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Delta_one
Posted on Monday, January 04, 2010 - 07:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

granted I will not be riding for a while but while the bike is down I think I want new brake pads.

I hated the pulsing from the stock pads and the on/off of the rear brake. so I installed lyndall gold pads up front and a brembo rear brake. now it feels like I have a block of wood on each side of the rotor instead of a friction material.

any recommendations?
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Sloppy
Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 03:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Welcome to Lyndalls!

You can "try" to clean the rotor with brake cleaner and CLEAN paper towels, then bed in the brakes, but that's what Lynd's feel like. I think they're okay street pads as they have a progressive feel to about 50% brake force, but after than, like wood...

I would recommend organics (I like EBC) for street use and for "slow you down NOW!" brakes (but grabby when cold), go with sintered for track days.
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Delta_one
Posted on Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 12:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

cool thanks sloppy. Ill call AL in a week or so and see if he has any for the brembo too.
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Chippy
Posted on Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 10:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1 on the ebc's. they even have a cool sound when applied.
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1_mike
Posted on Friday, January 08, 2010 - 09:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

EBC, HH pads.

Took a coupla hundred miles to clean off the rotor from any debris left from the old pads.

Excellent, worthwhile pad swap.

Mike
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Barker
Posted on Friday, January 08, 2010 - 10:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1 EBC HH

"They even have a cool sound when applied."

When I first installed them, I though I was being chased by a swarm of angry bees.
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