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FRONT BRAKES - jason1 - 09-07-13
Hi , im on a tight budget and looking at GOLD fren ceramic carbon pads on Ebay £26 for both sides . Has anyone tried these out? or could recommend a better alternative . All advise is received with a :lol
Re: FRONT BRAKES - darrsi - 09-07-13
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SBS-FRONT-BRAKE-PADS-YAMAHA-FZS-600-FAZER-1998-2003-CERAMIC-/150791446789?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item231bdee105
Re: FRONT BRAKES - Punkstig - 09-07-13
Ferodo platinum are more then capable for road use and are the best I've ever used in the wet- very little difference in stopping from the dry.
I recently fitted the ferodo sintered but only because I did a track day at bedford autodrome and they did not fade once during the day and I am a pretty heavy breaker!
Re: FRONT BRAKES - garyb - 09-07-13
(09-07-13, 09:12 PM)jason1 link Wrote: Hi , im on a tight budget and looking at GOLD fren ceramic carbon pads on Ebay £26 for both sides . Has anyone tried these out? or could recommend a better alternative . All advise is received with a :lol
Don't buy those gold fren - I had them on the blackbird and they were pure shit!
EBC HH area a savage pad - more expensive but I love the feel of them and the bite is brilliant.
Re: FRONT BRAKES - jason1 - 09-07-13
Hi got the EBC HH pads on rear and agree bite hard . Due to funds the ferodo pads look good value at mo , esp if there good in the wet as i do a lot of motorway commuting and we all know the dick heads about then :eek Dont think ill go for the gold fren if there that bad . The jury is out
Re: FRONT BRAKES - darrsi - 09-07-13
I bought my front Galfer pads at a reduced price on Ebay but just had a look for you and they've gone back to nearly double the price.
If i'd have known i'd have bought a couple of pairs, because they're bloody great and are barely wearing at all, and also not even wearing the discs out.
I will probably go SBS next time, as i have them on the rear and i'm very pleased with them, and they're a good price.
Re: FRONT BRAKES - stevierst - 09-07-13
Just bought the Bendix MF pads for the fz1 which were quite cheap, they're really good! Getting some for the little fazer soon.
Re: FRONT BRAKES - Dead Eye - 10-07-13
SBS Ceramics on the front for me
Great pads, was recommended them on here and haven't looked back
Re: FRONT BRAKES - Frosties - 10-07-13
Don't buy those gold fren - I had them on the blackbird and they were pure shit!
EBC HH area a savage pad - more expensive but I love the feel of them and the bite is brilliant.
Agreed with the EBC HH. Got them on the Tiger and the Fazer....great feel & bite with no fade!
Re: FRONT BRAKES - Liroka - 10-07-13
Do not buy Gold Fren! When I removed my front calipers to service them just after New Year I was shocked when at least one pad came away from the backing plate on both sides - they were about 8 months old with very little use. :eek
*NB* May have said these were Kyoto in a previous post but having recently checked receipts they were in fact Gold Fren. Saying that though, I definitely tried Kyoto pads at the rear and they're worse than useless in the wet so I'd avoid those too.
Re: FRONT BRAKES - jason1 - 10-07-13
Cheers guys for info , def avoid Gold Fren pads , Leaning towards SBS pads . Few more notes but gotta be worth it .
Re: FRONT BRAKES - andybesy - 10-07-13
I've been happy with my sbs
Re: FRONT BRAKES - darrsi - 10-07-13
For the price, you seriously can't go wrong with SBS, they're extremely good value with great feedback.
Re: FRONT BRAKES - Dead Eye - 10-07-13
Very true, pretty sure I paid about £15 a set for my current ones so not that much more expensive than what the OP listed