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Rear Brakes

Roadrash

Roadrash

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I was riding this morning and I could hear my rear brakes start to squeal a little. When I got home I pulled the cover off and the pads are getting thin.
What I would like to know is with so many choices of rear pads, which one is the best for my bike.
I have an 82 GS1100GL pretty much stock I'm not an aggresive driver.
Any opinions will be greatly appreciated.
 
I just got whatever Jeff at Z1 recommended & they worked out fine. Could have been EBC.... About $20.
 
For the rear brakes, I would go with the cheapest option available to you. Since the majority of your stopping power is in the front, having rear pads that might offer slightly less grip can help keep you out of trouble in a panic stop by helping to keep you from locking up the rear.
 
Personally, I want rear brakes I can lock up; there's times when it's kind of handy. I'd love to have ABS but that's not going to happen on 'these old girls'. Realistically, most organic pads are similar but I always use EBC.
I don't think you'd ever find one brand that would lock up and another brand that wouldn't. I think that part of it has to do with the entire system.

P.S. If you're ever riding across grass, don't use your front (disc) brake!!!!!
 
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10-4 on never using the front brake on grass!! I learned that at 10 yrs. old on a honda trail 70. It hurts!!
 
Hi Mr. Roadrash,

I use the EBC parts too. I think you need the FA36 for the rear and FA65 for the front. CLICK HERE if you want to see some pictures of when I last changed my rear brake pads. :eek:


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Thank for all the input, I went to my local Suzuki Dealer and picked up a set of EBC, breaks work great now.
Could have got a little better price on line but I have plans to get out with 82Shafty (my son) this weekend. We haven't been able to get together latley,so there was no waiting for the UPS man.

BassCliff my pads didn't look as bad as your but there wasn't much left.
Thank you for the link it made the break job so easy. I was finshed in about 15 minutes.:D
 
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