• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Any brake pad recommendations?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Footy.
  • Start date Start date
F

Footy.

Guest
There is still a bit of `meat' left on the front disc pads of my 78 GS750, but they will need replacing at the end of this season.

This `English' GS750 was the first with the mag wheels and front twin discs, and the pads are round. I believe these changed to a `square' design later.

The pads currently fitted are EBC organics, that were fitted years ago before the bike was stored. I was always happy with these, so i have just been surfing the Engish sites looking for EBC replacement pads.

But i can find no listing for the GS750 by EBC anymore from my normal sources in the UK.

Anyone know of a source in the UK? Or can anyone recommend a good alternative?

The problem with US sources is the postage is often more than the parts!

Regards.

Footy.
 
Have you tried M and P on mandp.com ? These are the people I normally use.
 
Hi Nobby.

Yes i looked on M&P's site, as i have had some bit's from them before for this bike.

They do list EBC pads for some of the older Suzuki's, but not the larger GS's Same thing with MPS.

Maybe EBC just don't do these anymore?

Cheers.

Footy.
 
Thats great, thanks FF.

The design of the pads looks right on your second link. I thought they would be the same as the same period American/Canadian bikes, so why the `grey import' tag! Curious?

I will see what happens when i contact the site.

Cheers.

Footy.
 
I got some pads from a shop in Fife, I think it was called Jim Allens, They were nice a cheap and he posts them to you. They are Ferodo but seem to be good. I will try and find his number for you if you want it. He runs an advert in the MCN.
 
Nobby 'C ' said:
I got some pads from a shop in Fife, I think it was called Jim Allens, They were nice a cheap and he posts them to you. They are Ferodo but seem to be good. I will try and find his number for you if you want it. He runs an advert in the MCN.
Click to expand...

Hi Nobby.

I have just ordered the pads listed on EBC's site posted by Focus Frenzy above, (part no FA 35). I have got a confirmation email from them, so there doesn't seem to be a problem.

I remember that this bike had Ferodo sintered pads when i first got it. These were not very good as they seemed to glaze up and squeel a lot at the time. But this is in the mid 80's, and they may have a better product these days. The EBC organic pads were certainly a lot better in my experience.

Thanks for the help.

Footy.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top