006, 10:39:38 AM
I don't brake for corners.
You're going slow enough you don't need to brake, huh?
:laugh: :laugh:
I kid, I kid. :) You'd probably outgun me any day, especially in the wet.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 14, 2006, 11:57:53 AM
You're going slow enough you don't need to brake, huh?
That and throttle control are the keys to being smooth; better fuel economy and less wear, too. Turns are what regulate the speed on roads. The straights only connect the turns.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 14, 2006, 11:57:53 AM
I kid, I kid. :) You'd probably outgun me any day, especially in the wet.
Oh :icon_lol:, I don't know, I haven't been on a track in a looooong time.
Quote from: scratch on March 14, 2006, 10:28:50 AM
The HH's I'm running on the front (only) are almost through, and I got them a year ago, or about 15k-18k miles ago.
Wow, that's much better life than I will get/am getting. Riding style certainly plays a large role. As does riding type .. my daily stop-and-go commute isn't exactly efficient. :)
Timing the lights helps. If it doesn't get you run over. If you can go slower on a four lane street (2 lanes going both ways), cars will go around you if you're obviously going slower, let them go around you to trip the light. For certain, wider-laned stoplights with the left-hand turnsignals that turn before the straight signals change, I'll time the left signal so that my arrival at the front (splitting) is such that I wont have to put my foot down for when my light turns green.
scratch's helpful hint #46
Excellent tip, Scratch. I wish I had the self control to do so. The legality of lane splitting would be nice, too.
Unfortunately, I just don't care enough about consumables to maximize efficiency. And I suffer from a right wrist that's as "heavy" as my right foot. As well as a mindset devoid of patience. Oh, and going slow in Atlanta is akin to a deathwish.
All of which explains why I only average ~46 mpg. :icon_mrgreen: