Any guidance on the type of brake pads to buy (sintered, organic, etc)?
Brake pads
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Organics do the least amount of damage to the rotors, semi-metallics(sintered) stop better, but score the rotors more quickly.
hmmm didnt really know that ...do now .. for awhile anyway .. :hihihi:
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I think there are different grades of metallic also, maybe not for our bikes but for autos.
One set I used ground the rotors real bad in under 10,000 miles on a van I had.
Could have been low quality metal rotors for all I knew.
I'm going with semi metallic on my 83 fronts at least. It needs more stopping power.
One set I used ground the rotors real bad in under 10,000 miles on a van I had.
Could have been low quality metal rotors for all I knew.
I'm going with semi metallic on my 83 fronts at least. It needs more stopping power.
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I have been using the organic kevlar pads with great success and stopping power.
Thanks for the recommendations.
bib
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I like the kevlar/carbon pads. Here's where I found them the cheapest https://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Honda-GL-1 ... 25a6a48731
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Been using Galfer green kevlar racing pads for years, :good: my discs look like chrome with virtually no wear!!! :yes:
