| Author | Message | ||
     Stevedplumber |
After three years it is time to replace the oem brake pads. I would like some info on good brake pads, prices, part numbers and locations to purchase them. | ||
| Henrik |
Steve; Al at American Sport Bike, Dave at Appleton and many more of our sponsors should be able to help you out with advice and purchase. I've bought mine from American Sport Bike in the past, and they carry a good variety depending on your needs. For my S3 I went with EBC HH pads and were happy with them for both street and track days. I'll be trying Lyndall pads for the S2 next season. Henrik | ||
| Bomber |
Steve - stockers are a very good compromise between power, feel, initial bite (!), wear rate, dust generated, and like that -- like everything else, TANSTAAFL (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch) -- Lindall Racing has many fans (though I couldn't tell the difference, perhaps due to not cleaning the disk enough during the install process) -- as with all things Tubers, Al at American Sportbike has the stright dope on the aftermarket choices available -- good prices, great service, nice folks, and, as a bonus, a sponsor of this very site! | ||
| Bomber |
as per usual, Henrik is quicker n me! | ||
| Al_lighton |
Steve, The Lyndall's are highly recommended, especially for the front. The stock pads are sintered, and their benefits are that they provide good "bite" and they wear well. However, they are a bit lacking in "feel" and tend to be a bit "digital" (on or off, not a nice linear "the harder you squeeze, the more stopping power you get" feel). They also tend towards leaving a uneven deposition layer on your rotor. Se that mottled pattern on your rotor? That's deposition layer, not "hard spots" in the rotor. The effect of that layer is an uneven pulsing in the front end, especially in the last 10mph right before you come to a stop. The Lyndalls are a semi-metallic "racing" pad that provide both excellent stopping power and feel. They won't leave an uneven deposition layer, and in fact, will clean the uneven layer off of your rotor within 200 miles (if you bed them in properly). You'll have as much stopping power as the stock sintereds. The disadvantage is that while they baby your disc, they will wear faster and generate more brake dust as a result. And they are a few bucks more. CP9111 Ferodo semi metallics are nice too, but for my money, I like the Lyndalls. The "racing" designation can be disregarded on the Buell application. The single rotor has a higher thermal saturation rate and they come up to temperature fast enough to work even fresh out of your driveway on a cold morning. See here Lyndalls also make a rear brake, and while it also is a fine pad, I personally don't mind using a more economical pad there since I really don't expect too much stopping power out of the rear anyway. The EBC black or Ferdo platinums work well there for less $$. See here Al | ||
| Stevedplumber |
Fellow buellers, thank you for you kind advice and information. I would like to have some more advice or personal experiences, so I can make a better informed decision. |
