New Front pads time

[darrsi]

Galfer Brake Pads, Front, Semi Metal Part No: FD178-G1054
Or
Galfer Sintered HH , 
OR
SBS HS Sinter Street, SBS-634-HS

I cant speak for Galfer, the little I know of them is that they are the bottom end of the market. I have tried 'Goldfren', but only one time because the HH (purple) pads ate my discs, so I had to formally request Goldfren replace the discs F.O.C. etc.

Regarding SBS, @Gnasher might have some input on these, I think it was him that made me aware of these pads?

Bottom end of the market? Where exactly are you getting that info from? Apart from the occasional reduction in price when they're offered on sale, they are hardly inexpensive normally.
Goldfren however certainly are a budget option, I tried them once and that was enough for me.
And if you've ever read my posts you'll have noticed that I can't talk highly enough about Galfer pads. My main point being they are very gentle on brake discs, yet do the job well in all weathers.
Funnily enough I've just come in from servicing my brakes, and as usual once I clean the pads up they look like new, with no flaking or uneven wearing at all. I don't suppose it really matters too much, but in comparison my SBS ceramic pads on the back were all flaky and yet have been on my bike one year less than the Galfer pads on the front
As I've said many time before though, I do have aftermarket discs on the front and the SBS I tried started wearing the discs very quickly, which I spotted early, so I sold them on here and once replaced with Galfer everything was good again.
I do know that SBS work fine with OEM discs though, so by no means am I badmouthing them in any way whatsoever.
In fact I still have my OEM discs so if I do ever change them I may even give them another go in the future.