What brake pads do you use and how do you rate them?

[0l0dom0l0]

As per title really.

Usually go for EBC HH but want to try something different.

For a TL 1000R mostly fast road use with track possibility...
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[BigDan1190]

I also use EBC HH - it ain't broke, don't fix it. You'll find different pads will have a different feel, and I don't particularly fancy changing something that my brain knows how to use without even thinking...

They do however make an EBC HH model of pads made specifically for racing, but they are roughly £15 more per set. I believe the only/main difference is that they deal with higher levels of heat better.

[Acemastr]

Got sent some GG instead of HH that I ordered, initial bite is a little lacking but they will stop me pretty well. HH going on next!
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[-Matt-]

Using HH on my two front calips on ZX6R, no issues - reverted last pad change to GGs on the rear from previously using HH's, slightly noticably difference especially at the start but i'd probably settle for GG's again considering the price difference to be honest and the fact i'm not using the bike on track at the moment.

HH's i THINK were EBC's last change, GG's i cant remember, although to be fair i've never noticed a difference on brand across changes personally.

[orac]

HH all round, pretty good from cold, but once you get the disk and the pads hot they become awsome.

dont forget that while the pads and disk will alter feel, they wont alter feel asd much as the calipers and master cylinder, i can couch for that after first hand experience.
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[barrkel]

OEM pads from Honda - sintered as stock on my SH - are better than EBC HH I replaced them with, but not better enough to justify the price. But the scooter stops better than anything else I've ridden.

All my other bikes were bought with EBC HH and renewed like for like.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

OE in the Fireblade, good feel from cold, and deal with track based heat without glazing up.
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[Slacker24seve...]

Very impressed with the Carbone Lorraine XBK5s I've got now. Plenty of initial bite and loads of power, better than OEM. I had EBC HHs on my Hornet and thought they were good, however with hindsight that's because the standard setup is so wooly.
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[Old Git Racing]

Pads I've used that are good - OEM Nissin, SBS, Carbon Lorraine SBK3. Currently using Brembo, good but costly.
Have you got braided hoses on? Sintered pads generate a lot of heat especially on track and a TL is a porky girl.

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[stinkwheel]

I usually use Armstrong HH and am happy with them.

I did however fit brembos to Mrs stinkwheels bike recently and they are outstanding in every respect.
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[Tarmacsurfer]

Been using Goldfren HH for years, done a decent job on every bike I've tried them on. Just picked up a set of their new S33 pads to try on the front of the ZZR11 (in GSXR calipers).
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[0l0dom0l0]

It's going to have a zx10r master cylinder and caliper set up on with braided lines so the master cylinder and calipers won't be an issue.

I'm just curious really, I wouldn't say I'm fixing something that's broken by trying an alternative pad. I've never first hand given EBC HH pads some proper abuse actually thinking about it because I was a slow rider when when I had them on my bikes and the FZ6 has got standard pads atm which are shit. They were on my daytona though and that thing stopped scarily fast.

I do remember that the EBC's were a bit shit when wet, but this won't be be an issue as the bike will just be a sunny day bike.

I'm very tempted by by the brembo ones I've seen and they've got some good reviews.

Will probably order some EBC ones for my FZ6 as well as a conparitor. [/b]
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[Musketeer]

I use EBC HH in my refurbished 6 pot Tokico calipers.. I think they are excellent for road use.
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[Polarbear]

Bendix pads

https://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorcycle/brake-pads/bendix-brake-pads

Best pads I've ever had. They transformed Tocico six pots on my busa.

Bloody expensive though.
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[Fizzer Thou]

I use Armstrong GG sintered on the XR400SM and while the front brake is too grabby but progressive,the rear is next to useless.So I will try the Ferodo MX pads that were in the caliper when I used to race the bike in enduros.I know that these are good.

On the front of the KTM Enduro I have a set of Braking pads on a Braking full floating disc.This gives very good feel,is progressive and full power is available wet or dry.On the rear I am still on the original set of Brembo pads using a Braking wavey disc.Again,very progressive and good feel wet or dry.

As for the Exup-R,I have a set of six piston calipers using Ferodo Sport pads with a pair of EBC floating discs.These are progressive and good wet or dry.For continental riding I have a spare front wheel with the original discs and have used organic 'Black' EBC pads,but these gave little or no feedback and even with some 'extra' leverage,they failed to impress compared to the Ferodo pads.On the rear I have used Ferodo Sport pads,but they locked up the back wheel too easily,so cut some of the material away to reduce the pad area until they wore out.

But on the R1 I am still using the original front pads on standard discs using a Brembo radial master cylinder.This arrangement is so good and very sharp with good feel,maybe because of the Aeroquip brake lines.On the rear I am using a Braking wavey disc with Ferodo GG pads.I can lock up the back wheel with this,but only if provoked.I have a set of sintered Ferodo pads ready for the front,but after 25,000 miles there is still quite a lot of life left in the original pads.

A friend recently replaced his worn out front discs on his 5JJ R1 as he was going to the Isle of Man for this years TT,and having raced there in the past,wanted something good for those ineveitable laps.But the EBC discs that he bought for a 'good price' were too soft for the Ferodo pads that were installed not long after the discs were bolted in place.What he could not be made to understand was that there are differant levels of hardness of stainless steel,and that the 'EBC' discs that he bought at a 'good' price were way too soft.So he resorted to buying some low mileage OEM discs and pads and now feels that full power has been resumed.
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[MarkJ]

Always HH front or rear. Not a fan of EBC, always feel wooden. Brembo are the best I've used. Have used GoldFren (bought from Busters so likely to be genuine) and they were very good imo. Might try Carbone Lorraine next.

[keggyhander]

EBC Organic.

Bit easier on discs than the HH.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Went from Brembo to EBC HH and much prefer them.
EBC organic on the rear makes for a good combination.
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[johnsmith222]

goldfren HH pads.

They're a good option for those of you who are trying to save money but they are significantly inferior to the brembo HH pads in my ZZR600. I only got the brembos because Hein Gericke were doing them very cheap.

Both bikes have had brake caliper overhauls in the last month.

Admittedly I'd go for the goldfren pads again to save money but I'd personally not fancy using them on a track.