Product : Brake Pads Discussion

[hachi]

Ferredo I recommand, go mah motor dont go LAB I think they got cheong ferredo where the packaging is blus in colour but mah motors ones are silver or red in colour.

Alos $20 include install.

[RT]

Any other place to change EBC pads? Anyway same price for TA200? How about the Vesrah?

 

I changed mine at Looi"s but Motorsales also has them...

[GhostRider17]

Originally posted by hachi@Jul 13 2004, 07:38 PM

Ferredo I recommand, go mah motor dont go LAB I think they got cheong ferredo where the packaging is blus in colour but mah motors ones are silver or red in colour.

Alos $20 include install.

Ferredo got a lot of model one maybe he gave other model

[bktan]

guys anyone know where to get copper grease to apply to the metal part of the brake pad to prevent squealing brakes?

[tealeaf]

its applied in the internals of the calliper, pistons and such. Not on the brake pads.

u can get them at normal hardware shops.

[bktan]

hey tealeaf long time no see...

 

really? i cldn't find them at DIY shops or shops along jalan besar/sungei road. I cld only find Lithium grease, is it a gd alternative?

[EIDTSH]

Originally posted by nocturnized@Jul 12 2004, 01:28 PM

Yup, i simply can't disagree with u. Tried Fizzpower, in the dry ok but in wet, just cannot make it lah.. ha! Just changed mine to EBC n just came back from a downpour just now, and i can say it GRIPS !!!

I beg to differ. I change it at Ah Kun for rear wheel on 10 July. Yesterday evening (13/7) heavy downpour. But this fizzpower really works ... The rear brakes were wonderful, I just need to depress a little n my rear wheel reacts very effectively. though dry weather not that terrific.

 

Personal comment on Vesrah is that it leaves a lot of Dust

[nocturnized]

Originally posted by edwin-nel@Jul 14 2004, 05:20 PM

I beg to differ. I change it at Ah Kun for rear wheel on 10 July. Yesterday evening (13/7) heavy downpour. But this fizzpower really works ... The rear brakes were wonderful, I just need to depress a little n my rear wheel reacts very effectively. though dry weather not that terrific.

 

Personal comment on Vesrah is that it leaves a lot of Dust

true la but my experience using that pad quite is that it's ok ok lor.. Once using it in rain, the pads didn't grip and end up finally having to squeeze the brake lever quite hard and the front wheels nearly locked up. With this EBC pads, doing endos is now just an easy feat to perform..

[EIDTSH]

Originally posted by nocturnized@Jul 14 2004, 05:40 PM

true la but my experience using that pad quite is that it's ok ok lor.. Once using it in rain, the pads didn't grip and end up finally having to squeeze the brake lever quite hard and the front wheels nearly locked up. With this EBC pads, doing endos is now just an easy feat to perform..

No hard feelings.... just that the same piece of equipment on different bike conditions might work differently. I appreciate your feedback.... will be cautious of wet weather.

 

Much Thanks

[william_liu]

Actually I find that Fizzpower brake pads work better on my rear brakes than front.... the front feeling I get is like what nocturnized said, takes hard braking to grip well, danger of locking the front.... the rear not so, I wonder....

 

Am riding a TA200 anyway.

[tealeaf]

Originally posted by bktan@Jul 14 2004, 12:54 PM

hey tealeaf long time no see...

 

really? i cldn't find them at DIY shops or shops along jalan besar/sungei road. I cld only find Lithium grease, is it a gd alternative?

hmmmm lithium grease, heard somewhere before... i belief the lithium grease u mention is actually multi-purpose grease but lithium based.

 

 

dunno about copper grease but my bike's service manual recommends silicone grease. i think some people call it rubber grease.

not sure whether got any side effects, but the last time i stripped my z kia calliper, i used multi-purpose grease. works fine for a few months, later on dunno liao cos sell liao hehee.

[waiyuen]

Anyone heard AP racing before? LAB keep asking me to buy this brake pad...he said is exact same material with EBC, but in cheaper price... And he said later LAB will sell Brembo brake pad...but just in small amount...

[Cool79]

Originally posted by waiyuen@Jul 16 2004, 11:50 AM

Anyone heard AP racing before? LAB keep asking me to buy this brake pad...he said is exact same material with EBC, but in cheaper price... And he said later LAB will sell Brembo brake pad...but just in small amount...

how much is ah boy sellin the AP?????

[taig0ng]

EBC cost 60+ a pair at HKL !??!?!

[waiyuen]

Originally posted by Cool79@Jul 16 2004, 03:34 PM

how much is ah boy sellin the AP?????

around $60++...

[Guest kymco]

Why no one try the Newfern from Italy???? Is good and cheap and it will not damage your disc. Check it out at Chong Aik

[biocops]

actually which brake pad is the best to use in wet and dry weather for Super 4???? how much??? thanks

[Guest quizesilver]

anyone know the where sell SBS brake pad for TA200.

Other den SBS which is better?

EBC got for TA?

 

price range for the both

[djugashvili]

where can I get TZRR's Brembo brakepads?

[Cool79]

Originally posted by kymco@Jul 21 2004, 12:29 AM

Why no one try the Newfern from Italy???? Is good and cheap and it will not damage your disc. Check it out at Chong Aik

how much is it?

[redname]

Originally posted by kymco@Jul 21 2004, 12:29 AM

Why no one try the Newfern from Italy???? Is good and cheap and it will not damage your disc. Check it out at Chong Aik

i only use Goldfren from Czech b4

[Wildboar]

What about Wave and SparkZ? Do they use normal ones?

[Exhaus-tion]

can 1 tell me wats the diff between sintered and ceramic brake pads?

...and wat are their pros n cons?

[Exhaus-tion]

any1 can recommend an affordable, good in dry wet conditions and no double decker stopping sounds for big sports bike front brake pads???

 

after reading tis thread till pls can 1 really really comfirm whether daytona ones are no good.... pls....

 

wanna change fast cuz wearing out almost completely. bike done 25k liao.

 

pls help

[KawBoy]

Hello all,

 

There seems to be a great deal of confusion about this topic.

 

Firstly, since we are selling DP brakes the immediate impression we will expect from posting would be that this post is biased. We are not here to promote our product but to set some things right. Have it your way after you finish this post.

 

The number of people here who are keen on cheap brake pads make up the main bulk. Certainly there is nothing wrong with getting the best value for money. But is it really value for money?

 

Brake pads can cost anywhere from $2-$240 a set and there's good reason why. Performance brake pads costs more because they cost more to make and thus they deliver more. Cheap pads are made with cost savings in mind and not brake performance so there's a wide divide in the kind of performance you can expect between the two. If anything, the number of cheap pads available has increased here and many same brands are actually repacked versions of the same thing from the same factories.

 

The reason why many customers in Singapore do not accept performance pads is because they do not ride their machines very hard, nor do they need to. This train of thought is further compounded by small bike owners who think that they would not require better brake pads than the "standard" types available. This could not be further than the truth.

 

While small bike owners and some commuting customers subscribe heavily to that belief, they often ignore the fact that the brakes are the most important part of the motorcycle. Displacement, machine type, or kind of use really does not matter when accidents happen. Mostly, panic braking is a result of poor braking, and as a result, wheel lock occurs and thus an accident happen. But usually the road surface is blamed for it, it was wet, sandy, or maybe the other party was too sudden in their actions. Whatever it is, if one has consistent and good braking practice, these could have been avoided.

 

Cheap pads will not provide consistent performance in different conditions. And consistency is important especially when riding on the streets when progressive braking is key. Especially in a rain, cheap brake pads fade easily. What is really required are brakes you can trust. Something that is predictable and consistent in delivery of braking performance.

 

While the cost of good brake pads are high, they will save you undue pain, inconvenience, and unpleasantness in general. Find out how much a fracture costs in medical bills, add the inconveniences and multiply it by pain. You'll get the idea.

 

There is no logic too in using $20 dollars brake pads on a $20k R1. Would the same owner put cheap tires on the bike too?