To brake or not to brake, pads are the question?

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Olig7475 · #1 Post by **Olig7475** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:47 pm

Hi guys, I've had a scan through the forum but not really had an answer to the question of what pads to use on the front, are these any good with stock disks;

EBC Double-H Sintered Pads

Cheers
Oli

EdinburghFalco · #2 Post by **EdinburghFalco** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:15 pm

I have got these seem pretty good to me

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:48 pm

With standard disks you want to use organic pads - sintered are too harsh.

I've heard the Ferrodo Platinums are a good choice of organic pad (I know the name doesn't sound very organic - but they are)

Olig7475 · #4 Post by **Olig7475** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:05 am

Do you run stock disc's with your sintered pads EdinburghFalco?

#5 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:31 pm

I've found EBC HH's to be a tad aggressive, even on stainless. Like Andy, I've heard good reports about Ferodo Platinums (I think Nooj has them fitted). I'm intending to put some Performance Friction 95 pads on mine to match the PFM iron discs. Only trouble is they're £75 for two pairs - ouch!

HowardQ · #6 Post by **HowardQ** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:50 pm

I use sintered HH pads with the standard stainless disks, yes they are harsh but you do eventually get used to them and they are seriously powerful. Took me a while to reprogramme my brain and right hand and now I often only use one finger to slow down now.
Think organic pads would be fine. However I don't dislike the sintered pads enough to swap them out.
I'll see how it goes and may get to like them more.
You just have to take care when you first fit them, I pulled a few unplanned stoppies in the early days.

Nooj · #7 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:10 pm

General rule is: Sintered with stainless disks, organic with iron disks. I have Ferodo Platinums and iron rotors and really like them, but I'm not a heavy braker so don't expect the disks to get chewed up in a hurry.

D-Rider · #8 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:24 pm

Nooj wrote:General rule is: Sintered with stainless disks, organic with iron disks. I have Ferodo Platinums and iron rotors and really like them, but I'm not a heavy braker so don't expect the disks to get chewed up in a hurry.

The Platinums are organic pads anyway so they'll be fine.

scorpio24v · #9 Post by **scorpio24v** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:36 pm

Forgive my ignorance over such things, but whats wrong with OEM pads? I dont need any yet but when I do..... BTW genuine OEM Honda sintered for the CB1300/`Blade front both sides £37.00 and cheaper than some fancy "HH" thingys, what the hells "HH" anyway?

Nooj · #10 Post by **Nooj** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:46 pm

but whats wrong with OEM pads

Nothing if you have stock calipers and disks, but a lot of us don't. Also the OEM pads were designed nine years ago, braking technology and materials have moved on since then. OEM pads are perfectly adequate, but you can have better performance for a few quid more.

fizzog · #11 Post by **fizzog** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:25 am

I know the FJR is a lot heavier than the Falco (amongst other subtle differences

) but HH pads didn't agree with the stock rotors at all. OEM were much better.

To go with the PFM disks and Pretech 6pot calipers (thank you Mr Ebay

) I'd like to add another vote for Ferodo Platinums. Even work well the first time you apply them after a hundred miles of rain soaked motorway and you realise that the bend in the slip road is a bit sharper than you thought.

#12 Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:00 pm

fizzog wrote:To go with the PFM disks and Pretech 6pot calipers (thank you Mr Ebay )

That's proper bling... Photo required.

fizzog · #13 Post by **fizzog** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:24 pm

But then I'd have to clean it first

#14 Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:42 pm

fizzog wrote:But then I'd have to clean it first

Hmmm. Take your point, but if you cropped it nice and tight you could get away with only washing the disks and calipers...