best brake pads

[Guest]

I swear you guys are going to be sick of me before long but here I am with another question. What are you guys thoughts on brake pads? Are there any specific composition or brands to look for or to stay away from?

[bonanzadave]

I got some EBC Kevlar pads from Boulevard Suzuki. About as good as I needed to stop an old beater .

They're advertising a black friday sale but we may have to wait till then to see the discounts

[GSScoobie]

This Mom and Pop business uses the same exact friction material that the name brands use on their pads and are always on sale cheap!

http://maccycles.com/

[sedelen]

Never really gave it too much thought, but I trust OEM. And for when I was looking for them I found some OEM ones on E-bay for next to nothing so I got those for my 1000.
Now my 1100, I have not a clue whats in there, all that matters to me is they stop the bike, which they do.
I guess the "Best" brake pads would be the ones that stop the bike the quickest? Guess it depends on how you define best.

I do believe I did some reading up on them though.
Something like in this brake guide.

http://reviews.ebay.com/Which-Brake-Pads-to-Choose-Organic-Sintered-or-Ceramic?ugid=10000000020322378

[dr_fosg8]

Someone correct me if I am wrong here.

I think I remember reading somewhere that you want to stay away from sintered and HH pads. They are really hard and abrasive and will wear out an old brake disc very quickly.

[jona]

True. Kevlar or organic are best.

[tkent02]

Someone correct me if I am wrong here.

I think I remember reading somewhere that you want to stay away from sintered and HH pads. They are really hard and abrasive and will wear out an old brake disc very quickly.

Used brake discs are dime a dozen.

Some people use their brakes a lot, wear them out fast, others hardly ever do.
I like to stop easily with little finger pressure. Normally one finger, perhaps two for max effort braking. Some of my bikes have exceptional brakes, it makes it hard to ride a bike with petrified wooden hockey pucks for brakes. I could not care less about disc wear.

I try to get whatever pads provide the best braking.

Nothing else matters to me.

[dr_fosg8]

Used brake discs are dime a dozen.

Some people use their brakes a lot, wear them out fast, others hardly ever do.
I like to stop easily with little finger pressure. Normally one finger, perhaps two for max effort braking. Some of my bikes have exceptional brakes, it makes it hard to ride a bike with petrified wooden hockey pucks for brakes. I could not care less about disc wear.

I try to get whatever pads provide the best braking.

Nothing else matters to me.

So what is your recommendation? Are sintered pads the best for stopping? Do they resist fade the best? Or, do they last longer than organic or kevlar pads but offer similar stopping ability?

[koolaid_kid]

If you race, use sintered. They have to warm up and eat into your discs, but provide the best braking power once warmed up. If you ride on the street, use organic or kevlar. Vesrah or EBC both make quality pads.

[derwood]

My brakes are stock other than SS lines. I have tried kevlar / organic pads, but sintered pads are a much nicer. They bite better, better feel, less lever effort even if though i don't ride all that hard.
I use the crummier organic pads on the rear. organic pads are also dirtier, more brake dust.
I don't really care about preserving rotors, the first set of rotors lasted 75000 miles, they were well below minimum thickness by then but there were no warping or parallelism issues.
** interestingly (sic) the rear rotor is much thicker than the fronts.**