Goldfren pads

[Blue_SV650S]

Had a few of these pads now, both on my dirt bike and road bike, on the dirt bikes they have been fine.

This pad was in the rear of the SV (road bike), seems it rusted so bad it lifted the friction material off???

What's most annoying is that there was plenty of friction material left. They aren't THAT old* either ... anyone else had this?

It can't be good??




*Just under 12 months.
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[MarkJ]

Hmm, not that I know of. Got them on the Hornet at the moment. Going to give all the brakes a clean next week so will have a look.

Had them on the last track bike and certainly had no problems. Who did you buy them from? Some people sell knock offs apparently (I get mine from Busters Accessories ebay account, which seem to be the real deal).

[chris-red]

That is how good Suzukis are at rotting, they even turn non OEM parts into rust scrap in no time.
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[crazyjoyce]

i think they're shit. had them on the cbf for one commute before i ordered OEM pads

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[Marmalade]

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[Marmalade]

Yeah, that is fair. Average bike mileage is meant to be something like 3500 miles a year
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[Polarbear]

Shows how people feel differently! I fitted them to the missus fazer track bit and junked them within 100 miles. Horrible, wooden and useless was my opinion.

I would never have them again, but I had Armstrong pads and loved them and there are lots on here who would never ever use them!
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[evoboy]

Currently have a set in the rear of the ZX.

They work.....that is all.
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[Dazbo666]

I used goldfren once on the old GPZ... but they seemed to wear away faster than a piece of cheese on a grater!!

and for the record I had a similar experience with the friction material on a set of Armstrong pads used on the Bandit
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[Cheeseybeaner]

I've used goldfren pads many times, they're halfway between Kyoto pads at the very cheap end (pretty poor) and EBC at the expensive end. I'd say they're pretty cost effective wear wise, maybe not the same feel as EBC pads but nonetheless pretty decent.
I'm surprised they've rusted so badly in the op's pictures, every set I've had appear a sort of bright copper type colour and don't seem to take on rust at all.

[Blue_SV650S]

[Cheeseybeaner]

[TUG]

I tend to use EBC or Armstrong pads, Armstrong are my all time fave in HH flavour.
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