Front brake pads - genuine vs EBC

[dirtbike0810]

How would EBC sintered HH pads hold up against genuine Suzuki pads for Brembo's?

[MarJay]

Waaaaay better judging by the poor state of my OEM Suzuki Brembo pads. I have EBC's in my Street Triple, and they put that thing on it's nose. The Suzuki is like stopping using wet lettuce instead of pads.
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[dirtbike0810]

The ones on my bike currently (which I assume are genuine Suzuki's due to mileage) are/were excellent, I just barely touch the lever and it has strong bite.

Got quoted £92 for genuine and £58 for EBC. I'll see what the EBC's are like. Wet lettuce

[ThatDippyTwat]

EBC HH are very, very good. Too good in some cases, I found them grabby. Went with Goldfren's this time on my Viffer, allowing me a more progressive action withoug worrying I'll wash out the front. Obviously, your bikes entire setup will be different, but the compound itself is superb, if your brakes allow for it to be used to it's potential.
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[NJD]

[redeem ouzzer]

For road use my go to is always OEM if available, I've got a hate boner for EBC which is probably down to last using them in the 90's when they were shit and ate discs.

However I find OEM give the best balance of feel / stopping power / disc wear.

I find Goldfren quite good as aftermarket pads go in terms of performance against cost, not quite as good as OEM (but good enough to use on Track if needed), don't ruin discs and cheap to buy.
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[dirtbike0810]

Don't need for the track, only road riding. Don't want to wear my discs though!

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[dirtbike0810]

Suzuki might be the middle choice then?

[Polarbear]

I like EBC. As Marjay did, I stuck them in my Striple and the brakes were superb.

I wasn't so keen on Goldfren, but I did have them in a ZZR1100 and the brakes wouldn't be world beating whatever was in there.

In my Goldwing 1800 I had Armstrong sintered. I really liked them but I'm not sure if even available now.

So, when my present OEM's need replacing my first port of call will be EBC HH.
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[stinkwheel]

Actual Brembo SA pads are the way forwards. They make any percieved difference between OEM and EBC seem irrelevant.
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[MarJay]

To be fair my Suzook has Brembo calipers with a badly matched Nissin MC.

In fact, this very weekend I plan to change to a Brembo RCS master cylinder and EBC HH pads, so I'll let you know what the bike feels like afterward. It's a shame as the bike is fantastic in so many ways, but very let down by the wooden brakes.
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[chickenstrip]

I found Yamaha pads to be really good on Fazer 1000s. Lasted well, plenty of feel and stopping power. But they got a bit pricey so I switched to EBC - HHs front, standard rear. Not quite as good on feel or longevity, but I don't have any problems with them. I think the HHs are a bit hard on the discs though.
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[JackButler]

Nothing wrong with EBC's, Goldfren, Carbone Lorraine, Brembo pads etc etc. Lots of folk raving about SBS pads just lately, not tried them myself but it seems to be genuine endorsements & not an internets marketing campaign.

The secret is buying 'GENUINE' items & not just ShingChen pads in very easily copied packaging.

Fakes are now endemic amongst every motorcycle consumable & you can almost guarantee that anyone 'slagging' off a well known brand for poor quality is also the type that likes to save themselves a few quid & laffs at them that don't.

Oil, spark plugs, chains, brake pads, seals, gaskets. The list is endless & even a few very succesfull & well known internet retailers are in on the action.
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[MarJay]

They transformed my Triumph brakes, and that was a couple of years back... *shrug*
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[ThatDippyTwat]

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[Fisty]

Brembo Reds, I have never found any better pads.
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[jeffyjeff]

I ran Galfer pads on my VFR for years; great performance and service life. Recently I installed EBC pads on my R1150R rear brake. They fit the caliper, but are a little bit too thick. The rear rotor ran hot with the EBC pads, so I switched back to OE.
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[Fisty]

[stinkwheel]

Anyone who thinks EBC pads are all fine should be made to fit R-series brake pads to their motorcycle.
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