Which Front Brake Pads?

[Az]

Bikes used for commuting in all weather & fun spirited rides on sunny weekends. Bike also does a lot of two up riding. Currently has Kyoto pads in which are shite.

My options (unless you have any other suggestions?)

- EBC HH (£40)
- EBC GG (£35)
- Gold Fren Sintered HH - (£25)
- Armstrong HH (£30)
- Armstrong GG (£20)

I don't know much about pads. From what I've been told, HH has a better bite but wear down discs quicker.
Where as GG's offer better all weather performance, average braking power, don't wear discs down amywhere near as much as HH's but they're not as good in the dry.

How bad are HH's in the wet & cold?

[Fisty]

EBC HH sintered would be my choice out of all those. I have used all 3 and the EBC's gave the best feel and performance.
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[davebike]

Anothe vote for EBC HH
I will not fit anything else to my bikes
And prefer them fro customers bikes
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[Taught2BCauti...]

I can speak in favour of Goldfren Sintered pads, at least as far as my 125 is concerned.

Fitted them about 6 months ago, and finding them smooth on take-up, good on stopping power in the wet and dry, and they don't seem to be wearing the disks down too much. The backing plates are copper plated, but I'm not convinced that this makes any difference - but I did noticed that the edges of the backing plates were free from shear marks, and fitted the calipers without having to be dressed.

I usually use EBC pads on the Merc, and haven't had any problems with quality or excessive wear, but I guess they use a different compound for bikes.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

I liked the EBC HHs on my FZ up until the point I locked up the front wheel whilst doing 60 down the moto rway and will be sticking them on the FZR when the current pads are worn out.

I'm not sure if it's actually true, but English EBC pads are shit, american ones are far superior....
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[totalllama82]

Another vote for EBC HH. Used them on all of my bikes aside from my 125. Very good performance although, I find that they can lack initial bite when cold - just the first few mins of riding mind.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

OE for me, unless they're known to be crap, but depends on the bike.
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[Iain.]

EBC HH all the way

[stevo as b4]

Another on any bike I've ridden, HH pads feel best and on some bikes I've had have made a huge difference to stopping distances compared to organic pads.

Ferodo, Brembo, Carbon Lorraine, EBC, etc, But definitely HH rated for the best stopping on OEM stainless discs or billet steel discs.

I've no idea what pad type would work best on superior cast iron discs though??

[Az]

EBC HH it is then, thanks for the replies