gold fren brake pads

[hornetmike]

Any got any views on gold fren brake pads, they are cheap on ebay and just wondering of they are any good.
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[lonner]

gold fren are not cheap as you will be buying another set a few days later assuming you managed to stop and didn't kill yourself.


]trust me they are rubbish[

[Itchy]

Watch out ebay is FULL of fake knock off brake pads , I got a set and they disintegrated within a few 100 miles.

If you want to try them cheaply try Wemoto they do Goldfren pads which are geniune.
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[1016.5]

I was wondering exactly the same thing a couple of weeks ago when fitting my new bluespot calipers. Couldn't find much in the way of a sensible answer on the net; loads of pious types banging on about never trying to save money on safety items like brakes and tyres and opinions from those who'd never tried them.
Had a look on the Gold Fren website which seemed pretty convincing, but, much as I love cheapness, in the end I went EBC.
Would be very interested to see if this thread throws up anything new.

[Itchy]

[salty21]

i've always used them and have no complaints, they last pretty well and stop me when i want to stop, good enough for me

saying that, i probably wouldnt use them on a track though
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[Reppyboyo]

I have gold frens on my S3, cant complain about em, plenty of stopping power.

[Ichy]

I have no problem with them. Its not like they are real budget items, they are only £2-3 cheaper than EBC.
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[mikey 2659]

but what about the wear on the not so cheap discs?

[salty21]

i had 3 sets on the nsr and the disc was still like new when i sold it
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[S1KE]

i use them...

they stop me.

job done


mike
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[Ichy]

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[Stelmer]

I've got Gold Fran on my GSX and it stops. They squeak like a bus but they stop.

It'll do me till I can replace the master cylinder.

[Ichy]

Good guess!

One of my bikes is an '87 XV1000. Twin disc. New pistons and seals, new braided lines, recon MC and it still takes a good tug to slow it down. I have gold frens on at the moment not brilliant but better than the EBC pads that were fitted. Almost feels like the disc or pads are glazed.

I'll try OEM but something tells me that they might not be the same as they were 22 years ago

I think heavier, progressive springs might help but its hard to get them for a decent price. I also think the fact that I have several later bikes means that I tend to compare them with each other and there is no way that a standard 80's bike will outbrake something 20 years newer.
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[sickpup]

Thing is I've seen this so many times and as a professional the best thing I can do is recommend genuine as they invariably work, how well is another matter.

The other issue is shiny discs, ones with a high chromium content. They don't rust and they look good they just don't stop as they don't dissipate heat quick enough..

[The Tot]

Slight hijack, has anybody used sbs sintered pads before? I know that Toby used to rave about bendix. I probably wouldn't mind propping for another set of Gold Frens, but at the end of the day, how many people are able to determine their braking performance in terms of their pads for regular riding? Other factors such as brake fluid fade, state of pistons would surely have an effect?

The last pads I used were vesrah and I was quite happy with their stopping power. Very potent once i cleaned out the pistons.
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[Blau Zedong]

I use the Fren pads on my Gixxer, and other than taking a while to bed in they are very good. Loads of feel and decent stopping power.
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[Faraz]

Was in the same position a few weeks ago.

Looked in other sites and people were saying sintered have more less power but more life. Standard have more power but a shorter life.

They recommended sintered pads for track use for some reason though..
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[smegbrains]

[sickpup]

You made a judgement on something on price and availability alone. You assumed that because they are cheap and available on Ebay that they are crap. Yet on the other hand you don't buy genuine pads which are expensive.
BT020's are cheap on Ebay at the moment, that doesn't make them a crap tyre.

When you make a rash judgement on something without trying to find anything out about it it will often come back and bite you on the arse. It did.

If people want I could always try and sugar coat my comments but then you wouldn't get anything like the truth. You would get the usual polite uninformed uninterested salesman patter that would sell you cheesecake to use as brake pads if there was a profit in it. I prefer the harsh truth myself and at least people accept I am telling the truth.

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