fastfredyb Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Does any body have a preference for brake pads? I went to the dealer and the pads alone were like 80$ for the front alone. Sorry but that's waaaaaaaay to much . Bikemaster, EBC, any other other decent brand? This is what I hate about motorbikes, I can't just go to the local Autozone, Oreilly's, Napa....so on and so forth. Give me your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZEtc Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 When my FZ-07 was less than a week old, I replaced the stock front pads with EBC HH-rated ones. (They're the same EBC pads used on a 1998 YZF-R1, by the way.) I did this to get more braking power, and they delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZRDR Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I can second the EBC HH. .......my last bike, CBR 1k I went with galfer sintered and was not impressed 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scordiaboy515 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 ......EBC's, FA252HH, yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfredyb Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks gentlemen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfredyb Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hate to sound stupid buuuuut. Did you use the same for front and rear? Thanks in advance http://www.amazon.com/EBC-Brakes-FA252HH-Disc-Brake/dp/B00666FM9G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1422903865&sr=8-2&keywords=ebc+fa252hh#productDetails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZEtc Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Negative. The rear pads are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfredyb Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 I got this right off the EBC catalog. Front brakes FA252HH, Rear Brakes are FA174HH http://ebcbrakes.com/Assets/ecatalogues/2015-USA-MC-Catalog/EBC-Brakes-2015-USA-MC-Cat.html#p=64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anips Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 For those that installed the EBC HH pads, how is your rotor wear thus far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxSpeeD Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Wait, decent brake pads are this cheap and adds more braking power? Why doesn't every FZ owner do this mod instead of stainless steel brake lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZEtc Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I've had the EBC HH front pads for nearly all of the 9,000-and-something miles on my FZ07. Front brake rotor wear looks normal. Why not more swapping to these pads? My guess is a combination of not knowing about them and/or believing the aftermarket brake lines should be the first thing done. Probably for a touch of bling, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 The last discussion I remember about brake pads I distinctly remember a professional warning people about using high performance brake pads that aren't designed for street use. Apparently, some people want the very best pads and mistakenly buy them so read up before you buy to make sure they are right for your bike. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member pgeldz Posted December 14, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted December 14, 2016 If you want a step up from the HH, EBC makes the EPFA, which are great dual purpose street/track pads. I've been using them for a year and a half, 20+ track days and thousands of street miles. Rotors look great, and pad wear seems minimal. - Paulie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregjet Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Bendix make some nice pads. I am a fan of the carbon /metallics ( NOT STRAIGHT CARBON for the road) but I think ebc, sbs, bendix, vesrah and quite a few others make some great metallics pads. I suspect the stock pads are chinese/Thai/Indonesian/Indian cheapies to keep the cost down. I would happily be corrected, but I think buying any name brand quality pad is going to be an upgrade. I had the same problem with an early Hyosung. Brakes were aweful and wooden. Changed to ordinary vesrahs and the brakes improved immensely ( even more when I made the disc actually parallel to the pads and stopped the caliper flexing under load...) Go forth and modify my son...go forth and modify... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregjet Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Sorry it double posted for some reason Go forth and modify my son...go forth and modify... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I have Ferodo HH pads on the front of my Aprilia that are suppose to be more Street oriented than track. http://www.ferodoracing.com/products/motorcycle/brake-pads-and-shoes/sintergrip-road-st/ I had the "Platinum" ones (a std. organic pad). The change in braking was is noticeable - especially when squeezing hard on that lever. Galfer also makes a range of good pads that will be better than OE organics . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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